Press Play with Madeleine Brand
President Trump gets sued again, while the attorney general preps to testify
Washington D.C. and Maryland filed a lawsuit today against President Trump accusing him of violating the emoluments clause in the Constitution, which bars presidents from taking money from foreign governments. This is the second lawsuit now on that subject. Will they be heard in court?
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenPhoto: President Donald Trump speaks with Attorney General Jeff Sessions as they attend the National Peace Officers Memorial Service on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 15, 2017. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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5 storiesAs Trump faces emoluments lawsuits, trouble ahead for Jeff Sessions?
Washington D.C. and Maryland filed a lawsuit today against President Trump accusing him of violating the Constitution’s emoluments clause, which bars presidents from taking money from foreign governments. A similar lawsuit was filed in January by a liberal watchdog group.
Read the story9 minIs Dodd-Frank dead?
President Trump’s promise to deregulate the financial sector moved forward in Congress on Thursday. The House passed the Financial Choice Act, which repeals much of the Dodd-Frank Act. That’s the suite of financial regulations passed after the 2008 financial crisis, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Read the story8 minAdaptation of 'Julius Caesar' loses sponsorship over assassination scene
Delta Airlines and Bank of America pulled their support from New York’s famous Shakespeare in the Park over concerns about a new production of “Julius Caesar.” The play features a gilded bathtub, a Slavic-accented wife, coiffed blond hair, pussy hats, and the assassination of a Trump-like ruler.
Read the story8 minSwimming weed from Mexico to U.S. brought big money - and trouble - for California student athletes
During the 1970s, a group of swimmers from Coronado High School in California ran a small weed smuggling operation that grew into a $100 million global enterprise. They swam 25-pound packages of marijuana from Mexico to the U.S. The story of the Coronado Company is told in the new book titled “Deep Water: From The Swim Team to Drug Smuggling.”
Read the story15 minSaving the last 'Pandas of the Sea'
Vaquitas are the world’s tiniest porpoises, found only in the clear waters of the upper Baja Peninsula. But now there are only 30 of them left in the world. Conservationists are working hard to save the species from fishing nets.
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