Checks and Balance newsletter: The post-post-Watergate era

King Donald’s Wizard

Kash Patel wants to reform the FBI, but his list of political enemies would be a scary place to start

Would you put Pete Hegseth in the nuclear chain-of-command?

A steady stream of scandal may capsize another of Donald Trump’s nominees

Would you put Pete Hegseth second in America’s chain of command?

A steady stream of scandal may capsize another of Donald Trump’s nominees