It was a beautiful North Carolina spring day in 2000 at the governor’s mansion in Raleigh, and Governor Jim Hunt was sprinting down the giant ruby-red stairs. I was his then-young press aide, and we were running late because he had been on the phone with President Bill Clinton. Naively, I noted something about their […]
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Why Is Merrick Garland Sticking with Donald Trump on Climate Lawsuits?
Under Trump, the Justice Department sided with Big Oil against states and cities suing over climate change. Biden’s DOJ hasn’t changed course. Why?

