Refusing to Carry Out Trump’s Flagrantly Dishonest Orders
The Trump administration is trying to bake quid pro quo deal making, coercive tactics, loyalty tests and other dishonorable practices into American government.
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Italy carries out biggest crackdown against Sicilian mafia in decades
Premier Giorgia Meloni hails ‘hard blow’ to Cosa Nostra as freed bosses move to revive crime group’s fortunesFinancial Times - Feb. 11 -
Merging USAID into the State Department is a good idea being carried out badly
Placing the administration of development aid within a country’s foreign ministry is not some strange, grasping display of control freakery.The Hill - 4d -
Judge Refuses to Immediately Reinstate Inspectors General Fired by Trump
Judge Ana C. Reyes, a Biden appointee, excoriated lawyers representing the former government watchdogs for how they handled their emergency request, but let the lawsuit proceed on a slower timeline.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump wants to end a popular Wall Street tax break. What to know about the 'carried interest loophole'
President Donald Trump wants to end the carried interest loophole. Here's how the tax break benefits Wall Street investment managers.CNBC - Feb. 7 -
Trump Moves to Close Carried Interest Tax Loophole, Which Could Hurt Startups
The last three U.S. presidents have all called for an end to the tax break.Inc. - Feb. 10 -
Washington Post backs out of 'Fire Elon Musk' ad order
The Washington Post this week backed out of a “Fire Elon Musk” advertising order that was to run as a wrap on some of its Tuesday editions, according to the advocacy group Common Cause. The group ...The Hill - 1d -
Russia says U.S. relations are on brink of collapse, refuses to confirm Trump call claim
The Kremlin said Russia-U.S. relations were nearing collapse and would not confirm whether President Putin had spoken with President Trump, after Trump said so.NBC News - Feb. 10 -
Ossoff calls on Trump admin to ‘publicly refuse’ El Salvador’s offer to jail Americans
“Federal law does not allow the deportation of U.S. citizens, and El Salvador’s prisons are internationally notorious for life-threatening and abusive conditions,” the Georgia Democrat wrote.Politico - Feb. 11 -
Zelenskyy says he refuses to meet with Russians, will only agree to see Putin after common plan with Trump is negotiated
Zelenskyy says he refuses to meet with Russians, will only agree to see Putin after common plan with Trump is negotiatedABC News - 4d
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