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

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. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/01/02/multimedia/02cli-KarenBuddFalen-01-wphq/02cli-KarenBuddFalen-01-wphq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg