He revokes Obama’s 2014 order that helped ensure that companies with federal contracts followed labor and civil rights laws.
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Trump’s Budget: More for the Military, Less for the Rest
He wants a 31% cut for EPA, its smallest budget in 40 years.
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Republican ‘Repeal and Scrap It’ Proposal Takes Health Insurance Away From Millions
Congressional Republicans finally unveiled their alternative to Obamacare. It’s a doozy.
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The Questions
Were I asking questions at Monday night’s presidential debate, here are some I would pose to Donald Trump, whom I have reported on for the last 28 years: 1. You have talked publicly about running for President for three decades, so presumably you have studied the official job description for President. Please tell us precisely…
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Government Hides Information About Inhumane ‘Puppy Mills’
A surprise move by the Department of Agriculture will make it virtually impossible for citizens to learn about the worst pet breeders operating in the country.
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How Trump Plans to Slow Our Internet to a Crawl
You thought ‘net neutrality’ was a done deal. Trump’s new FCC chairman wants to let big companies charge more for their content, turning the information superhighway into a toll road.
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Get Ready for Higher Electric Bills
Promoting an industry insider to run the agency that oversees power companies, could mean a big boost for utility rates. More coal mining coming, too.
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Congress Is Preparing to Give Away Public Land
Congress is preparing to give away millions of acres of public land worth hundreds of billions of dollars. The first move, transferring property owned by all Americans to individual states, was quietly adopted by the House in early January as part of a routine internal rules change.
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What Trump Doesn’t Know About Money
The writing’s on the wall: Donald Trump’s plan to slap Mexican imports with a 20% tariff—and then to use that money to pay for his border wall—makes no economic sense at all. The worst part? Americans will be paying for it with higher prices on food and manufactured goods.
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Trump’s E.P.A. Pick Backed Industry Donors Over Regulators
WASHINGTON — A legal fight to clean up tons of chicken manure fouling the waters of Oklahoma’s bucolic northeastern corner — much of it from neighboring Arkansas — was in full swing six years ago when the conservative lawyer Scott Pruitt took office as Oklahoma’s attorney general. His response: Put on the brakes. Rather than…