Some of the business people who have been cozying up to Trump represent companies that get a lot of government contracts or are worried about government regulation…

Elaine Kamarck spoke to Business Insider about the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) top priorities, noting turning recommendations into action will be difficult.

President Trump’s executive order declaring the federal government would recognize only two sexes could amount to ‘removing protections from some of our most vulnerable..."

I am quite confident that the government of Denmark, as we’ve seen them say things, doesn’t think it has the legal authority to sell Greenland to anyone.

“I don’t think we’re going to see a dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education because it would require an act of Congress.”

Molly Reynolds was interviewed on C-SPAN about the opening day of the 119th Congress.

“Some would argue that with TikTok shutting down, they could wipe out about $1.3 billion in U.S. small business and creator revenue within just one month.” 

Elaine Kamarck spoke to CNN about the federal workforce under former President Bill Clinton. 

“Tech companies do not have the market incentive to exercise that kind of cultural sensitivity in most instances.”

You and I are entitled to know who’s donating to the [presidential] transition, because there could be lots of conflicts of interest.

Rachel Perera spoke to Education Week about the ways Trump can weaken the Department of Education.

You cannot touch social security payments, veterans’ retirement payments or people’s medicare reimbursements without getting statutory changes, [which DOGE cannot do].