“Donald Trump attempted to hijack the United States government to keep himself in power, and American democracy almost didn’t survive,” said one watchdog. “His tax returns may have been another part of that effort.” After a protracted legal fight and relentless obstruction by the former president, the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday finally […]
Rosalyn R. LaPier, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Who should manage public land that is sacred to Native Americans? That is the question that the United States government and some states hope recent policy changes will address by giving Indigenous people greater input into managing such land. Co-management, as the policy is called, might alleviate […]
The U.S. Justice Department has issued about 40 subpoenas over the past week seeking information about efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election, The New York Times reported Monday. The people receiving subpoenas ranged from low-level aides to senior advisers to the former president, the Times reported, citing people familiar with the […]
More than 70 House Democrats told their party’s leadership on Friday that they oppose efforts to attach federal permitting reforms backed by Sen. Joe Manchin to must-pass government funding legislation, arguing the proposed changes would endanger the climate and frontline communities. In a new letter signed by an ideologically diverse array of House Democrats—including members of both the […]