Management
HUD Spent $31,000 on a Dining Set for Carson's Office
A senior official at the agency says she was demoted for refusing to spend above legal limits for the secretary's office redecoration.
Management
Rick Gates is The Fifth Person To Plead Guilty in Trump-Russia Probe
The move increases pressure on Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chair and Gates's mentor.
Management
Analysis: The Republican Campaign To Discredit the FBI—Explained
The Trump administration and its supporters are following the well-worn path of aiming to discredit those probing the White House.
Pay & Benefits
Trump’s Bureaucracy is Nearly as White, Male, and Unequal as His Cabinet
Trump's mid-level appointees are 27 percentage points whiter and 13 points more male than the country as a whole.
Management
A List of the Trump Administration’s Security Breaches So Far
Revealing classified information to top Russian officials was but the latest in a string of lapses since Trump took office.
Management
'That Was Not a Good Situation': Why Sally Yates Was Worried About Michael Flynn’s Russia Ties
The Russians knew that national security adviser Flynn had lied to vice president Mike Pence.
Oversight
The Government’s Ethics Chief Has Been Bombarded With Requests Since Trump Became President
Phone calls from the public are reportedly up more than 5,000%.
Oversight
After Outcry by Ethics Watchdogs, the State Department Pulled a Story Advertising Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort
Former White House ethics lawyers called the story "outrageous."
Management
More Than Half the World’s Population Still Doesn’t Have a U.S. Ambassador
Some of the U.S.'s most important foreign partners, including China, India, Japan, the U.K., and Canada, don't have a top representative.
Defense
Trump’s Proposed Increased in Military Spending is Almost as Big as Russia's Entire Defense Budget
And the most worrying threats might not be the kind you fight with missiles and ships.
Management
The Top U.S. Diplomat No Longer Receives Visits From Other Top Diplomats
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was only told about the Mexican foreign minister's visit the night before and didn't get to meet him.
Defense
Donald Trump Used His Club’s Restaurant as a Situation Room This Weekend
After North Korea launched a ballistic missile, Trump strategized in front of dozens of diners at Mar-a-Lago.
Oversight
Trump Postpones Announcement About Separating His Business Interests From the Presidency
Trump’s failure to exit his business gives the Electoral College a legitimate reason to vote him down, experts say.
Management
A Moderate, a Loyalist or a Hardliner— Who is on Donald Trump’s Secretary of State Shortlist?
Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney and ex-New York mayor Rudy Giuliani are near the top of the possible picks.
Management
Whoever the Next President Is, They Won’t Know Their Way Around a Computer
The next commander-in-chief won't know much about the latest tech.
Defense
The CIA is Trying to Protect the Privacy Rights of Someone Who Does Not Exist
Why is it holding on to the files of a fictional Cold War journalist?
Tech