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Q&A on the Trump EPA’s Effort to Curtail Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Q&A on the Trump EPA’s Effort to Curtail Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
August 21, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency is holding public hearings this week on its effort to undo the legal foundation for its regulation of greenhouse gases, the heat-trapping gases that cause climate change. In a major policy shift announced in late July, the Trump administration EPA said it would rescind the so-called “endangerment finding,” which allows the agency to regulate such emissions, arguing that legal and scientific developments justify a reconsideration.

FactChecking the Electoral College Debate

FactChecking the Electoral College Debate
January 7, 2021

The process of certifying Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States occurred in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, after being disrupted by rioters and delayed by Republicans who repeated false and misleading claims about the election results.

Inventing a ‘Pelosi Republican’ in N.Y.

Inventing a ‘Pelosi Republican’ in N.Y.
April 23, 2014

There may be nothing more damning in a Republican primary than labeling your opponent a “Pelosi Republican.” That’s what Lee Zeldin does in a TV ad attacking his opponent, George Demos, in New York’s 1st Congressional District. But this is a case of mislabeling.