Management
Watchdog: GSA Ignored Ethics Advice on Constitutionality of Trump Hotel Lease
Inspector general blasts “unwillingness” to consider Emoluments Clause violations.
Management
Attorney-General Nominee Breaks With Trump on the Mueller Probe
Bill Barr attempted to assuage Democrats’ fears that he would be beholden to the president, but parts of his testimony still left them unnerved.
Pay & Benefits
Trump Gives Federal Employees Christmas Eve Off
Move comes as partial shutdown prospect still looms.
Management
Analysis: Can Trump Pardon Himself?
He can certainly try it—but that doesn’t mean he’d succeed.
Management
Nominating a Crony, Loyalist or Old Buddy for Attorney General is a U.S. Presidential Tradition
President Trump has been criticized for the appointment of political allies as attorney general. But history is filled with examples of AGs who were friends and political supporters of the president.
Management
Donald Trump May Spend 16 days at Mar-a-Lago Over Christmas and New Year’s
This would be Trump's longest stay yet at his private Florida resort.
Management
Analysis: John Kelly Couldn't Fix the Trump Presidency
Under Kelly’s guidance, the White House functioned more effectively than it had during the tenure of his predecessor—yet it still remained unfathomably chaotic.
Management
Trump Picks a Washington Insider as His Next Attorney General
William Barr served in the role under President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993 and has been critical of the Russia probe.
Management
Trump Protests Infringement on Executive Branch in Coast Guard Act
Signing statement addresses antitrust laws, president’s authority to close facilities.
Management
Nikki Haley is Emerging From the Trump Administration Unscathed
In an interview with The Atlantic, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to the UN made the case for a values-driven foreign policy, and acknowledged daylight between her and the president.
Management
The White House Has No Plan for Confronting the Mueller Report
Nervous aides expect the president to lead the way, tweet up a storm—and, Rudy Giuliani promises, fight back.
Management
Why George W. Bush Gave Michelle Obama Candy During His Father’s Funeral
This sweet gesture has happened before.
Management
Mueller Is Laying Siege to the Trump Presidency
It won’t be a single news event that takes down the president.
Management
President George H. W. Bush’s Capitol Rotunda Ceremony Offers a Glimpse of Grace
The event was a somber, respectful collection of moments sealed off from the political turmoil to which Americans have become accustomed.
Management
Analysis: Why We’ll Miss George H.W. Bush, America’s Last Foreign Policy President
The first President Bush had some impressive foreign policies wins, but could he be best remembered for getting the US entangled in Iraq?
Oversight
Six White House Employees Violated Hatch Act With MAGA Tweets
Special Counsel absolves four others, including Mick Mulvaney and Sarah Sanders.
Management
Flying Trump To Midterm Rallies To Stump For Republicans Cost Taxpayers Millions
Trump criticized Air Force One travel to campaign stops when Obama was in office.
Tech
New Secret Service Lapel Pins Will Come With a Secret Security Feature
Few people know what those very recognizable lapel pins are hiding.
Tech
The Secret Service Is Testing Facial Recognition At The White House
The test also captures part of the street outside.
Pay & Benefits