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Trump Erases EPA Climate Endangerment Finding, Kills Greenhouse Gas Rules

President Trump announced the elimination of the federal government’s scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment, a move that strips the EPA of its legal authority to regulate carbon dioxide, methane, and four other greenhouse gases. Trump, who has repeatedly called climate change a “hoax,” rejected decades of peer-reviewed research and the scientific consensus accepted by presidents of both parties since Richard Nixon, whose advisers warned of climate dangers in the 1970s, and George H.W. Bush, who signed an international climate treaty.

The action directly accelerates the transition away from pollution controls on fossil fuels and toward renewable energy sources like solar and wind. By terminating what Trump called the “disastrous Obama-era policy,” the administration eliminated the regulatory framework that had allowed the federal government to impose limits on the emissions driving heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and other extreme weather events documented by climate scientists.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stood alongside Trump at the White House announcement, visibly approving of the decision Trump described as “about as big as it gets.” The move represents the culmination of a yearslong campaign by conservative activists and fossil fuel industry interests—including oil, gas, and coal companies—to block the nation’s shift away from carbon-intensive energy sources.

This decision dismantles protections that had been grounded in scientific fact for decades. By erasing the endangerment finding, Trump’s administration declared that the overwhelming majority of scientists worldwide are incorrect about the relationship between greenhouse gas emissions and planetary warming, contradicting a body of evidence that has informed climate policy across multiple presidential administrations.

(Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/climate/trump-epa-greenhouse-gases-climate-change.html)

Trump Orders Pentagon to Purchase Coal Power

President Trump issued an executive order directing the Pentagon to increase purchases of coal-generated electricity, effectively using the Department of Defense budget to subsidize a declining fossil fuel industry. The order represents a direct intervention into energy markets to artificially prop up coal production, which has failed to remain competitive against cheaper and cleaner alternatives.

Coal generation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, yet Trump continues to promote it as economically and environmentally sound. His administration has pursued fossil fuel favoritism through exclusive assistance to oil and coal companies, while simultaneously blocking renewable energy projects, demonstrating deliberate prioritization of polluting industries over clean energy development.

This Pentagon directive exemplifies Trump’s pattern of weaponizing federal agencies to advance personal ideology and financial interests aligned with fossil fuel donors. The order compels military spending to serve as a subsidy mechanism for an uncompetitive industry rather than optimizing defense procurement based on cost or operational efficiency.

Trump has repeatedly made false claims about coal being “clean and beautiful,” contradicting established scientific consensus on coal’s environmental harm. The administration is simultaneously pushing looser pollution rules and increased coal funding, while the EPA delays Biden-era pollution standards that would otherwise protect waterways and air quality.

The executive order redirects taxpayer dollars from military readiness and innovation into sustaining a dying industry, subordinating national defense priorities to fossil fuel industry profits. This diversion of Pentagon resources demonstrates how Trump’s administration systematically bends federal power toward enriching allied industries regardless of economic rationality or public health consequences.

(Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/02/11/trump-coal-pentagon-order/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawP698xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEersty_fFS5HGzkHTkEM7ZQSoTKMW1nx6KGJ_yNjB0KB40S39AeTAEN5P90rM_aem_oqWqjPN1L0uzL5J7-4JNaQ)

Trump Denies Sending Gabbard to Georgia FBI Raid

President Donald Trump told NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas he did not know why Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present during an FBI raid on the Fulton County Election Hub in Georgia on January 28, stating only that “a lot of the cheating comes from, it’s international cheating.” This claim directly contradicts Gabbard’s own written statement to senators, in which she asserted that her presence was requested by Trump himself and executed under her statutory authority to coordinate intelligence related to election security.

Gabbard wrote to Senator Mark Warner and Representative Jim Himes that her role as Director of National Intelligence authorized her to investigate foreign and malign influence on elections. However, Trump’s disavowal of knowledge about her presence during the raid creates an explicit factual contradiction with her account. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche attempted to clarify the situation, stating that Gabbard was “in the area where the search took place” but “not part of this investigation,” while also calling her an “expert” on election integrity without explanation.

