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Pruitt’s Spending on Security More Than Doubled in 11 Months, E.P.A. Investigator Says

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WASHINGTON — The cost of the security services to protect Scott Pruitt, the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, more than doubled in Mr. Pruitt’s first 11 months on the job and the agency failed to justify his requests for protection, according to a reportreleased Tuesday by the E.P.A.’s inspector…

Pruitt’s Spending on Security More Than Doubled in 11 Months, E.P.A. Investigator Says

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WASHINGTON — The cost of the security services to protect Scott Pruitt, the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, more than doubled in Mr. Pruitt’s first 11 months on the job and the agency failed to justify his requests for protection, according to a reportreleased Tuesday by the E.P.A.’s inspector…

Pruitt’s Successor Wants Rollbacks, Too. And He Wants Them to Stick.

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But Mr. Rosen, the deputy secretary of the Transportation Department, is confident that the proposal will stand up to legal challenge in part because of the changing makeup of the Supreme Court, according to a half-dozen people. With the retirement of the Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who often served as a swing vote on the court, Mr. Trump has nominated a judge to succeed…

Pruitt’s Successor Wants Rollbacks, Too. And He Wants Them to Stick.

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But since Mr. Wheeler stepped in, he has raised concerns about the legality of the proposal as it is written, according to at least four people familiar with the matter. Privately, even some auto executives have also asked Mr. Trump to pull back from such an aggressive rollback, fearing that the lawsuits it will create could lead to years of regulatory uncertainty.

But Mr. Rosen, the…

Does Scott Pruitt’s Slow Ouster Mean Ethics Laws Are Getting Weaker? : NPR

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Scott Pruitt attends a picnic for military families at the White House on July 4, a day before he was forced out of as head of the Environmental Protection Agency for various alleged ethical lapses.

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Scott Pruitt’s Rocky Relationship With His Aides Set the Stage for His Fall

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WASHINGTON — Scott Pruitt came to Washington and assembled an extraordinary team of like-minded conservatives — lawyers, energy lobbyists, free-market Republicans and close allies from his days in Oklahoma. All were committed not only to Mr. Pruitt, but also to…