Oversight
Play of the Day: Recounting Scott Pruitt's Recent Scandals
The EPA chief bought some pens, angled for a used mattress and even abused his White House mess privileges.
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Play of the Day: The First Lady Is Back In Public
Melania Trump attended a FEMA meeting with her husband.
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Play of the Day: No Eagles, But The President Loves Patriotic Songs
Donald Trump invited, then uninvited the NFL champs. So, he held an event anyway.
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Analysis: The Invisible Melania Trump
The first lady’s behavior isn’t what people today are used to.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President Loves That Big Envelope
Kim Jong-un sent a letter, but Donald Trump really likes how it got to the White House.
Oversight
Analysis: The Flaw in Trump's Obstruction-of-Justice Defense
The president isn’t above the law, whatever his lawyers may claim—but prosecutors will face an unusually high burden to prove any misconduct.
Oversight
EPA Chief Loses a Round in Court on Release of Climate Change Studies
Nonprofit’s FOIA victory comes as emails suggest Pruitt assigned staff to buy a Trump mattress.
Management
The Federal Agencies With the Most (and Least) Sexual Harassment
At every agency, more women than men report harassment.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President and Some Kims
Donald Trump met with Kim Kardashian and got a letter from Kim Jong-un.
Oversight
The White House Is Not Complying With Inquiries From Government’s Top Watchdog
The Trump administration did not respond to a GAO letter about not responding to its investigations.
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Play of the Day: Trump Wrote a Letter to Kim
It was a version of "You can't break up with me because I already broke up with you."
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump's Twitter Feed Is a Public Forum, Like MySpace In 2005
A judge rules in favor of those blocked by the president
Oversight
Nominee to Run Government Ethics Office Says He Won’t Tweet Like His Predecessor
Rounds tells senators he’d have a dialog with White House on its own issues.
Oversight
No One Knows If a President Can Be Indicted
Scholars disagree on existing precedents—and the question won’t be settled until evidence leads a prosecutor to try it.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Real Cause Of The White House Sinkhole
It's not just a natural occurrence.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Hereby Demands An Investigation Into The Investigation
The president took to Twitter again and used some curious language.
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Justice Watchdog Has Legal, If Not De Facto, Independence from Trump
President’s demand that the Justice Department probe alleged FBI campaign “spy” is unusual.
Oversight
Play of the Day: When Bill Gates Met Donald Trump
The tech billionaire spoke with the real estate billionaire and it did not go well.
Oversight
Report: IG Is Investigating State Dept. Reassignments
House Democrats had requested an inquiry into career staff being moved to FOIA office, other posts.
Oversight