DNC's 2024 election autopsy criticizes Kamala Harris while sidestepping controversial elements of the campaign | PBS News

"I am not proud of this product; it does not meet my standards, and it won't meet your standards," Martin wrote in an essay on Substack on Thursday. "I don't endorse what's in this report, or what's left out of it. I could not in good faith put the DNC's stamp of approval on it. But transparency is paramount."…

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/dncs-2024-election-autopsy-criticizes-kamala-harris-while-sidestepping-controversial-elements-of-the-campaign

Breaking down Trump's 10 key pledges

A review of Trump's bold promises about immigration, the economy, the US's standing in the world and much more…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/20/trump-inaugural-speech-10-key-promises

Trump pollster's campaign autopsy paints damning picture of defeat - POLITICO

The 27-page report pins Trump's loss on voter perception that he was untrustworthy and disapproval of his pandemic performance.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/01/trump-campaign-autopsy-paints-damning-picture-of-defeat-464636

EPA didn't conduct required analyses of truck engine rule: internal watchdog | TheHill

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not conduct required analyses for a proposed repeal of an Obama-era rule, an internal government watchdog has found. The EPA's inspector general's office said in a report issued Thursday that then-EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt directed the Office of Air and Radiation to develop the proposed rule "without conducting the analyses required" by executive orders.....
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/473243-epa-didnt-conduct-required-analyses-of-truck-engine-rule-internal

What the Whistle-Blower’s Memo Taught Me - The Atlantic

Trump's defenders have dismissed the complaint against him as hearsay. But good intelligence often comes secondhand....
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/what-the-whistle-blowers-memo-taught-me/598939/

Tax Law Doesn’t Pay for Itself, Harvard Economists Find - The Wall Street Journal

The recent changes to the U.S. tax law will increase economic growth modestly but not fast enough to pay for themselves, according to a new estimate from a pair of economists from different sides of the political spectrum.....
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tax-law-doesnt-pay-for-itself-harvard-economists-find-1520506800

Treasury Finally Released an “Analysis” of the Republican Tax Plan. It’s One Page and Contains No Actual Analysis. -- Slate

For many months now, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has promised that his department would release a detailed analysis of the Republican tax plan, which would presumably justify his prediction that the legislation would pay for itself through economic growth. ....
https://slate.com/business/2017/12/the-treasurys-analysis-of-the-republican-tax-plan-is-one-page-and-contains-no-actual-analysis.html

Is Steve Mnuchin lying or incompetent? Treasury inspector general is going to find out

It's a little late in the game, now that the Senate has passed its massive giveaway to corporations and the 1 percent in that social engineering project it calls tax "reform," but as of last week there's an official investigation into that mysterious Treasury Department analysis showing how great the bill would be for the economy.....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/4/1721006/-Is-Steve-Mnuchin-lying-or-incompetent-Treasury-inspector-general-is-going-to-find-out

Judging By This New York Times Story, Steve Mnuchin Is a Liar -- Slate

 Even before Republicans had written a bill, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin insisted that their tax cuts would more than cover their own cost with economic growth. "Not only will this tax plan pay for itself, but it will pay down debt," Mnuchin said in September. Despite this being comically implausible, Mnuchin promised that a crack team of analysts at his department was already looking at the economic effects of various proposals. ....
https://slate.com/business/2017/11/steve-mnuchin-has-been-lying-about-the-tax-plan.html

Elizabeth Warren Just Sent a Scathing Letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin About His Tax Bill Charade -- Mother Jones

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has been promising for months that his department is working hard on an analysis of a $1.5 trillion tax reform bill currently under consideration by the Senate, noting time and time again that the bill practically pays for itself. He also promised to release the analysis in full. But on Thursday, just a day before the Senate is expected to vote on the legislation, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is wondering: So, where is that assessment?...
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/11/elizabeth-warren-just-sent-a-scathing-letter-to-treasury-secretary-steve-mnuchin-about-his-tax-bill-charade/

Putting Crime Scene DNA Analysis on Trial -- ProPublica

The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced last week that it is launching a new study of certain types of DNA analysis used in criminal prosecutions. These methods, "if misapplied, could lead to innocent people being wrongly convicted," according to the institute's statement. ....
https://www.propublica.org/article/putting-crime-scene-dna-analysis-on-trial#135532