Trump's failure hides Project 2025 wins OMB director Russell Vought is quietly remaking the federal government, and Congress is next Salon · Oct 1
WH proposal could hurt disabled voters A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget is part of the Trump admin’s broader efforts to restrict voting Salon · Sep 30
White House Reportedly Shelves NIH Grant Order After Collins Pushback, but Research Funding Delays Continue for Many Labs The White House has reportedly dropped a plan for political review of NIH grants, but a separate grant rule and funding disruptions remain. Medical Daily · Sep 25
White House Reportedly Backs Away From Giving Political Appointees Veto Power Over NIH Grants After Collins Pushback The White House is reportedly retreating from a plan to let political appointees veto NIH grants, but a revised order could still return. Medical Daily · Sep 25
Senators from Both Parties Push Back on Reported Plan for Political Appointees to Approve NIH Grants Senators from both parties oppose a reported plan for political appointees to approve NIH grants. No order has been issued. How peer review works now. Medical Daily · Sep 23
Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto ‘woke’ initiatives President’s latest order expected to bring NIH funding under control of Trump administration to align with agenda The Guardian - US · Sep 20
How Vought reshaped regulation Vought and his allies have reshaped the CFPB into an industry-friendly, less aggressive regulator Salon · Sep 1
Trump administration accused of ‘bullying’ union leader at consumer protection agency Critic of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leadership was put under investigation and suspended from job The Guardian - US · Aug 13
CFPB Staff Were Reportedly Warned of 'Most Unpleasant' Fallout If They Went Too Hard on Financial Firms The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) supervision staff were reportedly warned they could face “most unpleasant” consequences if they were too aggressive while examining financial companies, according to an internal agency email. Benzinga · Aug 4
The Energy Department Admits the OMB Canceled Grants 'Solely' To Punish Trump's Political Opponents The episode illustrates the president's routine weaponization of government against his enemies. Reason · Jul 27
Federal officials admit to withholding grants from states just because they didn’t vote for Trump The Trump administration previously claimed the funding cuts were meant to stop wasteful spending and were not influenced by politics The Independent UK · Jul 24
Trump administration admits canceling clean energy grants to Democratic states Court fillings show grants denied to states if they didn’t back Trump’s re-election, but administration claims it’s a ‘misrepresentation’ The Guardian - US · Jul 24
‘Complete shock and dismay’: scientists unite against Trump’s $1tn grant attack OMB proposal would upend entire grant-making system – and put vast sums into hands of political appointees The Guardian - US · Jul 20
Elizabeth Warren Says Trump's CFPB Overhaul Has Cost Americans $26.5 Billion Ahead of Vought Hearing Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday highlighted a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Minority Staff report estimating that the Trump administration’s overhaul of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has cost Americans up to $26.5 billion. Benzinga · Jul 17
The Guardian - US · Jun 4 Consumer protection agency deletes thousands of pages as Trump administration seeks to dismantle it Deletion of the bureau’s website content is just the most recent part of a larger plan to ‘undermine an agency that’s helped people’
The Guardian - US · Jun 4 Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices There’s a stew of factors at work behind the rise in consumer rage – but there are potential solutions, too
The Independent UK · May 28 Democrats are making their own version of Project 2025. Here’s what it looks like Project 2029 unveiled the outlines of four policy proposals, with dozens more to come ahead of the next race for the White House
The Guardian - US · May 3 ‘Christofascism’ is here: inside the slow demolition of US public health From prescribing spiritual warfare to demonizing health experts, RFK Jr’s health empire has become a dangerous vehicle for a Christian nationalist worldview
Reason · Apr 27 By Dropping Her Criminal Probe of Jerome Powell, Jeanine Pirro Confirms Its Political Motivation Even Republican critics of the Federal Reserve chairman's performance rejected the notion that he had broken the law by lying about the renovation of the central bank's headquarters.
The Mary Sue · Apr 17 Lindsey Graham salivates over $1,500,000,000,000 for the military. 12 zeros for war while zero dollars for you Lindsey Graham just couldn’t hide his excitement over a proposed $1.5 trillion military budget, licking his lips as he called it the “best” he’s seen in his three decades in Congress. The South Carolina senator, who chairs the Senate Budget Committee, was practically drooling during a recent hearing as he…
We Got This Covered · Apr 17 Lindsey Graham drools over $1,500,000,000,000 for the U.S. military. Count them and weep Get a hold of yourself, Lindsey!
Fortune · Apr 16 Trump has no plan to cut the $39 trillion national debt, but he does want to cut childcare. His budget director is scrambling to clarify OMB Director Russell Vought appeared before Congress to answer questions about the request for the largest military spending boost since World War II.
The Guardian - US · Apr 15 ‘Vought cuts kill people’: Aids activists interrupt Trump budget chief hearing Proceedings brought to halt as protesters condemn Russ Vought for slashing Pepfar program amid sweeping aid cuts
International Business Times UK · Apr 4 Trump Seeks £1.15 Trillion Military and £290M White House Renovation Budget by Cutting Billions in Grants President Trump's FY2027 budget proposes the largest military spending in US history, while cutting funds from health, education and climate programs.
The Independent UK · Apr 3 Trump budget includes $1.5 trillion in defense spending and cuts to domestic programs The president's budget arrives as the House and Senate remain tangled over current-year spending