As Economic Warnings Flash Red, Trump's tax hike will burden ordinary Americans. We must resist this assault on working families. #TaxReform #EconomicCrisis #TrumpTaxHike #WorkingFamilies #Resistance
The Senate has confirmed yet another unqualified billionaire for a top government position. #EducationSecretary #SenateConfirmation #PoliticalAppointments #CommonDreams #BetsyMcMahon #GovernmentOfficials
House Dems are demanding answers from Trump's AG on the alleged 'illegal quid pro quo' with Eric Adams. #HouseDems #TrumpAG #QuidProQuo #EricAdams #CommonDreams #Politics
Everett Kelley, the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees decried the latest move by the Trump administration to drastically reduce the federal workforce, writing in a statement Wednesday that AFGE will not stand idly by as President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and their lackeys “run roughshod over […]
A U.S. conservation group sued the Trump administration in a Washington, D.C. federal court on Thursday to reveal details about the so-called Department of Government Efficiency and its apparent leader, billionaire Elon Musk. “The public has every right to know what kind of rogue agency Elon Musk and his tech-bro […]
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel—the independent agency that protects government whistleblowers—has deemed “at least some” of the Trump administration’s mass firing of civil servants in their probationary periods to be illegal and recommended halting their termination, according to reporting Monday. Government Executive senior correspondent Eric Katz reported that […]
In a move cheered by the MAGA faithful but derided by critics, FBI Director Kash Patel picked Dan Bongino—a former New York City police officer and Secret Service agent turned Fox News and podcast host known for spreading right-wing conspiracy theories—as the agency’s deputy director. In what he called […]
Accusing the White House of a “targeted attack” on editorial independence that “strikes at the very core of the First Amendment,” The Associated Press on Friday filed a lawsuit against three Trump administration officials over its blocked access to all presidential events. The administration announced earlier this month that AP […]
The announcement Thursday that Medicare will no longer cover many telehealth services starting April 1 prompted elder and telemedicine advocates to urge the Trump administration to continue the provision of vital remote care for millions of Americans. According to the Medicare website, “you can get telehealth services at any location […]
Decrying the Trump administration’s firing of hundreds of workers at the agency in charge of nuclear weapons safety, a bicameral group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Thursday asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright to provide assurances that members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency cannot access classified systems or information. […]
When CNN put in a Freedom of Information Act request with the Office of Personnel Management for information related to security clearances for billionaire Elon Musk and other personnel at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency who have been allowed access to sensitive or classified government networks, the outlet […]