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Anna Kramer

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energy, environment, climate reporter for The Washington Sun email: annakramer@washsun.com Signal: annakramer.54

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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 9h
On Sept. 19th, OMB gave Customs and Border Protection $20 million. The next day, CBP awarded an ad company a contract for $20 million for a “national media campaign.” On Sept. 23rd, Trump ads start running on national tv as "paid for by U.S. government."
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CBP Got $20 Million for a ‘Media Campaign.’ Lawmakers Say It Was a Misuse of Funds.
The administration started running Trump-focused national ads that have come under ethical scrutiny for using taxpayer funds.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I traveled to Western Montana to write about how two years of Trump have completely reshaped a House race that shouldn't be competitive for Dems. Here's my story about Sam Forstag, the smokejumper Democrat, leading our new @washingtonsun.bsky.social homepage: www.washingtonsun.com/2026-electio...
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Montanans are singular in their love for public lands. So I went to the state to ask: Can you still feel the aftermath of DOGE on federal lands? I left wondering: Does it matter that the Dem running for Congress is a smokejumper who publicly fought DOGE?
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DOGE Upended His Work. Does Montana Care Enough to Vote for Him?
Democrat Sam Forstag was a smokejumper with the Forest Service when Trump took a sledgehammer to the federal workforce.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Congress appropriated $300 million for Taiwan military aid for this fiscal year — but the Trump administration is still sitting on the money. The money expires in seven days. State Dept has already blown a congressional notification deadline for it.
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McConnell Leads Republicans in Demanding Trump Release Funding and Weapons to Taiwan
The request comes as fears grow that the president will make concessions to China on the island’s security.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This morning, a park police helicopter kept circling my building and the elementary school next door. National guard + FBI fanned out around the school. I ran to get details. My colleague reported it out. And now here’s the story in @washingtonsun.bsky.social
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Neighbors Upset Over Federal Agents’ Presence at D.C. School
Agents and National Guard troops handed out fliers outside a Northwest elementary school, as a helicopter hovered overhead.
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Natalie Alms @almsnatalie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW: The White House is trumpeting its anti-fraud crusade in the leadup to the midterms, but it isn't saying how it crunched its numbers. The Sun’s review of the White House's "Fraud Ledger" found that it includes misleading and unsubstantiated claims. www.washingtonsun.com/trump-white-...
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The White House’s 'Fraud Ledger' Includes Misleading Claims
One senior official within an inspector general’s office questioned whether the public is “being bamboozled.”
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Time to reintroduce myself! I cover the Trump admin for the @washingtonsun.bsky.social I’m focused inside the agencies — who’s playing politics, who’s peddling influence, who lost funding, etc. ☕️ would love to meet some new sources for coffee. Plz reach out.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
In Utah, Trump resurfaced a decades-long dispute over how to protect some of the country’s crown jewels — dinosaur fossils.
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How Trump Unleashed an Existential Fight Over America's Dinosaurs
In Utah, Trump resurfaced a decades-long dispute over how to protect some of the country’s crown jewels.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Here at the @washingtonsun.bsky.social you can count on us to cover public lands. Huge scoop from my colleagues: Interior is pushing to identify public lands ripe for data center development, telling state BLM directors it’s a top priority.
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Inside Trump’s Aggressive Push to Build Data Centers on Public Lands
The Interior secretary is quietly meeting with AI hyperscalers while seeking to accommodate them on his department’s land.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🌞 My first story for the @washingtonsun.bsky.social: When Trump cut 90% of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, he sparked a bitter debate: What’s the point of our public lands? Does it matter that America’s best dinosaurs were in that monument?
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How Trump Unleashed an Existential Fight Over America's Dinosaurs
In Utah, Trump resurfaced a decades-long dispute over how to protect some of the country’s crown jewels.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In June, a National Guard Chinook helicopter airlifted a 4000 lb dinosaur out of Utah’s southern desert. Weeks later, Trump stripped monument status from the land where that dino had slept for millennia. Utah’s dinos are in Jurassic movies. They’re no longer in a national monument.
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How Trump Unleashed an Existential Fight Over America's Dinosaurs
In Utah, Trump resurfaced a decades-long dispute over how to protect some of the country’s crown jewels.
