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The Trump Administration's Secret YIMBY Grant Proposal

Plus: a win for "housing first" funding in court, zoning reform passes in North Carolina, and Harry Potter NIMBYism.

Reason · Aug 11

Human rights groups sue Trump administration over ‘crippling’ ICC sanctions

Lawsuit challenges executive order targeting international criminal court for investigating Israeli crimes in Palestine

The Guardian - US · Aug 11

Trump order pushes for overhaul of childhood vaccine schedule

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday pushing for a rethink of school vaccine mandates and repeating calls for the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine to be separated into three individual shots.

Bangkok Post · Aug 11

ICE Spent $525 Million on Surveillance Tech. Some of It Is Infringing on Americans' Freedom of Speech.

New details emerge regarding the Trump administration's surveillance dragnet cracking down on its online critics.

Reason · Aug 7

Trump Administration Will Pay $1.2 Billion To Cancel More Offshore Wind Projects, Calling It 'Common Sense'

German energy company RWE decided "there is no path forward to permit these projects in the U.S. for the foreseeable future."

Reason · Aug 7

Court blocks Donald Trump's bid to build $400 million White House ballroom

A US appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its 400 million dollar ballroom at the White House without…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 7

The White House’s plan to vet potentially dangerous AI is cloaked in secrecy

A Trump administration framework on AI testing leaves a lack of transparency – and plenty of open questions

The Guardian - US · Aug 7

Trump Administration Seeks to Track Down Deported Migrants Overseas to Collect Immigration Fines - REPORT

The Trump administration is preparing to hire a private contractor to locate migrants who have already been deported from the United States in an effort to collect unpaid civil immigration fines, expanding its enforcement efforts beyond U.S. borders.

Latin Times · Aug 7

Trump Administration's Offshore Wind Buyback Nears $4 Billion After RWE Exit Deal

German energy giant RWE has settled with the Trump administration for £960 million, exiting US offshore wind projects due to permitting barriers, and shifting focus to fossil fuel developments.

International Business Times UK · Aug 6

FCC opens door to larger local broadcast ownership groups

Local television ownership groups could grow after the Federal Communications Commission took a controversial vote to remove the national ownership cap. The FCC voted, 2-1, at its August open meeting Thursday to lift the cap, which limited individual broadcasters’ ownership to stations that in aggregate reached no more than 39 percent…

Roll Call · Aug 6