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POLITICO reporter covering all things minerals and energy Prev @LSJNews, @ICFJ, @KnightCenter. DM to connect over Signal.

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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You’re right—that plane shouldn’t have gone there. That’s my fault, and I should have made sure there wasn’t a terminal in the landing path. Would you like me to call emergency services, or assist with lining up takeoffs?
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 11/09/2026
The people ICE abandoned on Malabo are being disappeared, DHS copy-pastes the same statement they sent me two days ago, meanwhile a new ICE jet flies overhead and expels more third-country nationals a couple hundred miles away in Cameroon. It’s too much, man.
"When an individual is no longer in ICE custody then
ICE will no longer be responsible for them. This is common sense.
"For specific questions on the agreement, we refer to the State Department.""When an individual is no longer in ICE custody then
ICE will no longer be responsible for them. This is common sense.
"For specific questions on the agreement, we refer to the State Department."An FR24 map showing N120LW flying past Malabo and landing in Yaoundé.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 04/09/2026
Brazil's Senate has approved a bill to regulate the exploration of critical minerals, including rare earths, marking a step toward exploiting its vast reserves.
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Brazil’s Senate passes rare earth minerals regulation, paving the way for boosted exploration
Brazil’s Senate has approved a bill to regulate the exploration of critical minerals, including rare earths, marking a step toward exploiting its vast reserves.
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Politico @politico.com · 27/07/2026
Leaked document reveals White House nuclear waste plan
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Leaked document reveals White House nuclear waste plan
The Trump administration is seeking to move past Yucca Mountain as the nation’s sole repository and store waste in willing states.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 15/07/2026
These images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 15/07/2026
Many pregnant Texas residents now fear losing their lives during pregnancy, after four young women died in the state when they were unable to access medically necessary abortions.
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‘I Don’t Want To Die’: Texas Patients Are Afraid To Get Pregnant
The fear of losing their lives is precisely what many pregnant Texas residents say they’ve experienced after four young women died in the state when they were unable to access medically necessary abor...
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Miranda Marie @itsmirdaaa.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Can’t get diarrhea lettuce from a cinnamon bun. Follow me for more health tips!
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/07/2026
An amazing quote from Lindsey Graham in this Atlantic story. It really captures an essential truth about politics that too few people ever really come to terms with. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 10/07/2026
From @votebeat.org: President Donald Trump fired all three remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, abruptly disabling the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration at a moment when Trump has sought to reshape federal voting rules.
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Trump fires all commissioners of federal election agency
Months before the midterms, the only federal agency dedicated solely to election administration is now unable to do anything.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/06/2026
Rebecca Slaughter, the former FTC member whose firing was upheld by the Supreme Court on Monday, warned that the justices allowed for the possibility of abuse of presidential power.
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Fired F.T.C. Commissioner Warns of Potential for Presidential Abuse of Power
Rebecca Slaughter said independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission were created as watchdogs of powerful corporations and that presidents shouldn’t interfere with that.
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Hannah Northey @hmnorthey.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Glacier ❤️
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Here at the Reflecting Pool where a big chunk ofTrump's blue paint-apoxie has peeled off the bottom of the pool and is bobbling in the water.
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molly taft @mollytaft.com · 16/06/2026
NEW: the US government intervened Monday on behalf of xAI in a lawsuit over its gas turbines, claiming that the company needs to run the turbines in order to power Grok, which is "vital" for national security lots of wild stuff in the filing:
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DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit
In a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over xAI's polluting gas turbines, the Justice Department claimed the company is integral to military operations—including the Iran War.
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Zack Colman @zcolman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
A MAGA activist who made a name in election denier circles snagged an $18.5m federal grant to build the first US coal-fired power plant since 2013. Me, Ian Stevenson & @hmnorthey.bsky.social dig into the mystery company Trump tapped to lead a coal renaissance. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
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‘This is not normal’: Trump leans on MAGA organizer to revive coal
The Energy Department is giving millions to a company partially led by a far-right activist and telecom executive to build the nation’s first coal-fired power plant since 2013.
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people? theintercept.com/2026/06/10/t...
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Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking
If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people?
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Politico @politico.com · 08/06/2026
EXCLUSIVE: A web of oil interests, a fallen congressmember, a special envoy and a fleet of social-media influencers tried to pull the Trump administration toward a more accommodating posture on Venezuela. It almost worked. The back-channel bid to go soft on Maduro ⬇️
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The back-channel bid to go soft on Maduro
A web of oil interests, a fallen congressmember, a special envoy and a fleet of social-media influencers tried to pull the Trump administration toward a more accommodating posture on Venezuela. It alm...
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Kevin Bogardus @kevinbogardus.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
@hmnorthey.bsky.social and I took a deeper look at Trump’s Schedule Policy/Career — the classification that will make 8,000 employees easier to fire Feds see it as a political pressure tool on managers “They won’t push back,” said one EPA staffer More here: www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/06/2026
Days after the Trump administration vowed to dismantle a deep-ocean observation system, the European Union said it would bolster its own monitoring of the world’s oceans to improve climate forecasting and better anticipate changes to marine ecosystems.