Trump has offered multiple conflicting explanations for Gabbard’s presence at the Georgia location. At a Kennedy Center screening on January 29, Trump said Gabbard was “working very hard” to investigate 2020 election fraud. At the National Prayer Breakfast on February 5, Trump claimed it was Attorney General Pam Bondi who sent Gabbard to Georgia, stating that “she went in at Pam’s insistence” to examine votes from the state.

The contradictions among Trump, Gabbard, Blanche, and Bondi reflect the absence of a coherent official account regarding the purpose of Gabbard’s involvement in the Georgia operation. Gabbard now faces intense scrutiny as whistleblowers have raised concerns about her conduct as DNI director, including allegations that she has obstructed efforts to provide reports to Congress.

The discrepancies underscore Trump’s pattern of using intelligence officials to investigate claims of election fraud that lack substantiation, while simultaneously denying direct involvement in those same operations when questioned by press outlets.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-tells-tom-llamas-he-doesnt-know-why-tulsi-gabbard-was-in-georgia-for-fbi-raid-she-claims-he-sent-her/)

Trump Claims States Are Federal Agents in Elections

President Trump declared on Tuesday that states function as “agents for the federal government in elections,” advancing his push to federalize election administration. During an Oval Office signing ceremony, Trump told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that the federal government should take over elections from states he deemed incapable of running them honestly, specifically naming Atlanta and other Democratic-led cities as sites of “horrible corruption.” Trump’s assertion contradicts the Constitution, which assigns election administration to state and local officials with limited federal involvement.

Trump framed federal takeover as necessary to ensure honest elections, stating that if states “can’t count the votes legally and honestly, then somebody else should take over.” When pressed by Collins on constitutional constraints, Trump dismissed them, declaring states “can administer the election, but they have to do it honestly.” This demand for federal control extends Trump’s pattern of weaponizing federal authority against election officials, mirroring his sustained efforts to delegitimize the 2020 election and intimidate state administrators into compliance with his directives.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later reframed Trump’s “nationalize the voting” language as advocacy for the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration. However, noncitizens are already barred from voting in federal elections, making the legislation redundant. The move represents Trump’s broader strategy to impose new voting restrictions ahead of midterm elections under the guise of election security.

The statement follows an FBI seizure last week of election materials from Fulton County, Georgia, in connection with alleged voter fraud claims that have been repeatedly debunked. Legal experts, including UCLA law professor Rick Hasen, characterized such federal intervention as a dramatic escalation in federal control over state-run election infrastructure and warned of further interference in 2026 elections. Trump’s repeated false claims of election fraud and his push for federal dominance over election administration establish the groundwork for authoritarian control over voting mechanisms.

Trump’s assertion that states are federal agents in elections directly contradicts established constitutional law and democratic practice. His pattern of attacking election officials who refuse his demands, combined with federal actions targeting state election materials, demonstrates his intent to consolidate power over election administration and establish federal override of state election systems, dismantling the institutional safeguards that protect democratic elections from executive manipulation.

(Source: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/politics/trump-nationalize-elections-states?Date=20260204&Profile=CNN+Politics&utm_content=1770166729&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRjcAPxrotleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe_TP6JxjJ8F0XeylqLLR_PnMmKiHjepIwMfFSOkoZjpuKIlcOuE0eA99g3Kc_aem_XKBW8wXEdeRvaH0xj02M9A)

Trump Demands Republicans Nationalize Voting in 15 States

Donald Trump called for the Republican Party to “nationalize” voting across the United States during a podcast interview with Dan Bongino released Monday, demanding that Republicans “take over” election procedures in at least 15 unnamed states. This represents an escalation of Trump’s ongoing efforts to seize control of American election administration, which is constitutionally governed by state and local authorities across thousands of precincts nationwide. Trump’s demand contradicts the foundational structure of U.S. elections and follows his earlier assertion that states function as federal agents in elections.

