Trump is appointing privatizers and profiteers to important posts within the federal government.
Seema Verma: Trump’s Pick for Medicaid and Medicare Cashes In on “Reform”
By Mary Bottari | at
Democracy
Reform Groups Slam Trump COS for Threatening Federal Ethics Director
By Arn Pearson | at
A letter to Reince Priebus,Donald Trump’s incoming chief of staff, for threats he made against the director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE).
Former Chief Nominations Counsel Opposes Sessions for Attorney General
By Lisa Graves | at
Written statement of Lisa Graves on behalf of the Center for Media and Democracy submitted to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Tallahassee Mayor Defends Local Democracy from the Gun Lobby
By Kim Haddow | at
Local democracy will be on trial in Florida Tuesday. The trial is a test of the state’s “super preemption” law.
Koch Astroturf Army Cheers Union Busting in Kentucky
By Mary Bottari | at
“We can pretty much do whatever we want now!” crowed GOP Kentucky Rep. Jim DeCesare behind closed doors.
Trump Urged to Put Nation Before Family Profits
By Arn Pearson | at
Given the international scope of the Trump Organization’s operations, a newly sworn-in President Trump will likely run afoul of several anti-corruption protections from Day One and put America at greater risk.
ALEC’s Little Brother, ACCE, Has Big Plans for 2017
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Steve Arnold, Mayor of Fitchburg, WI on his observations from the ALEC’s 2016 States and Nation Policy Summit, in Washington, DC
Jeff Sessions and Trump’s White House Swamp
By Arn Pearson | at
Donald Trump may have campaigned on “draining the swamp,” but he brings an unprecedented and dazzling array of conflicts of interest to the White House and the Executive Branch.
Trump Names Controversial Lawyer to be White House Counsel
By Arn Pearson | at
Donald Trump chooses Tom DeLay’s “ethics” lawyer to become White House Counsel. This spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E.
Don McGahn, Trump White House Counsel, Has Long Courted Controversy
By Arn Pearson | at
President-elect Donald Trump has put the chief lawyer for his campaign, Don McGahn, in charge of legal issues for his transition team.