The Country’s “Most Polluted Air Basin” Braces for a Trump Plan That Will Make Things Worse
Central Valley cities like Fresno have struggled with air pollution for decades.Gary Kazanjian/AP This story was originally published by City Lab and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Kieshaun White says that he doesn’t like to talk politics when it comes to the environment. He prefers to stick to the data. A…
Trump Wants to Shrink the National Security Council
President Donald Trump and former National Security Adviser John Bolton.Johann Groder/APA Picturedesk via ZUMA Press In the wake of the whistleblower complaint at the heart of the biggest threat to his presidency to date, President Donald Trump has “ordered a substantial reduction in the staff” at the National Security Council, Bloomberg reported late Friday night.…
Rudy Giuliani Has a Record of Being Very Opposed to Anti-Corruption Efforts
Rudy Giuliani at Fox Business Network studios on September 23, 2019.Roy Rochlin/Getty Images President Donald Trump and his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, insist that their bid to pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden reflected their broader concern about rampant corruption in the former Soviet republic. That is, of course, ridiculous. Trump’s request to Ukranian president Volodymyr…
Meet the GOP Megadonor at the Center of the Ukraine Scandal
Gordon Sondland, center, the American ambassador to the European Union, walks with President Donald Trump.AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais As the extent of President Donald Trump’s campaign to pressure Ukraine into helping him undermine a political opponent becomes clear, the role played by Gordon Sondland, America’s ambassador to the European Union, is coming into focus. Included…
Donald Trump Got Really, Really Mad at Mitt Romney This Morning
John Angelillo/Avalon via ZUMA Press President Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) Saturday morning, calling him a “pompous ‘ass’,” and saying that the senator is bad for Republicans. After tweeting that “the so-called Whistleblower’s account of my perfect phone call is ‘way off’,” Trump aimed his twitter fusillade at Romney, a frequent critic…
Mike Pompeo Just Accused House Democrats of Harassing State Department Employees
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens to a reporter’s question, during a joint news conference with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, following their meeting in Athens, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Pompeo is in Greece on the last leg of a four-nation European tour that has been overshadowed by the impeachment inquiry in Washington.Thanassis Stavrakis/AP…