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Acting US Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and Senior Adviser Jared Kushner arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, on December 7, 2018.

Loyalty Above All: The “Shallow State” of the Trump Administration

A compilation of executive branch positions deprived of competence and expertise, and filled instead with political loyalists.

Nov. 2, 2020 Dani Schulkin and Julia Brooks

Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper arrives at the Pentagon in the morning of June 24, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia.

Acting or Not, the Play’s The Thing

Focusing on the number of acting officials may detract from an assessment of the real failures of the Trump administration’s policy process and oversight gaps.

Jul. 2, 2019 Loren DeJonge Schulman

U.S. acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan listens to President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Cabinet Room at the White House April 02, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Trump’s Preference for Acting Officials Puts National Security at Risk

This article is cross-posted on Lawfare. President Trump recently announced that his intended nominee for secretary of defense will be Patrick Shanahan, who became—way back…

Patrick Shanahan

Loyalty Above All: The “Shallow State” of the Trump Administration

Acting or Not, the Play’s The Thing

Trump’s Preference for Acting Officials Puts National Security at Risk

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