National Archive says it is still missing some Trump administration records Letter says ‘we do know that we do not have custody of everything we should’ The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022
How lawyers from one giant DC firm influenced Trump's Supreme Court picks Servants of the Damned author David Enrich says lawyers from the firm of Jones Day were deeply embedded in the Trump White House — and helped create policy designed to limit the federal government. WEKU · Sep 13, 2022
Experts say a Trump-backed charity is pushing the boundaries of tax law An NPR investigation has raised questions about whether the nonprofit Conservative Partnership Institute may be violating a legal ban on participating in political campaign activities. WEKU · Aug 31, 2022
West Virginia v. EPA: What Would Have Been the Result Under the Chevron Doctrine? The Court did not engage with the doctrine directly (as opposed to simply creating an exception to it). How, in fact, would the case have been decided under Chevron? Reason · Jul 27, 2022
West Virginia v. EPA: An Advisory Opinion? Deciding the case might have been squarable with Article III, but not the way Court went about it. Reason · Jul 25, 2022
Trump administration memo shows citizenship question connected with census WASHINGTON — The Trump administration tried to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 census that would benefit Republicans, despite initial concerns within the administration that it wasn’t legal, according to a new trove of documents released by Congress on Wednesday. Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022
Documents detail the secret strategy behind Trump's census citizenship question push Newly released documents confirm the Trump administration's push for a citizenship question was part of a bid to alter the census numbers used to divide up seats in Congress and the Electoral College. WEKU · Jul 20, 2022
Cato Institute Files Lawsuit Seeking Release of Report Used to Justify Trump's Anti-Muslim Travel Ban The contents of the report may well prove the Trump Administration tried to deceive the courts. Reason · Jul 15, 2022
The Progressive Case for Cost-Benefit Analysis (But Not As Conducted in the Trump Administration) My review of Reviving Rationality:Saving Cost-Benefit Analysis for the Sake of the Environment and Our Health by Michael Livermore and Richard Revesz. Reason · Jul 13, 2022
Long-awaited federal study finds threat to Boundary Waters from hardrock mining Hardrock mining on public land in northern Minnesota risks contaminating the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, even with measures designed to head off those problems, a long-awaited federal study says. Tribune News Service · Jun 23, 2022
House oversight committee launches probe into Jared Kusher’s Saudi-backed investment fund Mr Kushner’s new venture received a $2bn investment from a Saudi sovereign wealth fund The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2022
Jared Kushner under congressional investigation for $2B Saudi investment with private firm Kushner denies acting improperly over his firm's transaction with the wealth fund controlled by Saudi Arabia's crown prince. Axios · Jun 3, 2022
Reversing Trump measures, US will expand flights to Cuba and resume family reunifications The Biden administration is restoring flights to Cuban cities other than Havana and reestablishing a family reunification program suspended for years, following recommendations of a long-anticipated review of U.S. policy toward Cuba, senior administration officials told McClatchy and the Miami Herald on Monday. Miami Herald · May 16, 2022
Porter alleges Trump admin bribery plot Porter and Rep. Raul Grijalva say the Trump administration intervened to help a developer that donated over $240K Salon · May 13, 2022
The Independent UK · May 12, 2022 Report criticizes meat industry, USDA response to pandemic A new Congressional report says that at the height of the pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with political appointees in the Trump administration to stave off health restrictions and keep slaughterhouses open even as COVID-19 spread rapidly among workers
Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022 Trump administration's $700 million loan to Kansas trucking company under fire in Congress WASHINGTON — Federal officials Wednesday were asked to investigate whether an Overland Park, Kansas, trucking company broke federal law when securing a $700 million loan through a federal pandemic aid program — a sum that accounted for 95% of the money allocated to the program.
Caixin Global · Apr 20, 2022 The U.S. Isn't Going to Slacken Scrutiny After Ending the ‘China Initiative’ While the controversial China Initiative targeted mainly academics and researchers of Chinese descent for alleged espionage, the nascent Nation-State Threat Strategy significantly expands its enforcement scope to broader economic and ideological interests
The Times of India · Apr 7, 2022 Imran Khan's claim on US seeking to overturn his govt fictional: Ex-Trump official WASHINGTON: Dubbing Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan's claim that the US is looking to overturn his government as “concocted”, a former top Trump administration official said Wednesday that the country is entering a period of political uncertainty.
The News Lens · Mar 22, 2022 What Pompeo’s Visit to Taiwan Indicates While Mike Pompeo called for formal recognition of the Republic of China (Taiwan) on his recent trip, the Biden Administration will remain cautious and keep its options open.
Reason · Feb 4, 2022 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's First Circuit Court Opinion A unanimous panel rejects a Trump Administration change to rules on collective bargaining for government workers.