Trump’s Cabinet is putting his America First policies into place, including at the Department of Interior, where Secretary David Bernhardt announced a plan to open up more than 1.4 million acres of federal land through the elimination of some 7,500 regulations. The land, under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, includes 74 […]
Trump Budget Chief Shuts Down Consumer ‘Protection’ Bureau ‘Slush Fund’…
An educational “slush fund” used by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has come under the “strictest review” by acting director Mick Mulvaney amid concerns the Obama-era agency has been doling out cash only to Democratic cronies. Mulvaney, President Trump’s budget chief who has been temporarily installed at the agency the president once promised to kill, […]
Government Employees Using Encrypted Messaging Apps on Work Phones, Potentially Violating Federal Law…
Judge Denies CFPB Official’s Injunction Against Mulvaney…
A New CFPB Scandal – Cost Overruns for Its New Lux Headquarters…
Federal Workers Poised to Overtake Salaries of Senators, DC Gets Highest Pay Raise…
The top paychecks of federal workers are set to grow again next year to a six-figure number that rivals the $174,000 salaries of America’s 535 House and Senate members. Under a new federal order, salaries for most bureaucrats in the General Service will rise next year when the cap on top pay hits $164,000. And […]
Oh My, Much More: Matt Lauer Accused of Sexual Harassment by Multiple Women…
As the co-host of NBC’s “Today,” Matt Lauer once gave a colleague a sex toy as a present. It included an explicit note about how he wanted to use it on her, which left her mortified. On another day, he summoned a different female employee to his office, and then dropped his pants, showing her […]
NBC Fires Matt Lauer Over Sexual Misconduct Allegation…
The fast-moving national reckoning over sexual harassment in the workplace reached the highest level of television news on Wednesday when NBC fired Matt Lauer, the co-host of its most profitable franchise, “Today,” following an allegation that he made inappropriate sexual contact with a subordinate. NBC News told its staff it was firing Mr. Lauer some […]