Trump’s call to centralize voting authority is grounded in his repeated false claims that American elections are plagued by fraud and that Democrats orchestrate a conspiracy to enable undocumented immigrants to vote and boost Democratic turnout. These assertions have been comprehensively rejected by election officials, courts, and his own administration officials, yet Trump continues to weaponize them to justify dismantling electoral decentralization and concentrating voting power under Republican control.

This demand follows a series of actions by Trump’s administration designed to subordinate elections to federal—and specifically presidential—control. Last week, F.B.I. agents seized ballots and voting records from the 2020 election at an election center in Fulton County, Georgia, where Trump’s allies have pursued baseless fraud allegations for years. Trump personally contacted the F.B.I. agents involved in the raid to praise and thank them, demonstrating direct presidential involvement in weaponizing federal law enforcement against elections.

Centralizing election administration under partisan political control is a hallmark of authoritarian governance and has preceded democratic collapse in numerous countries. By consolidating voting mechanisms under Republican authority and eliminating the checks provided by decentralized state and local administration, Trump seeks to eliminate the institutional barriers preventing a single faction from unilaterally determining electoral outcomes and securing indefinite political power.

(Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/trump-nationalize-elections.html)

Trump Posts Discredited Conspiracy Theories After FBI Seizes Georgia Ballots

Following the FBI’s seizure of 2020 election ballots from Fulton County, Georgia on Wednesday, President Trump posted multiple discredited conspiracy theories on his social media platform. Trump reposted a false claim that Italian military satellites were used to hack voting machines to flip votes from him to Joe Biden, adding that “China reportedly coordinated the whole operation” and “The CIA oversaw it, the FBI covered it up, all to install Biden as a puppet.” Trump declared “This is only the beginning” and “Prosecutions are coming,” directly linking these baseless allegations to the FBI’s ballot seizure.

Trump also reposted fabricated claims about the 2016 election, falsely asserting that “Barack Hussein Obama” falsified intelligence and “conspired with foreign powers…to overthrow the United States government in 2016″—a claim that ignores Obama was president at the time. The Italian satellite conspiracy theory originated in 2021 when then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows directed the Department of Justice and Department of Defense to investigate it after a woman using aliases including “The Heiress” passed material to a national security council official in a supermarket parking lot. Trump and his supporters have promoted numerous unsubstantiated election fraud narratives, including claims by lawyer Sydney Powell in 2020 that voting machines were rigged using software “created at the direction of Hugo Chavez”—despite Chavez’s death three years prior.

The FBI seizure of Georgia ballots follows coordinated pressure from Trump-aligned state and federal officials, including the Georgia State Election Board’s October 2024 vote to subpoena 2020 materials and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s letters citing unsubstantiated “anomalies.” Law professor Rick Hasen characterized the action as “a way to use the might of the federal government to further Trump’s voter fraud narratives,” while Derek Clinger of the University of Wisconsin Law School called it “a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to expand federal control” over state-run election infrastructure. Georgia has audited and certified its 2020 results, and numerous lawsuits challenging the election were rejected by courts, including by Trump-appointed judges.

Powell pleaded guilty in 2023 to Georgia state charges of conspiracy to intentionally interfere with election duties, agreeing to six years of probation and a $6,000 fine. Her recent appearance with DOJ official Ed Martin in a Thursday morning social media post signals her involvement in Trump administration efforts to weaponize federal authority against prior election officials and investigators, directly advancing Trump’s targeting of prosecutors like Fani Willis who brought charges related to his 2020 election interference.

Trump has sustained his unfounded fraud claims for years, pressuring Georgia officials to “find” votes and filing over 60 lawsuits nationwide to overturn the election—all dismissed. At the World Economic Forum, Trump called the 2020 election “rigged” and stated that “people will soon be prosecuted for what they did,” establishing intent to weaponize federal authority against political opponents and consolidating control over election administration through federal seizure of state ballots and records.

(Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-posts-discredited-conspiracy-theories-seizure-2020-ballots/story?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=null&id=129669660&fbclid=IwdGRleAPopztleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeY_w9PY-MbyAmV3us0qu7s5-OToJw_BXHhObnQUZVfBKgQk9IoJXwyFwJflE_aem_igv5OTXwm69wWCxgxAZ4VA)

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On Wednesday, FBI agents executed a warrant at the Fulton County, Georgia election center to seize ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data, and voter rolls from the 2020 presidential election. The warrant alleged these materials constituted evidence of criminal offenses related to fraudulent ballot procurement, casting, or tabulation. Legal experts, including UCLA law professor Rick Hasen, characterized the action as unprecedented and dangerous, noting that the Georgia 2020 election has been extensively counted, recounted, and investigated with no fraud detected.

Trump has spent years making baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen, specifically targeting Georgia after losing to Joe Biden. He pressured Georgia's secretary of state to "find" enough votes to overturn the result and filed over 60 lawsuits nationwide to overturn the election—all dismissed, including by Trump-appointed judges. In a recent speech at the World Economic Forum, Trump called the 2020 election "rigged" and stated that "people will soon be prosecuted for what they did," establishing clear intent to weaponize federal authority against his political opponents.

The seizure follows a coordinated pressure campaign by state and federal officials aligned with Trump. The Georgia State Election Board—now controlled by Trump-endorsed MAGA members—voted in October 2024 to subpoena 2020 materials. Attorney General Pam Bondi then sent letters to Fulton County demanding records and citing unsubstantiated "anomalies" in vote counting. When Fulton County Clerk Ché Alexander refused, the Department of Justice sued her, ultimately obtaining the warrant executed Wednesday.

Fulton County Commission Chair Robb Pitts stated that ballots had been "safe" under county custody and that the seizure undermined the county's ability to certify election security going forward. Commissioner Mo Ivory, present during the multi-hour removal of boxes by FBI agents in tactical gear, directly attributed the action to Trump's obsession with his 2020 loss and described it as designed to sow doubt about Fulton County's election administration. Fulton County prosecutors have separately pursued racketeering charges related to Trump's election interference efforts.

Derek Clinger, senior counsel at the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School, called the action "a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration's efforts to expand federal control over our country's historically state-run election infrastructure" and warned it signals federal interference in midterm elections. Hasen stated the warrant "looks like a way to use the might of the federal government to further Trump's voter fraud narratives." County officials announced they would challenge the administration's actions in court.

Given Trump's sustained promotion of election fraud conspiracies and documented pressure on state officials like Rusty Bowers and Brad Raffensperger to overturn legitimate results, federal seizure of election materials fits the classic backsliding playbook: delegitimize the prior election, use state security apparatus to create investigative cover, control the evidence chain, and intimidate officials into compliance. International election observers would recognize this as the security state weaponized to preserve power, not protect it—a fundamental breach of the independence and chain-of-custody safeguards that distinguish democracies from regime-style systems.

(Source: https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-fulton-county-voting-records-search-warrant)

Trump Attacks Powell, Demands Fed Rate Cuts

President Donald Trump attacked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday via Truth Social, demanding the central bank cut interest rates immediately and claiming Powell is "hurting our country and its national security." Trump called Powell a "moron" responsible for "costing America Hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year" in interest expenses, despite the Federal Open Market Committee voting 10-2 to hold rates steady after three consecutive months of reductions.

Trump falsely linked the Fed's interest rate decision to his tariff policies, claiming that revenue from tariffs should result in the lowest interest rates globally. He did not explain the relationship between import taxes and the Fed's overnight interbank lending rate, nor did he acknowledge that tariffs are paid by American consumers rather than foreign countries.