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E.U. Steps Up Ocean Monitoring as Trump Administration Backs Away
Days after the U.S. said it would kill a network of ocean monitors, European officials pledged to invest more in their version, calling it a “necessity.”
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Hannah Northey @hmnorthey.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Watch this space and you heard it here first --> DOE considering tapping the Defense Production Act to help finance a divisive coal export terminal in California. It could open a pathway for coal shipments out of the western U.S. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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E&E News: DOE mulls funding for California coal export hub
The administration is considering ways to financially support an export terminal in Oakland that's drawn legal fights and opposition within the Bay Area.
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Hannah Northey @hmnorthey.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Watch this space and you heard it here first --> DOE considering tapping the Defense Production Act to help finance a divisive coal export terminal in California. It could open a pathway for coal shipments out of the western U.S. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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E&E News: DOE mulls funding for California coal export hub
The administration is considering ways to financially support an export terminal in Oakland that's drawn legal fights and opposition within the Bay Area.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This is absolutely nuts: hackers are hijacking high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI chatbot to change the email on the account. Meta's AI does it, hacker gets password reset code, they're in. A staggering security issue www.404media.co/hackers-simp...
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Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked
The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.
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Hannah Northey @hmnorthey.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A third EPA employee said they were not discouraged by the proposal. “If forced, I will sign their illegal nondisclosure agreement and continue to leak to the press,” the employee said. “Despite what they may think of us, we will not let our democracy go that easily.”
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Kevin Bogardus @kevinbogardus.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Feds told @hmnorthey.bsky.social and I Trump's NDA is unnecessary — they're trained to not share sensitive info Instead, it's intimidation to plug press leaks and stem reporting to Congress and IGs One EPA staffer had sharp words for what's coming next More here: www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/05/2026
The Trump administration on Friday narrowed the definition of an “assistance animal” allowed to live with disabled tenants in housing, a move that could lead to thousands of animals and their owners being evicted.
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HUD Moves to Limit Assistance Animals for Disabled Tenants
Housing officials were told to exclude emotional support animals and tighten the definition of a service animal when granting accommodations for disabled tenants.
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Politico @politico.com · 18/05/2026
Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed more than 110
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Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed more than 110
“We are playing catch-up against a very dangerous pathogen," one expert said.
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Hannah Northey @hmnorthey.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Trump officials are exploring funding a Calif. coal export terminal using the Defense Production Act, possibly opening the spigot for coal shipments out of the western U.S. -- per docs reviewed by POLITICO's E&E News. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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E&E News: DOE mulls funding for California coal export hub
The administration is considering ways to financially support an export terminal in Oakland that's drawn legal fights and opposition within the Bay Area.
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NPR @npr.org · 07/05/2026
Across six locations in Indonesia, NPR spoke with locals about how nickel mining is changing the land and daily life. It's brought jobs, but also concerns about environmental damage and public health. n.pr/42kzcjM
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Dirty nickel: The cost of mining in Indonesia
Much of the world’s nickel supply comes from Indonesia, at a cost to the local environment and communities.
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 03/05/2026
I'm visiting my parents this weekend and I just watched my dad pull a styrofoam Whataburger cup out of the trash and wash it for future use. Why???? because he "needs a travel cup" for coffee but *doesn't want one with a lid* 😱😭
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 02/05/2026
Exclusive: President Trump’s expansion of the wall along the southern border with Mexico damaged a rare Native American archaeological site in the Arizona desert. Satellite imagery shows a disturbance crossing the intaglio area. wapo.st/3QCHReN
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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
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Archaeologists Found a Ship Buried in Norway. It’s Older than the Vikings.
Monumental ship burials had a wider and deeper past than we thought.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The average American family paid $1,700 in tariffs last year, according to the bipartisan Congressional Joint Economic Committee. Few will ever see any of that money back. The refunds will go to companies, if doled out at all. What a joke.
A clip from The New York Times reads: "But only the entities that officially paid the tariffs are eligible to recover that money. That means that the fuller universe of people affected by Mr. Trump’s policies — including millions of Americans who paid higher prices for the products they bought — are not able to apply for direct relief.

The extent to which consumers realize any gain hinges on whether businesses share the proceeds, something that few have publicly committed to do. Some have started to band together in class-action lawsuits in the hopes of receiving a payout."
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NPR @npr.org · 19/04/2026
Update: President Trump said the U.S. is returning to Pakistan for a second round of talks with Iran, led by Vice President Vance. But Iran's state media claims their government will not be taking part.
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U.S. negotiators prepare for more peace talks as Trump repeats threats to Iran
President Trump said the U.S. is returning to Pakistan for a second round of talks with Iran, led by Vice President Vance. But Iran's state media claims their government will not be taking part.
