Government
Federal, state, and local government structures and processes
767 topics in 'Government'
Date
Topic
Headline
Questions
Time
Jan 24
Government
Trump fires 17 inspectors general in single week eliminating government oversight
17 independent watchdogs fired in single week, eliminating oversight
20q ยท 30 min
Jan 24
Government
Trump fires 17 inspectors general in single week eliminating government oversight
17 independent watchdogs fired in single week, eliminating oversight
20 questions
30 min
Jan 23
Government
Senate Judiciary bypasses ABA ratings for Article III nominees
Criminal defense lawyer nominated for judgeship as loyalty trumps qualifications
15q ยท 23 min
Jan 23
Government
Senate Judiciary bypasses ABA ratings for Article III nominees
Criminal defense lawyer nominated for judgeship as loyalty trumps qualifications
15 questions
23 min
Jan 21
Government
Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders got commutations not pardons, legal difference matters
Trump gave full pardons to most Jan. 6 defendants โ including Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, whose 22-year seditious conspiracy conviction was erased โ but only commuted the sentences of Stewart Rhodes and about a dozen other militia leaders, leaving those felony convictions on the books
20q ยท 30 min
Jan 21
Government
Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders got commutations not pardons, legal difference matters
Trump gave full pardons to most Jan. 6 defendants โ including Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, whose 22-year seditious conspiracy conviction was erased โ but only commuted the sentences of Stewart Rhodes and about a dozen other militia leaders, leaving those felony convictions on the books
20 questions
30 min
Jan 20
Government
Trump revokes clearances for 51 officials who signed Hunter Biden laptop letter
47 intelligence officials lose security clearances in loyalty purge
14q ยท 21 min
Jan 20
Government
Trump revokes clearances for 51 officials who signed Hunter Biden laptop letter
47 intelligence officials lose security clearances in loyalty purge
14 questions
21 min
Jan 20
Government
Trump axes Biden's ethics pledge on Day One, letting political appointees accept lobbyist gifts and revolve through the door faster
Appointees who came from industries they now regulate face no ethics restrictions on gifts from those same industries
25q ยท 38 min
Jan 20
Government
Trump axes Biden's ethics pledge on Day One, letting political appointees accept lobbyist gifts and revolve through the door faster
Appointees who came from industries they now regulate face no ethics restrictions on gifts from those same industries
25 questions
38 min
Jan 20
Government
Judge Howell cites First Amendment as law firms surrender $1 billion under DOJ threats
Tech giants capitulate to Trump threats while resistance fights back
58q ยท 87 min
Jan 20
Government
Judge Howell cites First Amendment as law firms surrender $1 billion under DOJ threats
Tech giants capitulate to Trump threats while resistance fights back
58 questions
87 min
Jan 20
Government
Appeals court allows administration's anti-DEI executive orders to proceed, vacating earlier injunction
17 attorneys-general sue Trump over DEI shutdown affecting federal contracts
15q ยท 23 min
Jan 20
Government
Appeals court allows administration's anti-DEI executive orders to proceed, vacating earlier injunction
17 attorneys-general sue Trump over DEI shutdown affecting federal contracts
15 questions
23 min
Jan 20
Government
DOJ drops charges against 1,500 January 6 defendants in presidential clemency
Trump pardons 1,500 Jan. 6th defendants testing mercy versus justice
20q ยท 30 min
Jan 20
Government
DOJ drops charges against 1,500 January 6 defendants in presidential clemency
Trump pardons 1,500 Jan. 6th defendants testing mercy versus justice
20 questions
30 min
Jan 20
Government
Trump's birthright citizenship order denies rights to 150,000 newborns annually
Trump denies citizenship to 150,000+ newborns annually via executive order
27q ยท 41 min
Jan 20
Government
Trump's birthright citizenship order denies rights to 150,000 newborns annually
Trump denies citizenship to 150,000+ newborns annually via executive order
27 questions
41 min
Jan 20
Government
White House issues 191 executive orders bypassing Congress on Day One
Trump outlines most aggressive Day One agenda in presidential history
20q ยท 30 min
Jan 20
Government
White House issues 191 executive orders bypassing Congress on Day One
Trump outlines most aggressive Day One agenda in presidential history
20 questions
30 min