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"Economic Civil War": Inside The Secretive Network Helping States Shield Energy Companies From Climate Accountability

Activists tied to Leonard Leo and the American Legislative Exchange Council are drafting laws to shield oil and gas companies from climate action.

June 4 2026|By Stuart Richardson

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"Economic Civil War": Inside The Secretive Network Helping States Shield Energy Companies From Climate Accountability

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“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda

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Restricting the Vote: Inside the Right-Wing Push to Rewrite Election Rules in 2025

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Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos

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JD Vance Campaign Event With Christian Right Leaders May Have Violated Tax and Election Laws, Experts Say

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President-elect Donald Trump gestures after speaking during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.

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Children ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ in Fight to End Trans Care, Official at Pro-Trump Thinktank Says

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Apr 17, 2026

By Phoebe Petrovic

President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington.

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Musk-Linked Group Offered $5m for Proof of Voter Fraud – and Came up With Nothing

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Feb 14, 2025

By Brendan Fischer & Emma Steiner

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‘Mama Bears Are Rising up’: Behind the Christian Influencer Mom Pushing for a Takeover of Local US Government

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Dec 16, 2024

By Alice Herman & Karen Goll

Oil pump jacks on a well pad near the town of Falls City, Texas, USA, on February 23, 2024. Falls City and the surrounding Karnes County is one of 30 counties that make up the area known as the Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas production area.

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Dec 5, 2024

By Nick Surgey

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is interviewed by author and radio host Eric Metaxas, right, at the National Religious Broadcasters convention Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.

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How the Christian Right Is Twisting the Legacy of an Anti-Nazi Hero

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Nov 5, 2024

By Alice Herman & Karen Goll

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Trump Is About to Drop a “Nuclear Weapon” on Trans Youth Health Care

Apr 14, 2026

By Madison Pauly

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“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability

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Apr 7, 2026

By Abrahm Lustgarten

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Trump's pick to run Bureau of Land Management withdraws from consideration

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Apr 10, 2025

By Kathryn Watson

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Trump pick to lead Interior’s land management agency withdraws nomination

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Apr 10, 2025

By Ben Lefebvre

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White House axes land bureau pick after past Jan. 6 criticism

Apr 10, 2025

By Daniel Moore and Nick Sobczyk

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Trump’s pick to oversee public lands withdraws after Jan. 6 criticism surfaces

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Apr 10, 2025

By Maxine Joselow

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