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Hannah Northey @hmnorthey.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
DOE is circulating a list of "retained" Biden-era awards that took months to review. Folks inside the agency say only politicals conducted that review and it was rushed in time for the budget hearing. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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E&E News: DOE to issue Biden-era project awards after high-level review
Hydrogen energy hubs are expected to see billions of dollars after months of uncertainty.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
$2 million per ship — to cross a Strait that was free six weeks ago. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/w...
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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
It would be useful if the NYT explicitly stated that the pilot, if captured, would be a POW, that there are laws governing how POWs can be treated, that respect for international law on war shapes how the enemy approaches it, and this is why the US conduct of this illegal war has been so dangerous.
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Missing Airman Raises Concerns That Iran Could Gain Leverage Over the U.S.
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 03/04/2026
This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman
That's home. That's us.
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WIRED @wired.com · 31/03/2026
Tech giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft are among those on a target list released by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. www.wired.com/story/iran-t...
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Iran Threatens to Start Attacking Major US Tech Firms on April 1
Tech giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft are among those on a target list released by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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NPR @npr.org · 29/03/2026
Update: A high-ranking Iranian official has accused the U.S. of planning a ground invasion as part of the next stage in the Iran war, and said such an intervention would be met with force.
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Iran warns U.S. against ground invasion, as Pakistan holds diplomatic talks
A high-ranking Iranian official has accused the US of planning a ground invasion as part of the next stage in the Iran war, and said such an intervention would be met with force.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Here it is, the other shoe many of us have been waiting to see drop
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Trump faces new oil shock threat as Iran eyes second strait
A major shipping choke point on the Red Sea could come under Iran-sponsored attack to further disrupt global energy supplies.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
How incredible: “The full delivery took about 30 minutes. For hours afterward, pairs of whales held the baby above the water until it was able to swim… What struck the researchers was how many mother, sister and daughter whales united to support the new calf, even ones that weren’t related.”
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Scientists captured female sperm whales on video working together during a birth to protect the calf
Scientists have captured rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth, offering a window into the large mammals' behavior.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
WSJ - Pentagon looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give President Trump more military options even as he weighs peace talks with Tehran. www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran...
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Iran War News: Israel Says It Killed IRGC Navy Commander Responsible for Blocking Strait — Live Updates
Pakistan said the U.S. and Iran were engaged in indirect talks and that Tehran was deliberating Washington’s proposals, while Trump said Iran ‘better get serious soon’
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/03/2026
As Kennedy overhauls America’s approach to vaccines, deadly and disabling diseases could return. “I think there always was a worst-case scenario. I don't think I imagined it could or would be this bad,” one expert said. By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
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How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues
The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back...
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Politico @politico.com · 23/03/2026
Canadian energy minister Tim Hodgson called the Canada-U.S. relationship "the best partnership in the history of the world." "In any relationship you have irritants," he told our Debra Kahn at the POLITICO Pub at #CeraWeek.
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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The First US #Coal Plant In A Decade Is On Shaky Ground @hmnorthey.bsky.social reports for @eenews.bsky.social #news #environment , @sejorg.bsky.social EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.eenews.net/articles/the...
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The first US coal plant in a decade is on shaky ground
Trump officials are heralding a potential new coal plant in Alaska, but the project faces mounting opposition and tricky data center politics.
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NPR @npr.org · 20/03/2026
Norris karate chopped and kickboxed his way through more than a dozen action films in the 1980s, before leaping to TV in Walker, Texas Ranger. n.pr/40MCIm7
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Martial arts star Chuck Norris dies at 86
Norris karate chopped and kickboxed his way through more than a dozen action films, before leaping to TV in Walker, Texas Ranger.
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Hannah Northey @hmnorthey.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Going to miss so many of these incredibly talented colleagues. After being with E&E for more than a decade, it’s easy to see what a loss this is.
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PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
At least 19 of our @eenews.bsky.social Politico Pro colleagues have decided to take the buyout and leave us this week. It's no small amount. Not everyone was offered a buyout @politico.com 1/4
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Corbin Hiar @corbinhiar.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Lots of E&E News greats are walking out the door today. A true tragedy.
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CNN @cnn.com · 17/03/2026
A federal judge said Tuesday that the Trump administration must let more than 1,000 sidelined Voice of America employees return to work by next week.
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Judge orders Voice of America staff reinstated, reversing Trump’s shutdown | CNN Business
A federal judge said Tuesday that the Trump administration must let more than 1,000 sidelined Voice of America employees return to work by next week.
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Hannah Northey @hmnorthey.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The federal government has officially transferred land in Arizona - known as Oak Flat, or Chí'chil Biłdagoteel in Apache - to Resolution Copper, per legal docs, after yrs of litigation and political fights. W/@pamelalauren: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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E&E News: Feds complete swap of Apache holy site to copper miners
The federal land swap grants thousands of acres of public land to Resolution Copper, following years of litigation, tribal opposition and political fights.
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