Former Obama Official: Bureaucrats Manipulate Climate Stats
A former member of the Obama administration claims Washington, D.C., often uses “misleading” news releases about climate data to influence public opinion. Former Energy Department Undersecretary Steven Koonin told The Wall Street Journal Monday that bureaucrats within former President Barack Obama’s administration spun scientific data to manipulate public opinion. “What you saw coming out of the press releases about climate data, climate analysis, was, I’d say, misleading, sometimes just wrong,” Koonin said, referring to elements within the Obama administration he said were responsible for manipulating climate data. ... Read More
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Trump Wants to Slash Corporate Tax Rate to 15 Percent
President Donald Trump's zeal to unveil a tax plan before his 100th day in office is raising questions about just how thorough his "tax reform" plans will be, amid signals that his focus for now is on slashing tax rates. Trump has directed aides to move quickly on a plan to cut the corporate income tax rate to 15 percent from 35 percent, a Trump administration official said ... Read More
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The Pentagon Has a 'Ghost Soldiers' Problem
Since 2002, billions of U.S. tax dollars have been spent rebuilding Afghanistan after decades of war. A big chunk of that money pays Afghan soldiers and police. But it turns out a lot of those troops may not, in fact, exist. We investigate how your tax money is being wasted on “ghost soldiers.” ... Read More
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Trump at 100 Days: 'It's a Different Kind of Presidency'
For nearly 100 days, President Donald Trump has rattled Washington and been chastened by its institutions.He's startled world leaders with his unpredictability and tough talk, but won their praise for a surprise strike on Syria.He's endured the steady drip of investigations ... Read More
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Trump Rally to Vie with White House Correspondents Association Dinner
President Trump announced Saturday his plans for next weekend the he skips the annual White House Correspondents Dinner: He'll be holding a rally in Pennsylvania. Mr. Trump, whose relationship with the press corps has been combative, boycotted the annual black-tie affair for Washington's media elite and Hollywood stars where the ... Read More
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