We will not know the extent or the success of President Donald Trump’s purge of the federal bureaucracy for some time. There ...

A lot of Trump’s rhetoric subscribes to a popular “meritocracy myth” that if everyone simply works harder, they will all have ...

Trump’s blitz against the independence of the civil service is undermining a core pillar of American democracy. President Donald Trump showed his admiration for Andrew Jackson when, eight years ago, ...

Bob Menendez, 71, was found guilty on all 16 counts in his federal trial, becoming the first sitting member of Congress to be ...

Donald Trump's inauguration was marked by a doubling down against programmes of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Among ...

It was, of course, McKinley who seized the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico as the spoils of that ... island’s defense and represents its diplomatic interests. Image An iceberg off the coast ...

Two former political appointees in the Biden-Harris administration explain why "defending an unbiased civil service preserves ...

President Trump's warning to “end illegal DEI discrimination” or face civil rights investigations is expected to have immediate chilling effect.

and pernicious identity-based spoils system," the executive order said. Fernandez said that Target recruits and retains employees "who represent the communities we serve," but moving forward ...

The enactment of civil service reform ended the old spoils system, whereby federal office-seekers and ... fight against the rising tide of oligarchic wealth that outside spending represents. Political ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...