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 ...
Talking Points Memo6mon
Trump Wants To Reinstate Spoils System, Hiring Loyalists Regardless Of Competence
This became known as the “spoils system.” Like Trump, Jackson also had a version of the “deep state” that he opposed. He claimed that the appointment process was aristocratic and blocked ...
Republican-led states call on Costco to drop DEI
A group of Republican attorneys general are demanding Costco end all of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies as ...
Augusta Free Press10d
Trump makes second stab at reworking Schedule F, reviving political spoils system
Donald Trump is, for a second time, trying to revive the political spoils system, this time with a new Schedule F executive ...