The decision to scale back NEPA will speed the development of pipelines and other infrastructure projects.
Category: Politics
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The White House’s maligning of Anthony Fauci, annotated
The White House has promoted talking points that attack Fauci for saying things Trump said long after health officials changed their tune, and otherwise omit plenty of context. Here’s what Fauci said and what we knew at the time.
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A month later, Pence’s wildly optimistic view of the pandemic has proved almost entirely wrong
The government’s head of the coronavirus response completely failed to see the new surge coming — and denied that it was.
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White House lawyer gives Trump extra time to file his personal financial disclosure forms, the second extension since May 15
A White House spokesperson said Trump needed more time because he has been focused on the coronavirus and other matters.
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How problematic is Trump’s Roger Stone commutation? Just ask William Barr.
Barr said in his confirmation hearing last year that a president couldn’t give a pardon in exchange for someone promising not to incriminate them.
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Trump cites game show host on pandemic while undercutting health officials and questioning their expertise
While Trump has downplayed the virus and dismissed the warnings of public health experts for months, his recent push has come amid a fresh surge in cases and concern over how to safely reopen schools in the coming weeks
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The White House’s favorite new coronavirus metric — mortality rate — probably won’t be a favorite for long
It’s a useful measure because of the specific qualities of the pandemic in the immediate moment, including the now-rising death rate.
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White House effort to undermine Fauci is criticized by public health experts, scientists and Democrats
The White House’s effort to undermine top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci drew criticism from a wide range of scientists, academicians and lawmakers.
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Trump’s drop in polls has confident Democrats sensing ‘a tsunami coming’ in November
Both Democratic and Republican operatives increasingly view Trump as a drag on GOP candidates in many key Senate and House races — especially in suburban areas, where polling and focus group data suggest he has been bleeding support.
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Biden’s vision comes into view, and it’s much more liberal than it was
As Joe Biden balances a liberal surge with his longtime centrism, a governing blueprint emerges that’s far more progressive than Biden’s record but doesn’t go as far as many liberals want.
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Sen. Graham says Mueller may be invited to testify in wake of op-ed on Trump’s commutation of Stone sentence
Mueller had defended his office’s prosecution of Stone, Trump’s longtime friend and political adviser, in a Washington Post op-ed a day earlier.
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Parscale hits a rough patch as Trump’s campaign manager
Brad Parscale is brash and self-promoting as Trump’s campaign manager. But he’s increasingly out favor with his boss, and others in the campaign are gaining influence.
