Unlike all of his predecessors, Trump’s soon-to-be veterans health care chief is not a doctor.
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Russ Vought’s Empty Shutdown Threat
Today on TAP: The OMB director says that if Democrats don’t cave, he will do mass layoffs. Imagine that.
Posted inEconomic Policy
GOP Wrings Hands About Fraud After Crushing CFPB
A House Committee on Financial Services hearing Thursday morning was an exercise in gaslighting.
Posted inPolitics
Trump Doesn’t Need DOGE to Kneecap Independent Agencies
While DOGE has fallen by the wayside, many independent agencies that protect the public against corporate and government malfeasance remain hobbled by a lack of quorum.
Posted inWorking in America
What It Means When Federal Union Contracts Disappear
Deteriorating services, moms forced back from maternity leave, and more as federal workers lose formal union protections.
Posted inWorking in America
Trump Celebrates Labor Day as the Most Anti-Union President Ever
His unbound union busting is one front of his war on democracy.
Posted inWorking in America
EPA Is ‘100 Percent’ Union-Busting, Workers Say
After ending their collective-bargaining agreements, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered employees to seek prior approval for protected union activities on non-duty time.
Posted inWorking in America
Union-Buster in Chief
Trump has surpassed Reagan in his war on workers’ rights.
Posted inEducation in America
The Office of Federal Student Aid Is Under Attack
Students will pay the price for gutting a key agency for disbursing federal aid and overseeing private student loan companies.
Posted inWorking in America
FEMA Employees Reassigned to ICE
Probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs. It could signal problems with ICE recruitment.