Trump’s E.P.A. Filing Fewer Lawsuits Against Polluters
In its first six months, the Trump administration has filed 11 civil cases against polluters compared with the Biden administration’s 30. Source: Original News
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E.P.A. to Stop Updating Popular Database After Lead Scientist Criticized Trump
The database, which helps companies calculate their greenhouse gas emissions, will continue under a consortium that includes Stanford University. Source: Original News
Trump Escalates a Fight Over How to Measure Merit in American Education
President Trump’s most recent executive order wades into a debate over how elite colleges should weigh grades and test scores versus the obstacles students have overcome. Source: Original News
Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.
Over 21 days of talking with ChatGPT, an otherwise perfectly sane man became convinced that he was a real-life superhero. We analyzed the conversation. Source: Original News
F.A.A. Plans to Hire 8,900 Air Traffic Controllers but Still Expects Shortages
The Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to “supercharge” hiring and training between now and late 2028. It would not be enough to end a shortage of controllers. Source: Original News
Trump Orders Deployment of Federal Law Enforcement in Washington, D.C.
The deployment follows President Trump’s effort to portray the nation’s capital as rife with violent crime, despite data showing crime rates dropping significantly. Source: Original News
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Lift Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Stops
A lower court had ordered agents not to make indiscriminate stops relying on factors like race or speaking Spanish. Source: Original News
Still Fuming Over a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Finds Some Numbers He Likes
President Trump promoted his own version of reality in the Oval Office after firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics last week. Source: Original News
Trump Administration to Require Universities to Submit Data on Applicants’ Race
The administration has become increasingly focused on admissions data in its effort to bring the higher education system in line with President Trump’s political agenda. Source: Original News
Trump Nominates Stephen Miran to Temporarily Join Fed Board of Governors
If confirmed, Stephen Miran, the current chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, would temporarily fill a position left vacant by Adriana Kugler, who is stepping down early. Source: Original News