The World is smoldering:

Trump Officials Balk at RFK Jr.’s Attack on Pesticides

• https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/rfk-jr-pesticides-agriculture-d23ae280?mod=hp_lead_pos1
  Robert Kennedy Jr.’s report on pesticides faces pushback over potential food-supply chain disruption.
• The report highlights the impact of pesticides, singling out glyphosate and atrazine as problematic toxins.
• Trump officials are reviewing the report, while farm groups lobby against it, citing research on pesticide safety.

 
The U.S. Nuclear Base Hidden Under Greenland’s Ice for Decades
https://www.wsj.com/world/greenland-us-camp-century-nuclear-base-91e8abea?mod=hp_lead_pos9

• NASA scientists discovered remnants of Camp Century, a Cold War-era U.S. military base, under Greenland’s ice sheet.
• Project Iceworm, a clandestine Pentagon plan, aimed to build nuclear-missile launch sites beneath the Arctic ice.

Mike Johnson Contends With Republican Mistrust in Dash to Pass Tax Bill

https://www.wsj.com/politics/gop-tax-bill-speaker-mike-johnson-01456ff6?mod=hp_lead_pos4
As Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) sprints to pass the tax and spending bill in the next two weeks to fund President Trump’s priorities, some House Republicans say they don’t know if they can trust their leader’s word.

The relationship between Johnson and rank-and-file lawmakers will be crucial as Republicans look to pass extensions to expiring tax cuts as well as new breaks such as “no taxes on tips” while also pushing through cuts to Medicaid and food aid. Johnson has a razor-thin 220-213 majority in the chamber, and he will have to pass the party-line measure with no help from Democrats. He also will need to persuade House colleagues to get on board even as Senate Republicans could make major changes to the bill.

Republicans Raise Concerns Over Trump’s Plane Gift as He Heads to Qatar

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/republicans-raise-concerns-over-trumps-plane-gift-as-he-heads-to-qatar-0060bdec?mod=hp_lead_pos3
Republican lawmakers on Tuesday expressed national-security concerns over the proposed $400 million plane that the Qatari ruling family wants to give to the U.S. for use as Air Force One, offering rare GOP resistance to a venture backed by President Trump.

Many of the Republicans who expressed doubts serve on congressional committees that oversee the nation’s armed services and intelligence agencies. They said that the White House would be subject to a battery of questions regarding security if the transfer goes forward. They added that scrubbing the plane for foreign surveillance technology would be a costly and laborious process and questioned whether the Qatari plane would have necessary capabilities—such as being able to refuel in midair—or carry the advanced technology needed for an airborne command center.

Several suggested that President Trump and the White House might rethink the offer. 

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