Trump’s Tuesday Night Massacre
The president just fired antitrust regulators investigating his corporate boosters. The Lever speaks with one of them about why he’s now taking Trump to court.
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Trump Issues Ethics Waiver For His AI/Crypto Czar
The White House granted the waiver to David Sacks a month after Trump fired the director of the independent agency charged with enforcing federal ethics statutes.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Defrosting The Funding Freeze
Aid money starts to flow, vital youth care is affirmed, a radical housing plan takes root, and desert water gets revolutionized.
The Red State Workers Caught In Trump’s EV Battle
Many clean energy boom towns voted for Trump. Will his administration put them at risk?
Trump Removes “Zombie” Pipeline Safety Rules
The administration has withdrawn carbon dioxide pipeline regulations inspired by a horrific gas leak, and a former industry lobbyist is now overseeing such matters.
Trump Moves To Kill The Environmental Magna Carta
Administration officials just filed a rule to defang the 1970 National Environmental Policy Act — the statute that lets communities protect themselves from polluters.
Trump’s Tariff War Explained
Trump is starting an economic war to settle political debts. Economist Brad Setser explains why this could be a very bad idea.
Banks Get Their Pro-Merger Regulator
Jonathan McKernan, Trump’s choice to run the nation’s financial watchdog, pushed for bank megamergers that his predecessor fought to prevent in the name of consumer protection.
Musk Just Scored More Government Cash While Pushing Education Cuts
As the billionaire was reportedly slashing Education Department contracts, SpaceX secured a multimillion-dollar “supplemental” deal from NASA.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Whale Of A Win
Right whales get their rights back, abortion providers are handed a shield, Trump has an antitrust moment, and a tractor company is told to repair its values.