Until 2017, presidents hiring close family members as staff was illegal.
Eleanor Eagan
Eleanor Eagan is a senior fellow at the Revolving Door Project, where she was previously a research director.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Democrats Need to Fight for a Government That Works
The party proposes to fund OSHA, EPA, the IRS, and the NLRB at much less than those agencies got in 2010, in real terms.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Biden Must Block Crypto’s Access to the Revolving Door
Government officials should not be able to cash out working for firms directly affected by their own actions in office.
Posted inPolitics
To Unify the Country, Biden Must Name Corporate Villains
Stephen Schwarzman is a political villain out of a comic book. Biden should needle him mercilessly.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Government Is Still Operating Under Trump’s Budget
Trump-era austerity for the regulatory state has been in place since Biden’s inauguration. That must end next month.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Trump Officials Still Running Biden’s Justice Department
Two senior career staffers continue to work in Attorney General Merrick Garland’s office, and he’s shown no signs of doing anything about it.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
A Missing Link in the Fight Against the Climate Crisis
Under Trump and in the years of austerity, scientists fled the EPA and other agencies. The race to save the planet requires swift and extensive hiring policies.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Who’s Really Running Justice?
Uncovering a long-running effort to obscure a BigLaw alum’s power within Garland’s DOJ
Posted inLaw and Justice
Merrick Garland Is Failing His Biggest Test
Through either trepidation or cowardice, the Justice Department has shrunk from the onslaught of conservative legal opposition to the Biden agenda.
Posted inPolitics
How Biden Can Profitably Piss Off Republicans
Promoting good policy can also compel the GOP to defend the indefensible.