Shadow Government

Russ Vought Emerges as "Shadow President" Running Government During Trump Disengagement

2025-10-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

ProPublica investigation revealed that Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought has become “basically a second commander-in-chief, a shadow president” who is “the driving force” behind Trump administration policy while Trump appears increasingly disengaged and …

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Bush Privatizes 70% of Intelligence Budget to Contractors

2008-08-29 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

By 2008, the Bush administration had privatized 70% of the intelligence budget to private contractors, creating a ‘shadow intelligence community’ with unprecedented corporate access to classified information. Associate DNI Ronald Sanders confirmed that 37,000 ‘core’ …

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