Harvey Makes Trump Rethink Draining Swamp at Key Housing Agency

The long-term recovery for thousands of Texans whose homes were decimated by Hurricane Harvey rests with a Trump administration government outsider who wants his agency's budget cut by billions of dollars. After the flood waters around Houston recede and the Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster officials leave, Ben Carson's Department of Housing and Urban Development […]

Draining the swamp? Donald Trump picks ex-Goldman Sachs partner for treasury head

President-elect Donald Trump announced on November 30 that former Goldman Sachs partner Steven Mnuchin – a man described as “the anti-populist from Hell” – is his pick for treasury secretary. Critics say Mnuchin's background – including running a bank described as “a foreclosure machine” – is further evidence that Trump has no intention of fulfilling […]