“Of course Trumpers want to dismantle the only agency formed in decades dedicated to giving consumers a fair shake in a predatory economy,” one journalist said in response to reporting on Republican plans. Just hours after U.S. President Donald Trumpnamed a labor secretary nominee seen by some union leaders and advocates as genuinely pro-worker, The Washington Post on Saturday detailed what […]
“Matt Gaetz was a ridiculous, horrible, and dangerous AG selection,” said the co-president of Public Citizen. Former Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz on Thursday withdrew from consideration to lead the U.S. Justice Department under the incoming Trump administration, saying in a social media post that his “confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction.” Gaetz, who lasted just a week as President-elect […]
“The fact that Trump is railing against the PRESS Act tells us everything we need to know: He wants no shackles when it comes to attacking, intimidating, silencing the press,” warned one legal expert. Journalists and press freedom advocates this week responded to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s attack on a proposed federal shield law with […]
“The American people deserve transparency from their elected officials, especially when it comes to evaluating the nominee to become our nation’s chief law enforcement officer,” said one critic. Critics slammed the Republican-controlled U.S. House Ethics Committee on Wednesday after the panel decided against releasing a report on sexual misconduct allegations against former U.S. Rep. Matt […]