Last week, the Trump administration published an obscure document — Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions — which details all of the proposed rules and rescissions under consideration by the administration. Buried in the tome was a massive new giveaway to corporate poultry processors, who rank among Trump’s largest political donors.
Since the United States attacked Iran on February 28, Iran has closed or restricted passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has claimed on at least two dozen occasions since the start of the war that the Strait of Hormuz was “open” or controlled by the U.S., according to a Popular Information analysis. But these claims are false.
On Wednesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee as he seeks confirmation to the post. Blanche is under scrutiny for withholding documents he is required to release under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, according to a lawsuit by journalist Katie Phang. Even after a federal judge ruled in Phang’s favor, Blanche has not released additional material.
