President Trump’s non-governmental advisory committee, DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) was sued as soon as Trump was sworn in, according to The Hill, which says that in three separate suits, “The plaintiffs each claim DOGE is covered by FACA, which mandates federal advisory committees meet transparency requirements like having a charter, fairly balanced membership and … Read more
National Institute of Health will be led by a doctor who advocated for letting Covid spread instead of locking down. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya has been nominated for the role which directs the nation’s medical research. He has advocated for so-called “herd immunity” before Covid vaccines were developed. The World Health Organization condemned the proposal saying … Read more
Trump will nominate WWE owner Linda MacMahon as education secretary. She believes in charter schools and school choice. AP suggests she may help Trump shutter the Department of Education, one of his campaign promises, which would presumably end her position as its head. McMahon once incorrectly claimed to have an education degree in connection with … Read more
TV’s Dr. Oz will be pushing the same health cures to the nation that he pushed to his fans. As the newly nominated administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Setvices, he will oversea delivery of a trillion dollars in medical services to millions of older Americans. He has promised to base medical treatments on … Read more
So far, the incoming president’s selection of cabinet and advisor positions has stunned many observers, some of whom feel many of the picks are unqualified and others are way too extreme. The BBC has a summary of the current state of the picks which includes links to articles filling in some of the details of … Read more
Vaccine denier and reputed conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was chosen by the incoming president to be director of Health and Human Services, America’s health agency. Reuters reported experts saying “Kennedy has a track-record of being a vaccine denier and has touted vaccine misinformation as scientific truth” and “(The nomination) once again demonstrates his … Read more
Trump says he will nominate “America First” Fox News Host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense to lead the world’s largest military. A major in the National Guard with no global experience, Hegseth was once identified by guard members as a potential “insider threat” due to sporting a white supremacist tattoo. Reuters quoted Congressman Adam … Read more
Incoming President Trump announced he will create a new agency to “operate outside the government” to be run by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. The so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” or “DOGE” (named the same as a meme bitcoin) will “pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful … Read more