James Joyner · · 15 commentsIn yesterday’s post, “The Trump Administration and Long-Term Damage,” Steven Taylor argued that media attention on the president’s poll numbers and speculation about upcoming elections ignores the real consequences of his actions in office. The Department of Homeland Security for years had issued monthly reports on immigration statistics; the Trump administration stopped that practice in February. The law requires the administration to conduct an annual report on the federal workforce; officials did not deliver it this year. “There is no other entity that can provide reliable, high quality timely data that the federal government provides. “Federal data are like invisible infrastructure that we take for granted, like the internet or bridges.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2025 01:15 UTC