Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt's rental arrangement is just one of the controversies that he is facing. | POLITICO Illustration/Getty Images nerdcast Nerdcast: Scott Pruitt did ‘the swampiest thing imaginable’

It’s time for Episode 101 of the Nerdcast, POLITICO’s podcast on the White House and politics. Tune in each week to geek out with us as we dive deep into the political landscape and the latest numbers that matter.

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Datapoint: 50. As in 50 dollars. That’s what EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has been paying a lobbyist each time he crashes at his apartment on Capitol Hill. It’s one of several controversies dogging Pruitt, leaving his future at the EPA, and in politics, murky.

Datapoint: 106.That is the number of U.S. goods that China will hit with new tariffs, retaliating after President Trump last month slapped tariffs on steel coming from China.

