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Semi-retired lawyer, author.
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“Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, which has been the target of tens of thousands of lawsuits that claim it causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In 2018, as a plaintiff’s lawyer, Mr. Kennedy helped win a landmark $289 million jury verdict against Monsanto…”.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
“Trump is the chairman — not just while he’s president, but for life! He can invite new countries to join or expel others. He decides who is on the executive committee. Among them are Jared Kushner, his son-in-law…”.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/b...
“For months, the Trump administration has vaguely threatened to place tariffs or other penalties on European companies if the bloc continues to enforce its digital rules. “
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/w...
“Many administration officials have expressed skepticism about the prospects of reaching a diplomatic deal with Tehran. “
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
“…Mr. Carl told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that a loss of a dominant white culture is weakening the country. …Mr. Carl, who would if confirmed be the assistant secretary of state for international organization affairs…”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
“Under Mr. Kennedy’s leadership, the department has canceled contracts for mRNA technology, limited the use of Covid shots and remade a crucial committee that recommends which vaccines Americans should take and when.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
“The start-stop feature is meant to save fuel and reduce emissions, but the Trump administration rejected the scientific finding that the government used to support vehicle emission reduction regulations, making it possible to eliminate the credit.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/b...
“This mass detention strategy, implemented by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has met an overwhelming rejection by federal judges appointed by every president since Ronald Reagan.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
“The blatant intervention into Israeli domestic affairs, together with the insulting tone, developed into a rare, open spat between allies over the honor of the Israeli president, who is largely a figurehead.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/w...
“According to the latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office, publicly held debt is currently at $31 trillion and is about 100% of GDP. By2030,…is expected to exceed the 106% record.”
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“But that narrative was disputed by multiple people familiar with the situation who said the border protection unit ended up shooting down a party balloon, rather than a drone.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
“In the subpoenas, the department asked the companies for identifying details of accounts that do not have a real person’s name attached and that have criticized ICE or pointed to the locations of ICE agents. “
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
“Nahid Bhadelia, director of Boston University’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Massachusetts, says the decision to deprioritize these areas will leave people in the United States more vulnerable to pathogens that are constantly evolving…”.
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“In an extraordinary court filing, the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota acknowledged on Thursday that officials had provided incorrect information about a shooting by an immigration agent last month.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
“Led by a president who refers to climate change as a ‘hoax,’ the administration is essentially saying that the vast majority of scientists around the world are wrong and that a hotter planet is not the menace that decades of research shows it to be.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
“…while rapid and immediate cuts to fossil fuel burning were challenging, reversing course was likely to be impossible once on the path to a hothouse Earth, even if emissions were eventually slashed.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“The billionaire owner of a bridge connecting Michigan with Canada met Howard Lutnick, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, on Monday hours before President Trump lambasted a competing span, ….between the United States and Canada.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
“On Tuesday, prosecutors presenting the case sought to persuade the grand jurors that the lawmakers had violated a statute that forbids interfering with the loyalty, morale or discipline of the U.S. armed forces….”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
“The National Governors Association (NGA) has canceled its annual White House meeting after President Trump only invited Republican governors to the gathering.”
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“Dr. Deb Houry, who served as the C.D.C.’s chief medical officer before she resigned in August, noted that Congress had already appropriated the funds.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
“In the coming days, the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to revoke a determination that has underpinned the federal government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.”
ttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/climate/endangerment-finding.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
“The decades-old program allows people from countries facing armed conflict, natural disasters and other catastrophes to temporarily live and work in the United States.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
“This year’s conference, which opens on Friday, has taken on a more urgent tone amid growing concerns in Europe over Russian military aggression and Mr. Trump’s rapidly refashioned security strategy, including his ongoing efforts to pry Greenland from Denmark.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
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Mr. Jeffries said Democrats had not heard a response to their proposals from the White House or Republican leaders in Congress. “
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
“Environmentalists said commercial fishing in the area would threaten these fragile ecosystems. They also argued that Mr. Trump was violating the Antiquities Act of 1906, which gives … power to create national monuments but not to reverse the designations…”.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/c...
“The move comes as the Trump administration has removed wide swaths of information from government websites that conflict with the president's views..”.
www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
“President Trump posted a blatantly racist video clip portraying former President Barack Obama and the former first lady Michelle Obama as apes,….”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
“…Mr. Trump called for Republican officials to ‘take over’ voting procedures in 15 states, though he did not name them.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
“The call touched off a rapid series of events that culminated in a rare compromise between a president who hates to give in and Democrats in Congress who have struggled to use what little leverage they have to counter his agenda.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