Only two Trump appointees to the Federal Reserve's board—Christopher Waller and Stephen Miran—supported further rate cuts aligned with Trump's demand. The broader committee cited solid economic expansion and elevated inflation as reasons to maintain current rates, noting that future adjustments would depend on economic data and outlook rather than presidential pressure.

Trump's attack followed a Department of Justice criminal investigation into Powell and the Federal Reserve, which Powell publicly characterized as retaliation for the bank's refusal to artificially lower rates. Powell stated the investigation represents "a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."

The DOJ probe drew bipartisan congressional criticism, including from Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who vowed to block any future Trump nominees to the Fed board until the investigation concludes. Trump has previously threatened to sue Powell over Federal Reserve building renovations, continuing his pattern of weaponizing federal authority against officials who resist his economic demands.

(Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jerome-powell-interest-rates-reaction-b2910171.html)

Trump Repeats White Genocide Conspiracy at Davos

President Donald Trump reiterated the white genocide conspiracy theory at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday, claiming that white people in South Africa are "being systematically targeted and killed." When asked by a reporter if white genocide was occurring in South Africa, Trump stated, "What's happening in South Africa is terrible" and asserted, "We have seen the numbers, we have seen the records, and it is taking place," without providing evidence or specifics.

Trump has previously promoted this false narrative, telling South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House that he possessed a video showing "burial sites" of "over 1,000" white farmers—a claim The New York Times reported was fabricated. Multiple media outlets have debunked Trump's claims through fact-checking, contradicting his repeated assertions that white farmers are being "brutally killed" and their land confiscated as part of a systematic genocide.

In 2025, Trump drastically reduced refugee admissions to 7,500 from the previous 125,000, reserving record-low slots predominantly for white Afrikaner South Africans. Trump claimed this action was necessary because white farmers faced persecution, though he later stated race made "no difference" in the decision. The U.S. State Department labeled Afrikaners a "racial minority" facing "government-sponsored race-based discrimination," validating Trump's framing of the issue.

Trump also boycotted the G20 Summit in South Africa, stating the U.S. would not attend because the country "refuses to acknowledge or address the horrific Human Rights Abuses endured by Afrikaners." This selective focus on white South Africans while disregarding documented violence affecting other populations aligns with white nationalist rhetoric that weaponizes real land reform debates to advance supremacist agendas.

The white genocide conspiracy theory is a political myth rooted in ethnic hatred and pseudoscience, designed to justify white nationalist commitments and calls to violence. Trump's amplification of this baseless theory at an international forum legitimizes extremist propaganda and contradicts factual reality: white people are not facing extermination or systematic elimination in South Africa or elsewhere.

(Source: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/it-is-taking-place-trump-talks-white-genocide-at-davos/)

Trump EPA Drops Human Life Valuation in Pollution Rules

The Environmental Protection Agency, under the leadership of Lee Zeldin—a Trump appointee—discontinued the practice of assigning monetary value to human lives when establishing air pollution limits. Previously, the EPA calculated rule benefits by estimating lives saved and assigning each a dollar value through the “value of a statistical life” metric. This shift eliminates a critical method for justifying public health protections against deadly air pollutants.

The policy change, implemented last week, prioritizes only the financial costs borne by corporations in the regulatory calculus. By removing human life valuation from the equation, the EPA effectively abandons a standard tool for weighing public health gains against industry expenses. This decision reflects the Trump administration’s broader strategy to prioritize corporate interests over environmental protections.

Zeldin’s EPA has accelerated workforce reductions that undermined environmental protections while simultaneously rolling back emissions regulations. The agency now grants exemptions to industrial polluters from emissions requirements for toxic chemicals like mercury and arsenic.

Eliminating life valuation from air quality policy removes a quantifiable justification for protecting Americans from pollution-related illness and death. The change allows the Trump administration to justify weaker pollution standards by treating human mortality as economically irrelevant when it conflicts with corporate profit margins.

(Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/former-congressman-lee-zeldin-confronted-210720414.html)

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