With Acosta’s resignation, how is high turnover affecting the administration?

By Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, Ph.D

Following Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s resignation, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas updates her count of the Trump administration’s unprecedented levels of senior staff turnover and examines the effect leadership turmoil has on the ability of departments and agencies to govern.

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• Tracking turnover in the Trump administration
• Why is Trump’s staff turnover higher than the 5 most recent presidents?

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