Michael Wines

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Mimi Dwyer |Michael Wines

Some might call Elliot Lozano, a 37-year-old biological science technician and weasel specialist, a prime example of why the Trump administration chose to cut 1,000 jobs from the National Park Service. Others might call him a symbol of the park service’s purpose, and a reason employees at Yosemite National Park unfurled an upside-down American flag across the granite face of the landmark monolith El Capitan last week.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Mimi Dwyer |Michael Wines |Loren Elliott

Some might call Elliot Lozano, a 37-year-old biological science technician and weasel specialist, a prime example of why the Trump administration chose to cut 1,000 jobs from the National Park Service. Others might call him a symbol of the Park Service's purpose, and a reason employees at Yosemite unfurled an upside-down American flag across the granite face of the landmark monolith El Capitan last week.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Nick Corasaniti |Michael Wines

President Trump’s return to Washington has tested the bounds of presidential power and set off alarms among Democrats, historians, and legal scholars who are warning that the country’s democratic order is under threat. But a close review of the 2024 election shows just how undemocratic the country’s legislative bodies already are.

1 month ago | mahoningmatters.com | Nick Corasaniti |Michael Wines

President Donald Trump’s return to Washington has tested the bounds of presidential power and set off alarms among Democrats, historians and legal scholars who are warning that the country’s democratic order is under threat. But a close review of the 2024 election shows just how undemocratic the country’s legislative bodies already are.

1 month ago | thenewstribune.com | Nick Corasaniti |Michael Wines

Election signs outside the Ben Hur Shrine Temple in Austin, Texas, on March 5, 2024. A vast majority of 2024 races for Congress and state legislatures were decided by low-turnout or meaningless primaries. Ilana Panich-Linsman NYT President Donald Trump’s return to Washington has tested the bounds of presidential power and set off alarms among Democrats, historians and legal scholars who are warning that the country’s democratic order is under threat.