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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office announced the Republican goal of cutting at least $880 billion from the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s purview can only be met by cutting Medicare,…
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Two German citizens who tried to enter the USA from Mexico with their tourist visas have been in detention for weeks. Jessica Brosche was detained 25 January 2025. She presented…
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France’s Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron offered to extend his country’s nuclear umbrella over Europe. France and the UK are nuclear powers in Europe, but most European countries rely mainly on…
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Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the Black Lives Matter Plaza mural will be painted over to protect the city from devastating funding cuts threatened by Republicans if it…
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The USA has stopped sharing intelligence information about Russia with Ukraine, which has been vital to Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion. The USA says this is a temporary suspension during…
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Hours after the General Services Administration published a list of 443 federal properties for sale as surplus to government needs, GSA removed 320 of them from the market, then overnight…
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Former Houston Mayor and first-term Congressional Representative Sylvester Turner of Houston Texas, died after Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. His death increases the Republican majority to a four…
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In his address to a joint session of Congress, Donald Trump confirmed that the “Department” of Government Efficiency “is headed by Elon Musk, who is in the gallery tonight.” This…
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Donald Trump delivered the longest-ever Presidential address to a joint session of Congress. Although technically not a State of the Union speech, the 1 hour 40 minute speech was generally…
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Donald Trump seemed to soften his anti-Ukraine stance after receiving “an important letter” from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which he read to Congress during his State of the Union speech.…
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Elon Musk’s “Department” of Government Efficiency, which is a subset of a White House IT team rather than a department, fired the entire 48 person workforce of the Inter-American Foundation…
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The General Services Administration announced it will dispose of (sell) more than 400 assets, mainly office buildings, that are owned by the federal government and have been labeled “non-core.” Although…
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Federal District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras issued a permanent injunction reinstating Cathy Harris in her job on the Merit Systems Protection Board. Donald Trump attempted to fire her with immediate…
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is gutting efforts focused on reducing civilian harm in USA military operations, even though shutdown requires Congressional approval. Programs affected include such units as as…
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick disbanded two advisory groups in which top-tier economists provided their expertise to the government as volunteers. The disbanded groups were the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee…
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier opened a criminal investigation into brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who flew to Florida last week after Donald Trump pressured Romania into allowing them to…
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In the two trading days ahead of Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 1300 points and economic indicators pointed to an…
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Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee launched an investigation into whether the Department of Justice decision to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams involved a quid…
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The Supreme Court let stand a lower court’s ruling that USAID contracts for which delivery has occurred must be paid for, totaling about $2 billion. The case was filed by…
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When federal District Court Judge William Alsup ruled that the Office of Personnel Management illegally ordered mass firings of probationary employees at various agencies, he directed OPM to rescind its…
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick disbanded two advisory committees in which demographers, statisticians and advocacy group leaders volunteered their technical expertise to the Census Bureau. The disbanded groups were the Census…
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Alina Habba, White House adviser and former personal lawyer for Donald Trump, was asked by reporters about fired federal workers, including veterans. She said she has no sympathy for them.…
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In a case brought by the city of San Francisco against the Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court sided with the city and made it harder for the EPA to…
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Congressional representative Richard Hudson (R-NC), who chairs the National Republican Congressional Committee, told Congressional Republicans not to hold town hall meetings with constituents any more. Republicans are advised to stick…
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Donald Trump announced on his social media network Truth Social, “All Federal Funding will STOP for any College, School, or University that allows illegal protests. Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent…
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a five-part “ReArm Europe” plan to boost Europe’s defense industry and increase its military capabilities. The proposal includes easing fiscal constraints on…
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After a meeting of the Royal Society, which is the oldest scientific academy, Elon Musk remains a fellow despite two resignations and an open letter signed by 3500 seeking his…
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Donald Trump’s slightly postponed tariffs against goods from Canada and Mexico, and increases on tariffs against China, took effect just after midnight. Imports from Canada and Mexico are now subject…
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Donald Trump, echoing the maneuver that led to his first impeachment, “paused” all USA military aid to Ukraine to pressure President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to capitulate on terms Trump dictates. Most…
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Protests against Donald Trump’s regime mushroomed across the USA over the weekend and into Monday. Protests included but were not limited to: 1000 NOAA employees, former employees, supporters, Congressional members…
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Assistant Director in Charge James Dennehy at the FBI’s New York field office was forced to leave the agency after he criticized Donald Trump’s termination of senior FBI leaders and…
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A Senate bill intended to ban transgender women and girls from school athletic contests for female athletes was unable to garner the 60 votes needed to advance. The bill would…
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Donald Trump ordered 3000 more active duty military troops sent to the border with Mexico, ostensibly to crack down on illegal immigration. The troops include a Stryker (medium-armored wheeled personnel…
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth undid the renaming of Fort Benning which honored a Confederate general to Fort Moore, but to make it legal he said it is now Fort…
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Congressional Representative Andrew Clyde (R-GA) introduced HB 1774 to withhold half of federal funds Washington DC unless Black Lives Matter Plaza is renamed Liberty Plaza with its mural removed. The…
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Donald Trump’s mass firings at the Internal Revenue Service are forcing premature closure of audits of wealthy taxpayers, which in turn will likely cost millions in missed tax revenue. Audits…
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In the wake of federal District Court Judge William Alsup’s ruling that OPM’s mass firings of federal workers were illegal, National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan “ordered the immediate reinstatement…
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Donald Trump’s White House ordered the State Department and Treasury Department to prepare to ease sanctions against Russia. Trump can end some of the sanctions by executive order, but there…
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Thomas Corry, the top spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, resigned effective immediately after only a couple of weeks in the job as Assistant Secretary for Public…
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Former President of Poland Lech Walesa and about 40 other former political prisoners in Poland sent the following letter to Trump. Your Excellency, Mr. President, We watched the report of…
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Canada imposed new sanctions on 31 individuals and paramilitary groups that support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the sanctions after finishing at the third emergency European…
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The Federal Aviation Administration verbally told employees to find “tens of millions” to fund a new deal with Starlink satellite communications. Elon Musk is maneuvering to cancel the current $2.4…
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The Department of the Treasury announced that it will no longer enforce against several types of violations of the Corporate Transparency Act. Penalties and finds will no longer be levied…
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USAID Acting Administrator for Global Health Nicholas “Nick” Enrich was placed on immediate administrative leave, apparently leading to termination, after issuing a memo listing consequences of Donald Trump’s decimation of…
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said government spending may become excluded from reports of Gross Domestic Product, which would obscure the impact of rampant slashing by Elon Musk’s “Department” of Government…
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Donald Trump announced he is planning to create a national cryptocurrency reserve, starting with $17 billion in Bitcoin and spreading into four other cryptocurrencies. The other four are ether, XRP,…
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British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosted a European summit about Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion, and emerged to announce the outline of a plan to support Ukraine. This summit…
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Donald Trump’s regime suspended its use of wildly expensive military flights in oversized aircraft for deportation flights to Guantanamo Bay or other countries. Deportation was done on commercial or private…
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Norwegian fuel supplier Haltbakk Bunkers announced it will no longer supply American ships docking in Norway and USA military forces in Norway as a response to the USA’s new attitude…
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Donald Trump signed two executive orders to increase domestic lumber production on USA public land while bypassing endangered species protections and other environmental regulations. Declaring a national energy emergency gives…
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