So-called Department of Government Efficiency Chair Elon Musk responded to what critics have called a "hostile takeover" of government by saying Americans got "what they voted for."The billionaire was asked about his agency during Oval Office remarks on Tuesday."Your detractors, Mr. Musk, including…
Donald Trump's lawyer Alina Habba was on the White House lawn Tuesday claiming that the "separation of powers" means the president has the "ultimate authority."However, the opposite is true, as children in civics classes are taught. The Founding Fathers sought to create a government with no supreme…
President Donald Trump's dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is almost certainly illegal under the separation of powers — but, wrote former Labor Secretary Robert Reich in a lengthy post to Facebook, even beyond that, the timing of the move raises suspicions.The bureau is the on…
House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) lashed out at House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington (R-TX) as the negotiations for President Donald Trump's agenda continue, accusing Arrington and other deficit hawks of being disloyal to the president.The two lawmakers are in charge of committees that ar…
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