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Executive Branch
The executive branch personnel (White House) including the president, the cabinet and advisors.
7 Trips Steven Mnuchin Took on Government Planes for $811,800
“A probe of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s use of government planes found no evidence of wrongdoing — but said the Trump administration cut corners in approving the trips.” More …
9 Ways Trump Is Undercutting Obamacare Without Congress
9 ways the president is trying to dismantle the law without help from Congress. More …
EPA Says Higher Radiation Levels Pose ‘No Harmful Health Effect’
“In the event of a dirty bomb or a nuclear meltdown, emergency responders can safely tolerate radiation levels equivalent to thousands of chest X-rays, the Environmental Protection Agency said in new guidelines that ease off on established safety levels. The EPA’s determination sets a level ten times the drinking water standard for radiation recommended under President Barack Obama. It could lead to the administration of President Donald Trump weakening radiation safety levels, watchdog groups critical of the move say.” More …
A Brief Dictionary to Help Understand the U.S. Far Right
“The campaign and election of US President Donald Trump have emboldened the country’s far-right movement, which celebrated his policies designed to limit immigration and repeal affirmative action, among others.” More …
McConnell Pulls Out the Stops to Help Trump’s Judicial Picks
“One of the big mysteries of 2017 has been whether Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley would stick to the practice (following that of his immediate Democratic predecessor, Pat Leahy) of letting the home-state senators of judicial nominees veto them, or bend to conservative pressure to let Donald Trump’s nominees go forward no matter what. ” More …
FEMA Is Spending Billions, and Some Questionable Companies Are Getting Work
A surge in disaster contracts from hurricanes has put the agency under pressure to bypass the usual competitive bidding process. More …
The Shame of General John Kelly: Video Shows He Got It Wrong
Video of Congresswoman Frederica Wilson’s 2015 speech contradicts the White House Chief of Staff. More …
112 Degrees With No Water: Puerto Rican Hospitals Battle Life And Death Daily
“Every day across Puerto Rico, with its shattered power grid, hospitals are waging a life-and-death battle to keep their patients from getting sicker in the tropical heat. Now two weeks after the storm, about three-quarters of Puerto Rico’s hospitals remain on emergency power. This creates dangerous conditions for critically ill patients.” More …
Inside Trump’s Head: An Exclusive Interview With the President, And The Single Theory That Explains Everything
“Nearly a year after the most stunning Election Day in many decades, pundits still profess to find themselves continually shocked by President Trump. They shouldn’t be: His worldview has been incredibly consistent. Rather than as an opportunity to turn ideology into policy, he views governing the way he does business—as an endless string of deals, to be won or lost, both at the negotiating table and in the court of public opinion. Look at his first year through this prism, and it makes sense. And it offers clues for the next three years—or seven.” More …