“Are other chains doing the same thing?” More …
Executive Branch
The executive branch personnel (White House) including the president, the cabinet and advisors.
Another Potential Mueller Honey Pot: Spicer’s notebooks
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The Watergate resonance of the Bob Mueller probe rose this week with a CNN Report that the special counsel has details of wiretaps of ‘former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort under secret court orders before and after the election.’ Now we can tell you about another potential honey pot for Mueller. Former colleagues of Sean Spicer tell Axios that he filled “notebook after notebook” during meetings at the Republican National Committee, later at the Trump campaign, and then at the White House.” More …
Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ Group is Waging War on the Right to Vote
“The president’s commission lead by Kris Kobach, a champion of repressive voting laws, could do significant damage to hard-won voting rights.” More …
Steve Bannon Sought to Infiltrate Facebook Hiring
According to emails obtained by BuzzFeed News, Bannon hoped to spy on Facebook’s job application process. More …
The Insane News Cycle of Trump’s Presidency in 1 Chart
“If it feels like the Trump presidency has been hit by non-stop scandals and crises from day one, it’s probably because it has been. The Google News Lab looked at the search trends for stories about 40 of the biggest news events of Trump’s presidency from Jan. 20 until Sept. 1. You can see how we’ve all jumped from one four-alarm news fire to another.” More …
HHS Secretary Price’s Private-Jet Travels Included Visits with Colleagues, Lunch with Son
More than two dozen trips taken by HHS Secretary Price on charter flights since May have cost taxpayers more than $400,000. More …
EPA Spending Almost $25,000 to Install a Secure Phone Booth for Scott Pruitt
“Typically, such soundproof booths are used to conduct hearing tests. But the EPA sought a customized version — one that eventually would cost several times more than a typical model — that Pruitt can use to communicate privately.” More …
How Puerto Rico Is Becoming Trump’s Katrina
“George W. Bush ate cake while New Orleans drowned – now Trump is making him seem statesmanlike by comparison.” More …
Lifting the Veil on Another Batch of Shadowy Trump Appointees
“The administration continues to quietly hire political staffers — more than 1,000 so far, many of them regulating industries they previously worked for — but we’ve uncovered more identities. ‘The swamp continues,’ says a Trump campaign official who is now a lobbyist.” More …
Trump Administration’s Effect on National Parks
“It’s been a hard summer for our public lands.” More …