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Trump’s Appointees Pledged Not to Lobby After They Leave. Now They’re Lobbying.
At least eight former Trump officials have found ways around the so-called ethics pledge.
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The Death of Neoliberalism Is an Opportunity to Birth a New System
We need to build a new social order from the bottom up.
![Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, special counsel on the Russian investigation, leaves following a meeting with members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2018_0505mueller-400x300.jpg)
Rumors of War: Mueller and Trump Prepare for Battle
The tone and tenor of the Mueller investigation has changed dramatically.
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Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani Plot Their Last Big Heist
Maybe Giuliani's baffling “explanation” of the Michael Cohen money-funnel made Trump feel better.
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Fox & Friends
Disheartened Trump can't get “Fox & Friends” to hear what he's saying.
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Rudy Giuliani Contradicts Trump and Says the President Funded the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Payment
Michael Cohen and the president both said Trump knew nothing about the $130,000 payment.
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States Representing 44 Percent of US Population Sue Trump’s EPA for Blocking Auto Emissions Standards
The evidence is irrefutable: Today's clean car standards are achievable, science-based and a boon for American families.
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Meet North Korea’s Sunday Politics Show
Welcome to the DPRK's hot takes! Today: Should Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un really negotiate with Trump?
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Cuomo Pushes Environmental Protections While Accepting Oil and Gas Donations
The Democratic governor has taken in more than $100,000 from the oil and gas industry during this election cycle.
![President Donald Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly (R) listen while Rudy Giuliani speaks at a meeting on cyber security in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, January 31, 2017, in Washington, DC.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/GettyImages-633192914-400x300.jpg)
John Kelly Thinks He’s Saving the US From Donald Trump — but He Can’t Even Save Himself
President Donald Trump is running out of brass.