office of management and budget

The Purge

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Feb 5, 2025 The imminent government-wide implementation of Schedule F will go far toward transforming the federal bureaucracy into an extension of presidential power. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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The Canary in the OMB Coal Mine

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Dec 17, 2024 Russ Vought’s freedom to run the Office of Management and Budget will serve as a gauge of Trump’s commitment to the most radical elements of Project 2025. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump Names Rep. Mark Meadows His New Chief of Staff

ZEKE MILLER, JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Mar 7, 2020 The onetime leader of the House Freedom Caucus, a staunch loyalist, becomes fourth to hold the role in three years, succeeding Mulvaney. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mystery Grows Over Withholding of Aid to Lebanon

MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Nov 22, 2019 The Trump administration is holding back military assistance, an assertion of executive control similar to the delayed support for Ukraine. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Launches New Assault on the Working Poor

Julia Conley / Common Dreams May 7, 2019 The Office of Management and Budget's latest effort to redefine "poverty" threatens to deprive countless Americans of basic social services. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: America’s Tax System Is Perfectly Backward

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 9, 2019 The rich were once relied upon to finance the federal government. Now, the government pays the rich ever-more interest on a swelling debt. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Government Stumbles Into Shutdown, With Push by Sen. Rand Paul

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Feb 8, 2018 The Kentuckian, protesting the return of trillion-dollar deficits, repeatedly blocks action on a budget plan. However, the Senate is now racing to vote before dawn. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Congressional Committee Questions Solar Company Failure

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2011 A congressional investigative committee interrogated government officials Wednesday about why they supported giving a $535 million loan package to the recently failed California solar panel manufacturer Solyndra. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )