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Elaine Kamarck was interviewed on “Sunday Morning” about DOGE and Elon Musk’s government downsizing efforts.
If Trump is serious on what he is saying about sticking with these tariffs, he is betting his presidency on their success, and on the patience of the American people, at a moment when..."
You can’t cut that many people from the department and not expect that services will decline…When you have fewer people in that office, people are going to get slower services. They may..."
It’s hard to imagine that these staffing cuts won’t have the effect of curtailing the department’s ability to carry out their core functions.
Jon Valant spoke to Newsweek about the potential impact, or lack thereof, of Trump’s plans to dismantle the Department of Education on national math and reading scores.
Vanessa Williamson discussed how the IRS workforce cuts will likely cause the agency to struggle to operate on KQED.
Keon Gilbert was interviewed on WABE’s midday news program, “Closer Look,” about community policing and the effects of police reform on community cohesion, health, and trauma.
We did it exactly the opposite way. They are paying no attention to consequences, which is why, by the way, they’re having to backtrack all the time.
Bill Baer spoke to Business Insider about the regulatory cases dropped under the Trump administration.
Chinasa T. Okolo presented the talk ,“Green Futures: AI, ecology, and policies for people and the planet,” at RightsCon 2025.
Repurposing OCR’s work to terminate federal funding for these more expansive interpretations of current federal law is going to be an uphill battle.
Vanessa Williamson spoke with The Hill about the negative repercussions of the Trump administration’s cuts to IRS staff for everyday Americans during tax filing season.