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Trump Administration Cripples Nuclear Safety Board

Rebecca Moss / ProPublica Jul 24, 2018 Under a new order from the Energy Department, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board will have to fight for information about and access to nuclear laboratories. In the past, the board has brought serious problems at those labs to light. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Pruitt Broke Spending Law in Buying Privacy Booth, GAO Finds

MICHAEL BIESECKER / The Associated Press Apr 16, 2018 The Government Accountability Office says the Environmental Protection Agency ran afoul of federal spending laws by buying a $43,000 soundproof booth for Scott Pruitt to make private calls in his office. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ Jab Stuns Families of Navajo War Vets

By Felicia Fonseca and Laurie Kellman / The Associated Press Nov 28, 2017 The president used an event honoring Native American veterans to take a shot at Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren and drew swift criticism. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Legislators and Activists Mount Opposition to Citizens United

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2012 Good news for democracy: Lawmakers at all levels of government met with activists on Capitol Hill this week to sign a "Declaration for Democracy" in support of the effort to overturn the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Filibuster This Plan

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Jan 5, 2011 Liberal activists are demanding filibuster reform -- now. They should be careful what they wish for. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )