The federal civil service system is designed to ensure merit-based hiring and firing, and protects employees from arbitrary or unjust terminations, with federal employees overseeing essential functions and being protected by legal and procedural standards.
The question is no longer whether Trumpism will survive beyond Trump; the question is how Trumpism will continue to evolve and whether American democracy is prepared for its next phase.
"It'll get to the U.S. Supreme Court, and if the court follows the actual legislative intent and history, they will uphold what Donald Trump has done," expert says
A Tennessee state lawmaker reintroduced legislation that would allow veterans and retired law enforcement officers to be hired as School Resource Officers.
Rep. Judy Chu said she does not believe conditions should be placed on federal aid for wildfires sweeping through Southern California, after President Donald Trump suggested such.