A presidential administration assembled in Trump Tower and at Mar-a-Lago resort is built in part with Pittsburgh money.
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Mapping EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt’s Many Fossil Fuel Ties
Senate Democrats raised another set of conflict of interest concerns about Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, who has been nominated to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Coffee With Steve Scalise Comes at a Price for Some Willing Donors
The first thing to catch your eye about the latest fundraising flier from House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, is the size of the solicitations.
Morning Reads: Pay to Play
The Center for Media and Democracy has discovered a pamphlet advertising how much donors will have to pay to chat with one highly influential congressman.
Trump’s EPA Pick Slammed State AGs For Trying To ‘Police The Global Warming Debate’
As Oklahoma attorney general, Scott Pruitt took part in a “deeply disturbing” effort defending gas and oil companies against climate fraud allegations.
Protests Erupt as Lawmakers Continue Spread of Anti-Worker Legislation Nationwide
On the heels of Kentucky, New Hampshire and Missouri now appear poised to become states with so-called right-to-work laws.
The Koch Brothers Are Smiling: The White House Will Be Packed With Some of Their Most Loyal Servants
One-third of the Trump team has ties to the Koch brothers.
Speaker Paul Ryan, After Passing Regulatory Rollback, Parties With Lobbyists at Fundraiser
JUST HOURS AFTER passing the very first bill of the new Congress on Wednesday — one designed to roll back a range of environmental and consumer regulations — House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., celebrated with a corporate lobbying firm at a fundraiser for his campaign committee.
Trump’s EPA Pick Steps Down From Group That Battled the Agency
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency has resigned as chairman of a group critics say has helped attack the agency he’s been tapped to lead.
Corporate Education Nominee DeVos Faces Pushback from Dem Senators
As one U.S. senator denounces Betsy DeVos’ record in Michigan, six others are demanding President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Education Secretary untangle the “complicated web of political and not-for-profit organizations” she has spun over her career pushing a corporate education agenda nationwide.