Backstabber Watch

In the wake of the United States dropping bombs on Iran, New York Times Opinion Writer Frank Bruni is railing against the “coterie of toadies” who are supposed to be advising President Donald Trump on such actions. 

An appeals court is keeping in place a court block on the Trump administration’s downsizing of the federal workforce. The order was issued Friday.

Russ Vought, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), confirmed that the Trump administration has set up a "tip line" for companies to snitch on employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) who are doing their jobs despite a work stoppage order.

The New Republic's Greg Sargent has written a lengthy article about what he believes will likely be unprecedented corruption within the second Trump administration. In particular, Sargent notes that this time Trump didn't even make a pretense of obeying any kinds of ethics rules...

As President Trump’s term ends, we face an increasing risk that historically valuable records of his presidency will be permanently lost.

The Postal Service claims that lawmakers can’t tour mail facilities due to Hatch Act violations—but the agency enforcing the Hatch Act says otherwise.

Joe Biden and Barack Obama sent well-wishes to Donald Trump after his coronavirus diagnosis, and the Trump campaign sent out a fundraising email attacking them.

Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier than has been previously reported, according to U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the intelligence.

As workplace deaths and catastrophes mount, the Trump administration has scaled back safety inspections. Since the pandemic, OSHA has cut back even more.

Several states say they are considering legal action against the Trump administration and the United States Postal Service to stop them from using new operational changes that could slow mail service leading up to the presidential election, which will rely heavily on mail-in voting.

Donald Trump's trade war has taken a backseat as the president has put the U.S. on the brink of a real war with his attack on Iran — and that is probably a good thing for him, reports Politico.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed that he tries to defeat the security protocols implemented by his own agency. 

According to an expert on public policy, members of Donald Trump's incoming administration may already find themselves behind on their jobs the moment that they take over for the outgoing President Joe Biden administration.

U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack removed Acting Voice of America Director Elez Biberaj, part of a broad effort to install Trump supporters before the Biden administration comes to power.

The Trump administration accuses the tech giant of favoring H-1B visa workers over American candidates.

Trump's coronavirus "cure," which he wants to provide free to any patient who needs it, was developed via stem cell research – a practice the Trump administration opposes as “one of the very top priorities.”

Slaoui admitted in a phone interview with CNBC that he still holds shares in GlaxoSmithKline, where he worked for nearly 30 years, and said he plans to use them as part of his retirement.

The Trump administration’s persistent violations, including 15 in the last two weeks, raise questions about criminal liabilities for Trump himself.