January 25, 2025 · View in browser

A month after a student opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School, another killed a classmate at Antioch High School. Both were active in an internet subculture that glorifies mass shooters and encourages young people to commit attacks.

We’ve been reporting on several of President Donald Trump’s nominees for positions at federal agencies. One thing they have in common? A history of opposing the work of the government offices they could be leading. Some stories we’ve covered:

• North Dakota sued the Interior Department at least five times under Gov. Doug Burgum. Now he’s set to run the agency. 

• David Fotouhi, tapped to be second-in-command of the Environmental Protection Agency, worked as a lawyer representing companies accused of pollution harm. 

• As a lawmaker in the Texas House of Representatives, Scott Turner, nominee to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development, opposed efforts to aid poor people.

• Billy Long, Trump’s nominee to lead the IRS, once pushed to abolish the agency. He also touts a credential experts say is dubious. 

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