Elizabeth Williamson

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Elizabeth Williamson

Every year in Washington, hundreds of federal workers put on gowns and tuxedos to honor colleagues who battle disease, pursue criminals and invent new technology, in what is billed as the Oscars of public service. Tearful honorees call co-workers and families onstage, and cabinet secretaries and the president offer thanks in person or by video. Things looked different this year.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Elizabeth Williamson |Julia Rendleman

When the Trump administration slashed a successful food aid program, Austin Flamm set out to put politics aside. "Everybody needs a meal,'' he said. Sunrise over Flamm Orchards in Cobden, Ill., last month. When the Trump administration slashed a successful food aid program, Austin Flamm set out to put politics aside. "Everybody needs a meal,'' he said. Sunrise over Flamm Orchards in Cobden, Ill., last month. Credit...

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Elizabeth Williamson

Above the Law, a legal industry website with a long history of skewering the nation's most elite firms, has found a moment and plenty of inside tipsters. Past and present members of the staff of Above the Law. Credit... OK McCausland for The New York Times The decision by nine of America's biggest law firms to "bend the knee" to President Trump drew condemnation among lawyers across the political spectrum, including from attorneys inside the firms who quit or launched resistance campaigns.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Elizabeth Williamson

21 hours agoWith help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine Happy Saturday. It’s Adam Wren here back in your inbox. Send me tips and scoops. President Donald Trump was wheels down at 9:08 p.m. last night, back from his Middle East trip. The flight was bumpy at times but uneventful. He returned to a news …

2 months ago | bostonglobe.com | Elizabeth Williamson

WASHINGTON — President Trump and Elon Musk promised taxpayers big savings, maybe even a “DOGE dividend” check in their mailboxes, when the Department of Government Efficiency was let loose on the federal government. Now, as he prepares to step back from his presidential assignment to cut bureaucratic fat, Musk has said without providing details that DOGE is likely to save taxpayers only $150 billion.