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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Then ... President Donald Trump declared the dinosaur fossils of Grand Staircase-Escalante 'common' and 'not unique,' stripping protections from the place where this particular creature had slept for millenia." What a story from @annackramer.bsky.social washingtonsun.com/climate-envi...
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How Trump Unleashed an Existential Fight Over America's Dinosaurs
In Utah, Trump resurfaced a decades-long dispute over how to protect some of the country’s crown jewels.
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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 09/09/2026
Donald Trump’s war on … dinosaurs. Read of the day from @annackramer.bsky.social of @washingtonsun.bsky.social. 🦕 washingtonsun.com/climate-envi...
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How Trump Unleashed an Existential Fight Over America's Dinosaurs
In Utah, Trump resurfaced a decades-long dispute over how to protect some of the country’s crown jewels.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🌞 I’m a reporter for the @washingtonsun.bsky.social. And I’m so proud to be part of this next great investment in the news. Believe in what we’re doing? Subscribe and get in touch. Send tips, tell us what stories could use some sunlight. Can’t wait to do this together.
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Dana Milbank: The Washington Sun Rises Today. I Hope You’ll Join Our Orbit.
My boss, Tim Grieve, posted a photo on X last week of a shipment of office chairs that had just arrived at the Arlington, Virginia, headquarters of our new publication, The Washington Sun. “It's fun t...
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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NEWS, as they say: @notus.com is no longer; say hello to The Washington Sun! 🌞 Oh, and: We’ve struck a deal to carry daily weather reports from @capitalweather.com! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/b...
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Politics News Site NOTUS Rebrands as The Washington Sun
A trademark dispute scuttled its plans to relaunch as The Washington Star, so the site chose a different name.
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Natalie Alms @almsnatalie.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Rising stars in the Democratic Party are promoting new digital teams in a post-DOGE political landscape to show voters that they can get things done. www.notus.org/technology/d...
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Democrats Are Plotting Government Efficiency in a Post-DOGE World
Rising stars in the Democratic Party are promoting their tech modernization teams in a post-DOGE political landscape.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Scoop: The Trump admin is planning to reorganize the National Park Service, moving the nation’s 400-plus park sites to a “hub and spoke” model. Planning is underway for a second Interior shakeup under Doug Burgum👇
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Trump Is Quietly Planning to Majorly Change How National Parks Are Run
All Interior Department bureaus are considering major shake-ups under an edict from leadership.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Trump is officially trying to delist the gray wolf and Mexican wolf as endangered species. He slipped that move into the executive order today that was ostensibly meant to appease cattle ranchers furious that he's allowing new beef imports.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
HHS just abruptly cancelled grants focused on reducing infant mortality and improving postpartum health. Their reasoning? They want federal dollars to instead focus on exercise and root causes of infertility. SCOOP from @paigecunningham.bsky.social 👇
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HHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, ED
Officials at the Office of Minority Health told grantees that they’re prioritizing “root causes” of infertility and promoting exercise.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NEWS: A federal judge just gave bison conservation org American Prairie a TRO + prelim injunction against the Trump admin. Last year, Interior revoked American Prairie's long-held bison grazing permits at the request of Montana's gov. Today's ruling was pretty harsh about that.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Pentagon doesn’t make it easy, but I’ve done some digging and found that some of the sites with PFAS already contaminating the drinking water are also places with the longest cleanup delays.
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
SCOOP: Republicans in House Foreign Affairs are asking the Trump admin to brief the committee about its Venezuelan oil deal Some House Republicans worry that working with Delcy Rodríguez could ruin the chances of democratic elections in Venezuela www.notus.org/us-news/repu...
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Republicans Worry Trump's Oil Meddling Could Stall Venezuela's Elections
Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee want a briefing from the Trump administration on the details.
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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🎙️ON AIR: The Trump administration is reportedly considering giving a private developer control of land in Yosemite. We’ll discuss what’s at stake and efforts to stop it with @annackramer.bsky.social. ❓What does Yosemite mean to you? 📻Listen:
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Trump Administration Allow Private Development in Yosemite? | KQED
We’ll talk about the consequences of privatizing a cherished landmark and the efforts to stop it.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NEWS: The Pentagon is again delaying the timelines for PFAS cleanup at over 200 military sites in the US. Last time, we found the delays quietly posted online without any public notice. This time, they reached out to tell us the delays were coming.
