NYT: Trump’s Justice Dept. Speech Shows a Renewed Quest for Vengeance
The sole offense of those President Trump singled out in remarks at the Justice Department appeared to have been trying to hold him accountable for his actions.
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NYT: Brown University Professor and Doctor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order
A kidney transplant specialist and professor at Brown University’s medical school has been deported from the United States, even though she had a valid visa and a court order temporarily blocking her expulsion, according to her lawyer and court papers.
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, 34, is a Lebanese citizen who had traveled to her home country last month to visit relatives. She was detained on Thursday when she returned from that trip to the United States, according to a court complaint filed by her cousin Yara Chehab.
Judge Leo T. Sorokin of the Federal District Court in Massachusetts ordered the government on Friday evening to provide the court with 48 hours' notice before deporting Dr. Alawieh. But she was put on a flight to Paris, presumably on her way to Lebanon.
President Trump claimed late Sunday that preemptive pardons former President Joe Biden granted to members of the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol are “void” and “vacant” because they were allegedly signed with an autopen.
However, the Justice Department two decades ago said the president can use an autopen to sign legislation, and the Constitution imposes few limits on the president’s pardon power.
Another attempt at distraction from the real issues facing the White House.
CBC: Poilievre says he would repeal federal carbon pricing for industrial emissions
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a government led by him would repeal both the federal consumer carbon tax and standards for pricing greenhouse gas emissions from large industrial emitters.
“There will be no taxes on Canadian consumers, no taxes on Canadian industries,” Poilievre said on Monday at a news conference in L’Orignal, Ont.
I think this is a big mistake by Conservative strategists.
Guardian: Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050
Kemi Badenoch is dropping her party’s commitment to reaching net zero by 2050, as she launches the Conservatives' widest policy review in a generation.
The Tory leader will give a speech on Tuesday in which she will argue that hitting Britain’s legally binding climate target is “impossible”, abandoning one of the most significant policies enacted by her recent predecessor Theresa May.
NYT: Warned Off Meeting Voters, Republicans Who Do Confront Anger and Unease
As Mr. Trump and Mr. Musk continue their push to shrink the federal government at breathtaking speed, defying norms and legal limits, town halls in Republican districts have erupted with an outpouring of anxiety, complaints and outright anger. The backlash has grown so bitter that party leaders have instructed Republican lawmakers to avoid in-person gatherings with voters where possible, wary of providing a venue for an embarrassing spectacle that could circulate widely online or become part of a campaign ad.
NYT: Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.
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Last Updated: 17.Mar.2025 23:58 EDT
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