Search Results for
February 10, 2025
Trump Administration Non-Adherence to Court Orders
On January 27 the Trump administration issued a memo ordering a freeze of federal grants and loans, which crippled critical services across the country. Judge Loren L. AliKhan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and Judge John McConnell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island have since blocked the spending pause from going into effect, but there are still numerous examples of shuttered programs and services. We are tracking notable examples.
February 07, 2025
DOGE’s Hit List
While members of Congress try to obtain an official list of personnel working for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the media have been keeping tabs on Musk and his team as they sweep through the federal government. Along with our list of individuals reportedly affiliated with DOGE, we’ve compiled a list of the agencies reportedly visited by DOGE in the first weeks of the Trump administration.
February 05, 2025
Trump’s Hiring Freeze Will Make Life Worse for the American People
On January 20 2025, President Trump issued a memorandum ordering a 90-day freeze on the hiring of federal civilian employees. This blog post will break down the memorandum, compare it to the 2017 hiring freeze and discuss implications for government capacity, corporate crackdown, and the American public.
February 05, 2025
Trump’s DCA Crash Response Was A Disaster—Dems Need To Make It A Scandal
We won’t know the full scope of what went wrong to cause the horrific in-air collision at DCA until the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) completes its investigation. That could take up to two years. Oh, and that’s assuming the investigation is independent–which didn’t previously need to be specified, but, well… look around. Given all of that, the opposition to Musk and Trump, including but not limited to Democrats, must not wait to assign blame.
February 05, 2025
The People Reportedly Aiding Elon Musk and DOGE’s Attack on the Federal Government
We have compiled a list of individuals who are reportedly aiding or at one point aided DOGE and Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government. We will be updating this list as more reporting comes out.
February 03, 2025
Blog Post 2024 Election/TransitionCongressional OversightEthics in GovernmentRevolving DoorTechTrump 2.0
One Of The 20-Somethings Running The Government Is Beholden To Sam Altman’s OpenAI
Elon Musk isn’t the only billionaire puppetting the federal government. Sam Altman also has staff in his pocket. All it cost was $100,000
February 01, 2025
Firing Director Chopra Is A Win For Corporate Criminals
For all the claims Trump and the GOP have made about being the voice of working-class voters, firing Chopra and attacking the CFPB only satisfies unscrupulous corporations and unelected billionaires like Elon Musk. If civil society does its job, every person unnecessarily taken advantage of by a financial institution will attribute the blame to the right person – Donald Trump.
January 29, 2025
Impoundment: An Illegal Power Grab That Will Harm People
On Monday, the Trump administration illegally ordered a “pause” in all federal grant and loan programs, cutting people off from critical programs in order to grab power for Trump himself.
January 29, 2025
Agency Spotlight Update January 2025
Democratic sluggishness in the Senate this fall left dozens of crucial nominees to the independent agencies floundering, and led to at least twenty outstanding nominations (or renominations) ultimately being returned, unconfirmed, to former President Biden this January.
January 28, 2025
Trump's FDIC Hastens the Next Banking Crisis
When the next banking crisis happens, remember that Trump and his loyalists weakened already short-handed regulatory agencies.
January 28, 2025
The Attack on FEMA Begins
Trump’s call to review FEMA’s efficiency is straight out of Project 2025, and doesn’t bode well for an agency he’s threatened to “terminate.”
January 27, 2025
Trump Admin Announces Appointees For Key Leadership Positions At The FTC
Last week, the Trump administration announced two new picks for leading divisions within the Federal Trade Commission: Daniel Guarnera and Christopher Mufarrige.
January 17, 2025
What the WSJ Editorial Board Got Wrong About IRS Whistleblower Charles Littlejohn
The Editorial Board disapproves of Littlejohn for political reasons.
January 15, 2025
Here Are Some Files The Revolving Door Project Has On Trump Nominees
We are pleased to share our finalized research product on Trump nominees. Stay tuned for more research to be published soon.