Eric Lipton
Investigative reporter NYT. Helping cover President Trump and the Trump administration-without fear or favor. I write about people and power.
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Donald Trump Jr., in Indonesia, Defends Family’s Global Business
On a trip to promote Trump-branded resorts, the president’s son said his father “wouldn’t make decisions on a country based on a real estate deal.”
GateHouse Media owner to acquire USA TODAY owner Gannett
GateHouse Media owner and USA TODAY owner Gannett have agreed to merge in a deal aimed at cutting costs and enabling digital growth.
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Eric Lipton
Gannett/Gate House Media intend to slash up to $300 million in annual cost within next two years after the merger of their massive network of newspapers--most of which already have been cut to the bone. Not good news for journalism.
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Automakers, Rejecting Trump Pollution Rule, Strike a Deal With California
Four of the world’s largest automakers, including the Ford Motor, have struck a deal with California to reduce tailpipe pollution.
E.P.A. Won’t Ban Chlorpyrifos, Pesticide Tied to Children’s Health Problems
The decision not to prohibit the pesticide, which has been linked to developmental disabilities, comes after years of legal wrangling.
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E.P.A. Won’t Ban Chlorpyrifos, Pesticide Tied to Children’s Health Problems @LFFriedman
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A Plan to Mine the Minnesota Wilderness Hit a Dead End. Then Trump Became President.
The project’s reversal of fortunes has angered environmentalists and focused attention on an unusual connection between a Chilean billionaire and President Trump’s family.
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DEEP DIG ON A MAJOR MINING PROJECT BY NYT: A Plan to Mine the Minnesota Wilderness Hit a Dead End. Then Trump Became President. @HirokoTabuchi @SteveEder
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Urged to Launch an Attack, Trump Listened to the Skeptics Who Said It Would Be a Costly Mistake
Meetings and memos aside, the president trusted his instincts more than institutions and was willing to defy a roomful of advisers.
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Urged to Launch an Attack, Trump Listened to the Skeptics by @peterbakernyt @maggieNYT @Tmgneff
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Jane Sanders and the Messy Demise of a Vermont College
The wife of Bernie Sanders had a bold plan to save Burlington College. Within six years, it was defunct, and federal prosecutors were on the case.
18 Questions. 21 Candidates. Here’s What They Said.
We asked 21 Democratic candidates the same 18 questions. Watch their answers.
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Tremendous project by The NYT. 18 Questions, 21 Candidates: Here’s What They Said (Biden is the only one who declined to address the questions)
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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Report Up to $135 Million in 2018 Income
The annual financial disclosure by President Trump’s daughter and son-in-law showed a drop from 2017.
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Eric Lipton
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner reported up to $135 Million in income last year. @JesseDrucker
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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Sells Stock in Highway Supply Company
Ms. Chao sold the stock days after the holding raised questions over a potential conflict of interest.
Trump Needs a Target to Stay Interested in His Campaign. For Now, It’s Biden.
On Tuesday, President Trump will engage with the former vice president, if indirectly, for the first time during the 2020 campaign when they both make appearances in Iowa.
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Eric Lipton
There is a giant serving of details here from inside the Trump reelection campaign, in this story. Well worth reading
@anniekarni @maggieNYT
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For the Chao Family, Deep Ties to the World’s 2 Largest Economies
The family of Elaine Chao, the transportation secretary, has forged high-level political connections not only in the United States but also in China, where their shipping business has prospered.
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Eric Lipton
This new detail comes following our piece last week that examined Chao and her interaction with Foremost Group, whose shipping business is centered around China. Here is a summary of the story with @PekingMike
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Elaine Chao Calendars Reveal New Links to Family’s Company, Including Private Photo Session
Transportation Secretary Chao’s actions on behalf of her family’s shipping company included a private photo session with her father at the Department of Transportation as well as a speaking engagement.
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Eric Lipton
ELAINE CHAO says she has no ties to her family shipping company. But she invited employees Foremost Group, the shipping company, to DOT HQ for a March 2017 celebration of 50th anniversary of DOT, agency calendar obtained by @weareoversight shows. See link: americanoversight.org/elaine-chao-ca… pic.twitter.com/4VP2sPTo4u
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Mexico Agreed to Take Border Actions Months Before Trump Announced Tariff Deal
President Trump announced an agreement just before punishing tariffs went into effect, but it was unclear whether he saw it as truly new concessions or a face-saving way to defuse his tariff threat.
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Mexico Agreed to Border Actions Months Before Trump Announced Tariff Deal by @shearm @maggieNYT
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The Making of a YouTube Radical
Caleb Cain was a college dropout looking for direction. He turned to YouTube, where he was pulled into a world filled with conspiracy theories, misogyny and racism.
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Eric Lipton
Social media has transformed society/civilization in ways we are only beginning to fully appreciate. @kevinroose takes a deep look at one important aspect of the shift, courtesy of YouTube.
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White House Tried to Stop Climate Science Testimony, Documents Show
Administration officials said proposed testimony by a State Department scientist amounted to “climate alarm propaganda.”
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NYT Climate reporter @LFFriedman has the documents (as usual): "White House Tried to Stop Climate Science Testimony, Documents Show"
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The Oil Industry’s Covert Campaign to Rewrite American Car Emissions Rules
Energy giants and conservative groups have been aggressively pushing Trump’s rollback of fuel efficiency rules for automobiles, a Times investigation found.
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Eric Lipton
RELEVANT AGAIN: The Oil Industry’s Covert Campaign to Rewrite American Car Emissions Rules @HirokoTabuchi
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Bigfoot Part 01 of 01
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FBI "Big Foot" files from the 1970s. Yes, the FBI actually did investigate to see if there was really a tall, hairy monster in the woods. Here are the documents, released by the FBI today. See link vault.fbi.gov/bigfoot/bigfoo… pic.twitter.com/n6HRsnnltm
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2017 Transportation Department emails Related to Planning for...
Here are 1,316 pages worth of emails obtained by The New York Times via a Freedom of Information Request detailing the extensive planning that took place over a matter of months for the trip that...
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Eric Lipton
HERE IS THE ENTIRE COLLECTION OF EMAILS WE GOT FROM US DOT. More than 1,300 pages detailing planning for the trip to China, which was cancelled after ethics questions raised. SEE THIS LINK. Transparency matters. @PekingMike documentcloud.org/documents/6111… pic.twitter.com/Vs6qu9uuyn
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A ‘Bridge’ to China, and Her Family’s Business, in the Trump Cabinet
Elaine Chao has boosted the profile of her family’s shipping company, which benefits from industrial policies in China that are roiling the Trump administration.
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Eric Lipton
JUST POSTED: State Department staff in Beijing was alarmed: a TRUMP cabinet member was headed to China & planning meetings with Chinese officials that involved her family-which has hundreds of millions of $ in business interests in China. READ THE STORY
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Eric Lipton
The NYT heard way back in Oct 2017 that State Depart. officials had raised ethics concerns abt a pending trip by DOT Sec. Elaine Chao to China. After we asked abt the trip, it was cancelled. We sued State Depart to get the emails. Here is the result
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And of course, here is the story. READ AND SHARE. This took four reporters, working in NY, DC, China over a period of months, as well as NYT legal team to sue to get the documents. This is an investment in news reporting. Thank U subscribers
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