A long-harbored conservative dream — the “dismantling of the administrative state” — is taking place under Secretary Ben Carson. More …
Executive Branch
The executive branch personnel (White House) including the president, the cabinet and advisors.
Trump team goes to bat for NRA-backed bill, deleting Park Service concerns
“The National Park Service has several big problems with NRA-backed legislation that would restrict the agency from regulating hunting and fishing within park boundaries. But according to a leaked memo obtained by McClatchy, the Trump administration has so far prevented the parks from voicing such concerns.” More …
Republicans Want More Hunting on Federal Lands
Freedom Means Shooting Bear Cubs While They’re Hibernating More …
OSHA Scrubs Worker Deaths from Home Page
“The new fatality list, buried on an internal page, does not include incidents where a worker was killed if the company was not cited for violations.” More …
The Wall Street Journal’s Trump problem
“Dozens have left the paper in the past year and interviews with current and ex-staffers show outrage over pressure from management to normalize Trump.” More …
Kushner Keeps Winning Interpersonal Feuds, But Not Policy Fights
“His latest victory: Trump apparently sided with Kushner when his own lawyers argued that he should resign from his White House job.”
Trump promised not to work with foreign entities. His company just did: the Chinese Government
“A major construction company owned by the Chinese government was hired to work on the latest Trump golf club development in Dubai despite a pledge from Donald Trump that his family business would not engage in any transactions with foreign government entities while he serves as president.” More …
Trump Rescinds Obama-era Executive Order Limiting the Transfer of Surplus Military Equipment to Local Law Enforcement Agencies
“Local police departments can again buy previously restricted guns, ammunition, and riot gear, as well as other military-style equipment like grenade launchers.” More …
Kushners’ China Deal Flop Was Part of Much Bigger Hunt for Cash
“Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser, wakes up each morning to a growing problem that will not go away. His family’s real estate business, Kushner Cos., owes hundreds of millions of dollars on a 41-story office building on Fifth Avenue. It has failed to secure foreign investors, despite an extensive search, and its resources are more limited than generally understood. As a result, the company faces significant challenges.” More …
World in No Rush to Offer Trump Help Post-Harvey
“After Katrina, countries around the globe offered to help the U.S. After Harvey, only a few — Mexico and troubled Venezuela among them — have volunteered aid.” More …