Politico: Welcome to ebullient America
Watchdog group Accountable.US is “releasing a new report, ‘MAGA Hangover’, finding Trump administration independent agency leaders still hold 24 key posts in the Biden administration.
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The Hill: Dozens of Trump appointees ‘burrow’ into Biden government
Roughly two dozen Trump administration appointees remain in civil service jobs or on government advisory boards roughly two months into the Biden administration, according to a new report from a government watchdog group obtained by…
Read moreBoston Globe: Trump-era inertia bogs down agencies as Biden seeks urgency
Interior Department staffers churned out dozens of drilling permits despite an order for upper-level review. The U.S. Postal Service spurned green alternatives and bought tens of thousands of gasoline-powered vehicles. And across the government, Donald…
Read moreBloomberg: Trump-Era Inertia Bogs Down Agencies as Biden Seeks Urgency
Interior Department staffers churned out dozens of drilling permits despite an order for upper-level review. The U.S. Postal Service spurned green alternatives and bought tens of thousands of gasoline-powered vehicles. And across the government, Donald…
Read moreSalon: Republican Senators opposed to Biden’s HHS nominee have taken nearly $10 million from Big Pharma
As the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday deadlocked along party lines on whether to advance the nomination of Xavier Becerra as secretary of Health and Human Services, a new analysis shows that the 14 Republican…
Read moreSalon: Trump’s “sabotage” plan – Watchdog groups want to know who was “burrowed” into career jobs
Government watchdog groups are calling on congressional committees to release the names of Trump political appointees who have “burrowed” into career civil service positions over concerns they may attempt to “sabotage” the Biden administration. The…
Read moreHuffPost: Despite Its Pledges, Shell Funded Anti-Climate Lobbying Last Year
Royal Dutch Shell vowed last September to reach net-zero carbon pollution in its business by 2050. The goal was vague but notable, and seemed to become more realistic when the corporation announced earlier this month…
Read moreThe Denver Post: Lauren Boebert’s campaign amends reimbursement report that raised red flags
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s campaign has publicly acknowledged that a prior campaign finance report — which raised ethical red flags and led to multiple requests for investigation — was inaccurate. Still, the campaign defended a…
Read moreThe Hill: GoDaddy reviewing websites for links to Capitol insurrection
Web-hosting company GoDaddy is investigating services it provides to several organizations that were directly tied to the violent insurrection at the Capitol last month, the company told The Hill Tuesday. The investigation stems from a…
Read moreRoll Call: Haaland tells senators she sees ongoing role for fossil fuels
Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., sought Tuesday to reassure skeptics on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that she would respect the importance of fossil fuel production if she’s confirmed as Interior secretary. Kyle Herrig,…
Read morePolitico Pro: Fauci weighs in on school reopening — Senate Democrats want ‘as much funding as possible’ for HBCUs
FAUCI WEIGHS IN ON REOPENING: Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Biden’s chief medical adviser, said Wednesday that vaccinating all teachers against Covid-19 before reopening schools is…
Read moreKansas City Pitch: Corporations continued donations to Sen. Hawley long after they should have known better
Large companies, such as FedEx, donated to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) after he cheered on violent marches organized by white supremacists to dispute the 2020 election. Many of the same corporations that gave money to…
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