The civil service was once politicized. Then a president was assassinated.
Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a professional, merit-based civil service since shortly after the Civil War.
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Meet Mitt Romney’s replacement – who could make or break the Trump agenda
Utah Sen. John Curtis doesn’t always agree with President Donald Trump. But his approach is aimed at consensus – and shows how the Senate GOP has changed.