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The Department of the Interior and Department of Commerce today finalized their proposed revisions to three sets of regulations that implement the Endangered Species Act’s listing and consultation procedures.Of the 31 harmful changes made in 2019 to the Act’s regulations, only seven are fully addressed and corrected in today’s finalContinue Reading

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Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released new data showing that domestic nonfinancial corporate profits increased $136.5 billion in Q4, compared with an increase of $90.8 billion in Q3. Groundwork’s Executive Director Lindsay Owens reacted with the following statement: “Even as supply chains have normalized and input costs haveContinue Reading

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The House Oversight Committee chair has been increasingly lashing out at reporters covering his impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden., Read MoreContinue Reading

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Despite a U.N.-backed report sounding the alarm on imminent famine in northern Gaza, Israeli authorities announced Sunday they will no longer approve the passage of any UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza. “Our ability to adequately continue saving lives is really being obstructed,” says UNRWA spokesperson Tamara Alrifai. “What’s goingContinue Reading

right-wing-round-up:-the-new-litmus-test

Josh Dawsey @ The Washington Post: Was the 2020 election stolen? Job interviews at RNC take an unusual turn. Prospective hires say agreeing with The Traitor’s false election claim appears to be a new litmus test for being hired by the party. Tommy Christopher @ Mediaite: Comer Spins Bizarre TheoryContinue Reading