They Inflated Your Gas Prices — Now Trump Wants To Let Them Off The Hook
Awash in industry donations, Trump is poised to exonerate fossil fuel executives accused of colluding to increase oil prices.
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Trump Taps Refugee Fund To Welcome White South Africans Within Days
Amid a near-total asylum ban, government sources say Trump officials are planning to use funds for at-risk refugees to facilitate imminent Afrikaner resettlement.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Watt You Use Is Watt You Owe
A power player pays up, a city goes all in against sports betting, a soot-free train ride, and student visas get restored.
The Corporate Crusade Of Trump’s Top Retirement Cop
Potential pension chief Daniel Aronowitz wants to give retirement fund managers a free pass for price-gouging workers and bungling their savings — and his company stands to profit from it.
TAX REVOLT, Part Three: The Broken Promise That Changed America
A president took a stand on taxes. It radicalized the Republican Party.
Workers Overheated and Died Under Trump’s Workplace Safety Nominee
As David Keeling led companies’ safety operations, workers fell ill and died amid extreme temperatures. Now he could dismantle federal heat protections.
The Tech Companies Fighting To Sell Your Data
Companies accused of exposing consumers to fraud and trickery want Trump to let them freely buy and sell your personal information.
Supercharging Musk’s Space Monopoly
Trump regulators could boost the power and number of SpaceX satellites, buttressing a space armada that’s suppressing competition, blinding telescopes, and endangering spaceflight.
How Art Laffer Created The Cult Of Reaganomics
Economist Art Laffer was the intellectual backbone of every Republican tax cut, including Trump’s. Laffer’s advice: Don’t bother fighting the rich anymore, they’ve already won.
TAX REVOLT, Part Two: Supply Side Santa Claus
How a small group of economists shaped Reagan’s tax policy and the future of the Republican party.