JM Rieger

A draft EPA proposal would rescind a 2009 legal opinion that greenhouse gas emissions put human health at risk. The opinion underpins much of the government’s actions to combat climate change, including emissions limits on motor vehicles. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

NEW A federal judge in Florida has denied the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein in that state due to guidelines governing grand jury secrecy. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

The Trump administration has been accused of noncompliance in 35% of court rulings against the White House since January, per a new Washington Post analysis. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Trump said he ‘never wrote a picture in my life.’ Here are four. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

"A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump against journalist Bob Woodward and a publishing house over the release of interview recordings from his first term in office." bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Pam Bondi said she will ask a federal court Friday to unseal more Jeffrey Epstein grand jury testimony. But a judge must first agree to make the transcripts public, which could take weeks and would constitute only a fraction of what the FBI has amassed. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Donald Trump is facing one of his biggest political tests to date, as some of his most loyal supporters have publicly broken with him over DOJ's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein probe. But his hold over his base is at risk, in part, due to theories he floated. My latest analysis

The White House on Thursday said Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a condition in which the legs have trouble delivering blood back to the heart. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Some House Republicans are now pushing to protect undocumented immigrants working in agriculture by providing them temporary legal status. Experts estimate that roughly half of the two million people employed on farms are working in the US illegally. wsj.com/politics/polic…

Over 1 in 5 high-level Trump appointees hold crypto assets ranging from small investments to at least $120 million. Trump has reported at least a $51 million personal stake. JD Vance and seven Cabinet-level appointees hold at least $2 million of crypto. washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…

Three months after the US Court of Appeals for DC stayed Judge Boasberg’s plan to begin contempt proceedings against the Trump administration over migrants flown to El Salvador, the case has remained dormant despite the emergence of new evidence. nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/…

James Comer — who is leading an investigation into Joe Biden’s use of an autopen — has sent some letters and subpoena notices using a digital signature rather than a signature written by him. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

“A federal drinking water rule required Chicago officials to warn ~900,000 renters, homeowners and landlords before Nov. 16, 2024, that their drinking water is at risk of lead contamination…as of early July, Chicago had only notified 7% of people” wbez.org/environment/20…