U.S. Is Missing the Century’s ‘Greatest Economic Opportunity,’ U.N. Chief Says

In a speech on renewable energy, António Guterres cited “clear market distortion” in favor of fossil fuels by President Trump and others but called the transition to cleaner energy economically inevitable.The United Nations secretary general’s speech on Tuesday was billed as…

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White House Pushes to Block Government Accountability Office Inquiries Into Its Cuts

Republicans are seeking to undermine the Government Accountability Office as it investigates, and considers suing, over the Trump administration’s withholding federal funds.A federal watchdog has opened dozens of investigations to determine if President Trump and his top aides have illegally withheld…

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Big Law Firms Bowed to Trump. A Corps of ‘Little Guys’ Jumped in to Fight Him.

Solo practitioners, former government litigators and small law offices stepped up to help challenge the Trump administration’s agenda in court after the White House sought to punish many big firms.President Trump’s executive orders seeking to punish big law firms have led…

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White House Bans Wall Street Journal From Press Pool on Trump’s Scotland Trip

The president sued the publication last week, accusing it of defamation for an article about his ties to the disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein.The White House said on Monday that it had barred Wall Street Journal reporters from the traveling press…

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