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Pentagon Delays PFAS Cleanup at Over 200 Military Sites for the Third Time
This time, the Defense Department is telling lawmakers ahead of time that it plans to push back the forever chemical cleanup timelines.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The National Park Service will spend $2.7 million this year on a new water treatment contract for the Reflecting Pool. The contract was given to AmericanAg Energy, which specializes in powering indoor greenhouses and has never received a federal government contract.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I scooped that the Trump administration wants to pursue a Yosemite land swap. If you thought my story was important: What other quiet conversations are happening out of the public eye? What else don’t we know about America’s public lands? If you know something, plz reach out.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I broke that Interior is trying to find a way to give up a small bit of Yosemite in a land swap. In the last 24 hrs, the people who’ve dedicated their lives to Yosemite have told me they’re outraged. They say it needs protecting, not further development.
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Yosemite Is Facing More Development. It's Already Overtaxed.
With Yosemite overcrowded and understaffed, the Trump administration’s proposed deal with a private developer faces backlash.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I spoke this afternoon with Lanny Davis, who identified himself as the developer’s attorney. He aggressively defended their pursuit of the Yosemite land exchange. “There is no adverse environmental impact to what's going on here. None, zero,” he said.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
SCOOP: Trump officials are pressuring the National Park Service to find a way to give a small piece of Yosemite to a private developer. The land would be used for a road, to give the developer rare private access to the heart of the park.
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Trump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer
The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Interior has reassigned ~30 of its most senior career staffers. Among those losing their longtime positions? The woman who directed the National Wildlife Refuge System for the last 10 years, and the man who ran the migratory bird program for the last 15.
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‘They Want Us All To Leave’: Interior Reassigns Dozens of Senior Staff
Around 30 top staffers have been reshuffled, with some people moving to teams outside their areas of expertise.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
If you're not reading my new colleagues @almsnatalie.bsky.social and Eric Katz, you are missing out on some of the best stories of this Trump administration. Here's their deep dive into the IGs handpicked by Trump, featuring a wild story about an IG who needed a private bathroom...
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From Watchdogs to ‘Lapdogs’: Inside the Trumpification of Agencies’ Inspectors General
Between canceled reports, deleted pages and mass firings, the government is getting less oversight.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Five years ago, it was bipartisan to believe that shell companies should be forced to report their owners. But this week, when Trump killed the tool meant to find criminals hiding behind anonymous companies, there was only one Republican left standing.
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How Trump Came to Gut a Once-Popular Tool to Track Financial Crimes
A broad coalition of support has collapsed for a tool that the Treasury recently deemed essential for rooting out fraud, money laundering and other illicit activity.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
NEW: The Senate plans to temporarily bar the Trump admin from formally politicizing federal grants. But for the last 18 months, the White House has been playing politics with federal money, without any codified rules. So what’s the point? 👇
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Senate Spending Deal Pauses Trump’s Funding Power Grab. It Might Be Too Late.
The Trump administration has politicized federal grants without a formal rule.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The ANC districts for the areas that represent West Potomac Park and the White House are both currently vacant — and no one is running to fill them for next year. A thankless job, but surprised that there isn't an enterprising GW student seizing the symbolic opportunity there.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
NEW: The Trump administration plans to spend $1.6 billion through September 2027 in its partnerships with state and local police participating in immigration enforcement, a sum that far exceeds previous funding. notus.org/policy/trump-supercharge-local-police-immigration-enforcement
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Trump to Supercharge Local Police Immigration Enforcement With $1.6 Billion
The funding planned for the 287(g) program far exceeds spending in the first Trump administration.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
NEWS: Trump admin is finally stepping in to the Colorado River water crisis. One unexpected twist: Arizona, Nevada, and California may be asked to double their water usage cuts in a very dry year. Arizona is already calling that "unacceptable."
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Trump Plans to Impose Deep Cuts to Western States’ Water Usage
Arizona, Nevada and California are expected to be hit the hardest as Colorado River levels drop to historic lows.
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Margaret Manto @margaretmanto.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Exclusive: Katie Miller has called for Anthony Fauci to be jailed. But since-redacted excerpts from his diary suggest the two had a close relationship in 2020. www.notus.org/health-scien...
