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Democrats Seek Investigation of $3.5 Million Deal by Interior Official’s Husband

20 January 2026 at 14:50
Records show that Karen Budd-Falen, a top Interior Department official, didn’t disclose a contract between her husband and the developers of a mine approved by the agency.

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Karen Budd-Falen in 2017. Ms. Budd-Falen, currently the third-ranking official at the Interior Department, also worked at the agency during the first Trump administration.

The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.

3 January 2026 at 11:30
Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.

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The Lithium Nevada Corp. mining site in 2023.

A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup

2 January 2026 at 15:25
Problems with a 25-year-old landmark paper on the safety of Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, have led to calls for the E.P.A. to reassess the widely used chemical.

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U.S. regulators consider it safe, but the World Health Organization has said glyphosate is probably carcinogenic.

Trump Media Merger With Nuclear Fusion Firm Raises Ethics Questions

Trump Media plans to merge with a company developing nuclear fusion technology, putting the president’s financial interests in competition with other energy companies over which his administration holds sway.

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President Trump’s social media company said on Thursday that it had agreed to an all-stock merger with TAE Technologies, a fusion power company.
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