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Yesterday — 18 October 2025Main stream

There Are Lessons From the Nixon Era in Trump’s Attempts to Freeze Spending

18 October 2025 at 17:03
Half a century ago, Congress protected its power of the purse, and conservatives balked at letting presidents disobey lawmakers’ instructions.

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President Richard M. Nixon at a 1973 White House news conference, where he claimed the right to impound funds.
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Denmark’s Renewable Energy Prospects Dim Under the Trump Administration

16 October 2025 at 12:00
Orsted, a Danish wind farm developer, has been hammered by high costs and President Trump’s efforts to stymie renewable energy. Its struggles are rippling across Denmark.

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Orsted’s Nysted Offshore Wind Farm, in the Baltic Sea near Gedser in Denmark. The company has faced a reversal of fortune amid a broad downturn in the offshore wind industry.
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