The civil service was once politicized. Then a president was assassinated.
Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...
New top prosecutor for DC advocated for Jan. 6 rioters and echoed Trump’s false 2020 election claims
The top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., is a conservative activist who promoted Donald Trump’s conspiracy theories ...
U.S. Attorney Opens Investigation Into Justice Dept.’s Jan. 6 Cases
The move was the latest example of how the prosecutor in charge in Washington, Ed Martin, has sought in recent days to wind ...
How a president's death helped kill Washington's "spoils system"
In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president. But after a ...
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Trump orders stir fear among federal employees in Virginia
Virginians are feeling the effects of President Donald Trump's orders targeting the federal government workforce, with nearly ...
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US Vice President JD Vance’s memoir ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
AJ columnist Rogelio Medina on the way to Narita, Japan onboard Japan Airlines. THANKS to the nice and courteous service from ...