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'Life of everything on earth' is at stake as EPA begins 'massive' deregulation: report

'Life of everything on earth' is at stake as EPA begins 'massive' deregulation: report

CNN's chief climate correspondent issued a dire warning about the future of the planet now that the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to rip away regulations meant to stave off global warning.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin took to social media to announce "31 historic actions to Power the Great American Comeback in the greatest day of deregulation in American history!"

Wolf Blitzer said Thursday that the administration's moves "stand to impact everything from clean water to power plant pollution here in the United States," as he introduced correspondent Bill Weir. ...

Watch: GOP ex-lawmaker shut down on CNN as Democrats deliver brutal fact-check

Watch: GOP ex-lawmaker shut down on CNN as Democrats deliver brutal fact-check

Democratic strategist David Axelrod interrupted former Republican Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin during a panel discussion on CNN Tuesday night, shutting down claims that presidential nominee Kamala Harris was responsible for the immigration crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border.

“She was the border czar,” Zeldin said. “The numbers skyrocketed. She was supervising a policy that…”

“Lee, Lee, Lee,” Alexrod interrupted. “You want to be factual and substantive and I appreciate that. That is a good instinct. She wasn't the border czar.” ...

Five more Republican lawmakers surrender FTX money to U.S. Marshals Service

Five more Republican lawmakers surrender FTX money to U.S. Marshals Service

Money keeps pouring into the U.S. Marshals Service from federal political campaigns and committees who received funds from FTX, the now-defunct cryptocurrency company, according to a Raw Story analysis of federal campaign records.

Another five political campaigns sent $15,500 in campaign cash to the government agency best known for hunting down suspected criminals, adding to at least $160,000 collected from 30 federal political candidates and party committees, as Raw Story first reported.

The five new campaigns that gave up the money are fundraising entities for Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). ...