After Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta stepped down amid controversy over Acosta’s prosecutorial handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s case, President Trump appointed attorney and son of former Supreme Court Justice, Eugene Scalia, to the position. This has been met with calls of disdain pointed specifically at Scalia, and those angry at the Trump administration in general for ever-changing…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Well, we never said every appointed cabinet member had to be as seemingly tyrannical as Trump himself. According to a new report, the president’s FCC chief wants to end the regulations that force most U.S. phone’s built-in FM receiver to be turned off: Your smartphone has an…
by Publius President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks have dominated the news-cycle for weeks. His nominations include amazing people. Individuals such as General James “Warrior Monk” Mattis and Betsy DeVos will almost certainly prove to be great choices for their Departments. Unfortunately, not all of Trump’s picks are quite as good. Dr. Ben Carson as HUD Secretary and…
by Robert Donachie President-elect Donald Trump has two men at the top of his list for Secretary of the Treasury: Steven Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross. Mnuchin is allegedly the front-runner, and that is in no small part due to his role as campaign finance chairman for the Trump campaign and his illustrious background in finance,…
by Josh Guckert While some anticipate radical change in Donald Trump‘s cabinet, the reality is likely to be far less exciting. It is to be expected that Trump will be largely counseled on his choices by those who have been in politics, particularly given his unprecedented lack of expertise in the political arena. His advisory…