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Redacted Fauci Diary Entries Depict Him Personally Helping Katie Miller
Katie Miller, who has since called for infectious disease doctor Anthony Fauci to be jailed, has said Fauci’s diary entries are self-aggrandizing.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The United States is already maxing out wildfire fighting resources, earlier in the fire season than usual. One week ago, we hit level 5 out of 5 on the scale that shows preparedness risk. Now fire coordinators must triage which fires get less resources.
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U.S. Firefighting Resources Are Already Maxed Out — And It’s Only July
National wildfire response coordinators are triaging across fires raging primarily in Oregon, Colorado and Washington.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Freedom250 — the Trump-aligned group — just got another $13 million from the Interior Department. The total amount transferred from Interior to Freedom250 is now $81.5 million taxpayer dollars. We still don't know which 250th events have been paid for with that money.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Remember when Freedom250 spilled some diesel on the National Mall in May? It cost the National Park Service nearly $2 million to clean that up, according to the rushed, no-bid contract I just found.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
NEWS: Trump is shrinking two national monuments in Utah by more than 90%. Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears are home to significant dinosaur fossils and sacred Native American sites. These are the largest cuts to public lands in US history.
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Trump Cuts Two Utah National Monuments by More Than 90%
Trump is again cutting Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears, this time by nearly 3 million acres combined.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I had a lot of fun asking fireworks salesmen to estimate what it's going to cost to try to break the world record on the National Mall this year. I had to go do that bc the Trump admin hasn't told anyone the price or if taxpayers are footing the bill.
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We Still Don’t Know What the National Mall Fireworks Show Will Cost
Or who is footing the bill. But fireworks companies speculate that the record-breaking event is a “many multimillion-dollar production.”
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
NEW: Trump took small town America’s 250th birthday money. Across Ohio, West Virginia, Alabama, Washington… “These are taxpayer dollars that are intended to go to local communities. They’re being held back and funneled to projects in Washington, D.C.”
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DOGE Cut Off Small Town America’s 250th Birthday Money
Then Trump redirected the money for his own beautification projects.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
NEWS: Supreme Court ruled today to protect Monsanto from people claiming that Roundup gave them cancer. The court ruled decisively — a 7-2 decision with two liberals joining — that EPA's decision that glyphosate is safe overrides state laws.
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The Supreme Court Deals MAHA a Loss on Pesticides
The court ruled that federal law protects Monsanto from lawsuits claiming Roundup caused their cancer.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
SCOOP: Trump admin is now actively considering a plan to fix the Reflecting Pool water pipes. AND the park service updated the reflecting pool water treatment contract to require it be kept in a “clean, clear, and aesthetically acceptable condition.”
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The Trump Administration Is Considering Even More Reflecting Pool Upgrades
This time the government is stipulating: Future contractors have to keep the water “clear.”
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
NOTUS investigation 🚨: 911 calls at ICE detention centers take rural first responders out of commission for hours. Emergency responders at 6 detention centers took between 58 mins to 2.5 hours to tend to 911 calls, according to records NOTUS obtained. More findings below 👇🏻
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
in my inbox: California plans to sue the Trump administration to stop them from paying $120 million to get Golden State Wind to abandon its offshore wind lease.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
It looks like Trump took $350 million from money meant for the Secret Service in last year’s reconciliation bill and directed it to the ballroom project. This is now my 3rd time reporting on how the admin is using last year’s big cash injection to fund pet projects.
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Senators Suspect Trump Shifted Secret Service Funds to Build His Ballroom
“It’s a big problem,” says Sen. Thom Tillis of the $352 million moved from personnel and training.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The Pentagon has again delayed cleaning up “forever chemicals” at nearly 200 U.S. military locations, including at sites where the chemicals have contaminated local drinking water.
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The Pentagon Quietly Delayed PFAS Cleanup Across Nearly 200 Military Sites
The previously unreported delays push back efforts up to 20 years -- including at sites where the chemicals have contaminated local drinking water.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
SCOOP: The Defense Department is again quietly delaying forever chemical cleanup across nearly 200 sites. This time, delays average 10 years and stretch out to 20. DOD deleted the old timeline and replaced it with a new one without any public announcement.
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The Pentagon Quietly Delayed PFAS Cleanup Across Nearly 200 Military Sites
The previously unreported delays push back efforts up to 20 years — including at sites where the chemicals have contaminated local drinking water.
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