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The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.

3 January 2026 at 11:30
Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.

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The Lithium Nevada Corp. mining site in 2023.
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