President Trump wants to be able to fire far more executive branch employees at will — upending checks on presidential power that have existed for more than a century.
Whistleblower
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Fired Justice Department lawyer accuses agency of planning to defy court orders
The accusations from a veteran government lawyer add to broader concern about the Trump administration’s repeated clashes with the judiciary.
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Whistleblower Joshua Dean, who raised concerns about Boeing jets, dies at 45
Dean’s family says he quickly fell into critical condition after being diagnosed with a MRSA bacterial infection. He is the second aviation whistleblower to die in the past three months.
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Another Boeing whistleblower says he faced retaliation for reporting ‘shortcuts’
This week brought more damaging allegations about Boeing as an engineer accused the company of taking production “shortcuts.” He joins a growing list of whistleblowers who say they faced retaliation.
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Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who raised alarm over plane quality, is found dead
John Barnett made headlines when he went public, saying he wouldn’t trust planes made in South Carolina to be airworthy. His family says Barnett suffered PTSD and anxiety from his work at Boeing.
