“First they came for the on-camera briefings. Now the White House press office is marking President Donald Trump’s daily schedule as non-reportable — marking one more step in what both media and free speech watchdogs are calling out as an continuing effort to hamper coverage of the administration.” More …
Executive Branch
The executive branch personnel (White House) including the president, the cabinet and advisors.
Justice Department’s Corporate Crime Watchdog Resigns, Saying Trump Makes It Impossible to Do Job
“One of the Justice Department’s top corporate crime watchdogs has resigned, declaring that she cannot enforce ethics laws against companies while, she asserts, her own bosses in the Trump administration have been engaging in conduct that she said she would never tolerate in corporations.” More …
Trump Is Struggling to Stay Calm on Russia, One Morning Call at a Time
“Frustration with the investigation stews inside him until it bubbles up in the form of rants to aides about unfair cable television commentary or as slights aimed at Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his deputy, Rod J. Rosenstein. And, of course, it emerges in fiery tweets about the ‘WITCH HUNT’ — or, as he wrote Thursday morning, shortly before an event promoting leadership in technology, ‘a big Dem HOAX!'” More …
Trump Chooses Family Wedding Planner to run HUD – N.Y. Housing Programs
“Now President Trump has appointed longtime loyalist Lynne Patton — who has zero housing experience and claims a law degree the school says she never earned — to run the office that oversees federal housing programs in New York.” More …
Betsy DeVos Picked a Student Loan CEO to Run the Student Loan System
“When the Trump administration announced its pick to run the $1.3 trillion federal student loan system on Tuesday, there was one notable thing about the candidate that wasn’t mentioned in the press release: He’s the CEO of a private student loan company.” More …
Trump’s Housing Cuts Spare the One Program He Profits From
“The president’s budget demands draconian cuts to public housing — but maintains a subsidy to landlords that nets him millions each year.” More …
Did the Trump Organization Make Money from Eric Trump’s Cancer Charity?
“The not-so-charitable activities of the president’s own Donald J. Trump Foundation are, by now, well-documented. But a new report in Forbes suggests the foundation belonging to the president’s second son, Eric, might have been party to some questionable activities of its own.” More …
Trump’s First 100 Days Have Been a Moneymaking Success Story: He’s Getting What He Cares About
“Trump and his family appear to be making money hand over fist. It’s a spectacle the likes of which we’ve never seen in the United States, and while it may end in disaster for the Trumps someday, for now it shows no real sign of failure.” More …
Tourism to the U.S. Has Been in Decline Since Trump Took Office
“Travel to the United States has dropped as much as 16 percent in the months since President Donald Trump took office — and there’s no sign of recovery, according to a new study.” More …
Saudis Spent $270K at Trump Hotel In Lobbying Campaign Against 9/11 Bill
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has paid Trump International Hotel nearly $270,000 through its Washington, D.C. lobbying firm over the past several months, new foreign lobbying disclosure filings show. The payments, from Qorvis MSLGroup, were made for hotel rooms and catering services for dozens of U.S. veterans who the lobbying firm recruited as part of an influence campaign aimed at watering down legislation that could put Saudi Arabia on the hook financially for the 9/11 attacks.” More …