Trump Advances Plan to Fill Federal Government With ‘Political Cronies’

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Trump Advances Plan to Fill Federal Government With ‘Political Cronies’

“Anyone who cares about our national security, or receives Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid… has a vested interest in protecting our merit-based federal workforce.” The largest federal labor union in the U.S. said Friday that tens of thousands of federal workers could soon “have their jobs politicized” and be swiftly fired under a new rule proposed by the […]

‘No One Independent Is Watching’: Lack of Oversight Fuels Fears of Trump Effort to Corrupt Coronavirus Relief

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‘No One Independent Is Watching’: Lack of Oversight Fuels Fears of Trump Effort to Corrupt Coronavirus Relief

  “Clearly he’s planning to corrupt the $2 trillion in spending Congress just approved, whether it’s by steering the money to political favorites, negotiating more favorable terms with certain parties or punishing his enemies with a failure to provide aid.” With the rollout of a multi-trillion-dollar coronavirus relief package underway and off to a disastrous start, […]