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Five words in an obscure regulation are being deployed by Trump’s appointees to kill grants unilaterally across the government.

The Trump White House has taken its attempt to seize direct control...

Discussing the "Fork in the Road" email.

This week’s actions to reshape personnel policy enable the Trump administration to more easily politicize the ranks of the federal workforce and diminish its size.

Where and how can government be more efficient?

The broad discretion afforded to presidents to shape personnel policy poses a threat to the civil service during the Trump administration.

After President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January 2025, he cannot use a federal vacancies law to install Matt Gaetz as attorney general without Senate approval, as posts on social media are suggesting he will do.

Democratic accountability takes many forms other than elections