Author Archive
Management
Why Trump (Probably) Won’t Ditch Rudy
The president’s personal lawyer is at the center of the House impeachment probe—perhaps too close to risk setting free.
Management
Analysis: Why Firing Mick Mulvaney Is Riskier Than Keeping Him
President Trump’s third chief of staff seemed destined for the door until impeachment came along.
Management
Who is Ken Cuccinelli?
President Trump’s biggest immigration hard-liner has become the consummate ideological ally.
Management
Ignoring Trump’s Orders, Hoping He’ll Forget
Slow-walking or flat-out disobeying Trump’s fleeting obsessions has become common practice across various sectors of government.
Oversight
Infrastructure Week Isn’t a Joke Anymore
A deal with the Democrats may now be Trump’s best chance for a legislative win ahead of 2020.
Management
Trump’s Chief of Staff Is Having a Great Time
Mick Mulvaney wants you to know that he’s no narc like John Kelly.
Management
Trump’s ‘Major’ Border Deal Is No Deal for Democrats
The president offered three-year protection for “Dreamers” and immigrants with protective status in exchange for $5.7 billion in border-wall funding. Democrats rejected it out of hand.
Oversight
Trump's Chief Advocate on Capitol Hill Has Somehow Survived
But the shutdown is proving to be her greatest challenge yet.
Management
Analysis: Why Mike Pence Couldn’t End the Shutdown
The vice president has led negotiations to reopen the government. But even after the White House’s state-of-emergency threat, he doesn’t appear to have the authority to do much about it.
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
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
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.
Oversight
The GOP’s Bill to Stop Family Separations Looks Dead for Now
Waffling on the part of the White House likely means that no legislation on the matter will come up for a vote before recess next week.
Management
Pruitt Aide Resigns Amid Scandals
Millan Hupp filed her paperwork shortly after portions of her congressional testimony were made public.
Management
A Pruitt Aide's Attack on Zinke Angers the White House
A press staffer at the Environmental Protection Agency attempted to distract from his boss’s troubles by planting stories that would reflect poorly on the secretary of the interior.
Management
An Internal Email Contradicts Scott Pruitt's Account of Controversial Raises
The EPA administrator has said he “didn’t know” about unusual salary bumps given to a pair of trusted aides, but a message from one of those staffers claims otherwise.
Management
Scott Pruitt Bypassed the White House to Give Big Raises to Favorite Aides
The embattled EPA chief used an obscure provision last month to increase the salaries of a pair of staffers by tens of thousands of dollars.
Management
Kellyanne Conway Edges Toward Accepting the Job of Communications Director
The counselor to the president had resisted Trump’s previous entreaties, but is now considering replacing Hope Hicks on an interim basis.
