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February 03, 2025
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One Of The 20-Somethings Running The Government Is Beholden To Sam Altman’s OpenAI
Elon Musk isn’t the only billionaire puppetting the federal government. Sam Altman also has staff in his pocket. All it cost was $100,000
February 01, 2025
Firing Director Chopra Is A Win For Corporate Criminals
For all the claims Trump and the GOP have made about being the voice of working-class voters, firing Chopra and attacking the CFPB only satisfies unscrupulous corporations and unelected billionaires like Elon Musk. If civil society does its job, every person unnecessarily taken advantage of by a financial institution will attribute the blame to the right person – Donald Trump.
January 29, 2025
Impoundment: An Illegal Power Grab That Will Harm People
On Monday, the Trump administration illegally ordered a “pause” in all federal grant and loan programs, cutting people off from critical programs in order to grab power for Trump himself.
January 29, 2025
Agency Spotlight Update January 2025
Democratic sluggishness in the Senate this fall left dozens of crucial nominees to the independent agencies floundering, and led to at least twenty outstanding nominations (or renominations) ultimately being returned, unconfirmed, to former President Biden this January.
January 28, 2025
Trump's FDIC Hastens the Next Banking Crisis
When the next banking crisis happens, remember that Trump and his loyalists weakened already short-handed regulatory agencies.
January 28, 2025
The Attack on FEMA Begins
Trump’s call to review FEMA’s efficiency is straight out of Project 2025, and doesn’t bode well for an agency he’s threatened to “terminate.”
January 27, 2025
Trump Admin Announces Appointees For Key Leadership Positions At The FTC
Last week, the Trump administration announced two new picks for leading divisions within the Federal Trade Commission: Daniel Guarnera and Christopher Mufarrige.
January 17, 2025
What the WSJ Editorial Board Got Wrong About IRS Whistleblower Charles Littlejohn
The Editorial Board disapproves of Littlejohn for political reasons.
January 15, 2025
Here Are Some Files The Revolving Door Project Has On Trump Nominees
We are pleased to share our finalized research product on Trump nominees. Stay tuned for more research to be published soon.
December 04, 2024
Why Won’t Democrats Defend Their Legacy On Labor?
Time is running out to reconfirm NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran.
November 25, 2024
Inflation Did Not Make A Democratic Loss Inevitable
Contrary to popular belief, inflation did not lead to the downfall of incumbents worldwide.
November 20, 2024
The Committee For a Responsible Federal Budget Welcomes Musk’s Meme Department of Government Efficiency
Welcome to the new Trump administration, where apparently this is what we can expect from the “responsible moderates” like CRFB.
November 19, 2024
The Campaign That Could Have Been
Taking on corporate greed, and assuring people you would keep them from getting ripped off, was exactly what the moment called for. Unfortunately, many of the millionaires and billionaires running the Harris campaign couldn’t see that.