Big Money and Trump’s New Cabinet
“Donald Trump is a master of picking appointees for very senior positions who never would have gotten those jobs under anyone else,” the staff writer Susan B. Glasser says. “I think it’s part of creating not just a government of laws and rules but a government built around the principle of personal loyalty to one man.”
With Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos
January 18, 2025
Obsession-Worthy Stories: A Washington Summer Roundtable – The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The Washington Roundtable reflects on the stories they’ve been following this summer, touching on the “power mourners” at Lindsey Graham’s funeral, Anthony Fauci’s diaries and Senate hearing, and China’s usurping of the U.S. in global power. Plus, the hosts share what books they’re reading.
This week’s reading:
“The Outlandish Case Against James Comey,” by Ruth Marcus
“Which Way Should the Democratic Party Go Now?,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells
“Will Left-Wing Democrats Reinvent the Party or Hurt Its Chances in November?,” by Isaac Chotiner
“How Donald Trump Silenced the Voice of America,” by Marc Fisher
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