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Trump 2.0: Bracing for criminals, corruption and constitutional crises

[…] have objected to Trump’s failure to provide notice and justification, but others have defended Trump’s actions. Trump’s dismissal of so many IGs aligns with the aims of Project 2025, the conservative agenda shaped by many Trump administration officials which called for the mass replacement of IGs by Trump.  What we’ll be watching for:  Whether Trump […]

CREW, Democracy Forward sue to block Trump’s illegal plan to fire government workers

[…] nation are protected, our food and medicine are safe, our air and water are clean, and our children have access to education. “The Administration’s efforts, outlined in Project 2025, to decimate the ability of our government to do work for the people will harm everyday Americans. We are challenging these actions in court,” said Skye […]

The Senate should reject Russell Vought’s nomination to be Director at OMB

[…] dismantle our government’s current merit-based civil service system. The Senate should consider this when examining his nomination, as well as his ties to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025. Federal agencies filled with unqualified party loyalists would negatively impact almost every part of everyday Americans’ lives and would likely cause large-scale corruption. It would also […]

CREW sues for records on Project 2025 and federal worker protections

[…] Biden rescinded the order after taking office, President Trump repeatedly stated his intention to reissue it if reelected. Trump’s position has garnered support from the authors of Project 2025, a broad policy agenda that advocates for the systematic dismantling of the civil service through mass firings, replacing career civil servants and agency experts with unqualified […]

Trump has said he wants to destroy the “deep state” 56 times on Truth Social

[…] called Schedule F, was never fully implemented because President Biden rescinded Trump’s executive order when he took office. It’s clear that Trump and his allies—including those pushing Project 2025—want to pick up where he left off in 2020. Congress should act now to ensure that government service remains based on expertise and merit rather than […]

CREW requests records on Schedule F and Project 2025

[…] was rescinded shortly after President Biden took office, Trump has pledged to reimpose Schedule F, if re-elected. In addition, former Trump officials leading the Heritage Foundation’s ” Project 2025,” a right-wing plan to overhaul the functioning of the federal government, have called for the order to be reinstated, hoping to replace career government employees with […]

The Supreme Court’s big green light for a lawless second Trump administration

[…] the rug.  These legal defeats symbolize the constraints the Trump administration faced just a few years ago. Now, the infamous far-right playbook for a second Trump administration, Project 2025, lists both adding the citizenship question and rescinding DACA as part of their immense manifesto. Were we to find ourselves in the same place again, would […]

Who would help Trump carry out his promised “purge” of the “deep state”?

[…] has promised that he would reimpose Schedule F in a second term, and conservative groups like the Heritage Foundation are preparing to assist through a plan called Project 2025. Led by individuals with close ties to Donald Trump and his administration, Project 2025 hopes to engage in an unprecedented reshaping of the executive branch. The […]

Election deniers head America First Policy Institute’s new state chapters

[…] leaders with histories of election denial, demands fresh scrutiny not only on AFPI’s goals to “enhance” election integrity, but also on AFPI’s role in supporting initiatives like Project 2025. The transition agenda—inspired by Trump, organized by The Heritage Foundation, and backed by a conservative coalition including AFPI—aims to defund or even dismantle and replace key […]

FAQ: The conservative attack on the merit-based civil service 

[…] continued. Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and various prominent Republicans have all endorsed reviving the Schedule F initiative if elected in 2024, and in their recently released Project 2025 report, the Heritage Foundation identified Schedule F as a key piece of a future presidential transition effort. In fact, a significant portion of Project 2025 is […]