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Federal District Court Judge Brendan Hurson issued a temporary restraining order to block Donald Trump’s orders that would halt access to gender affirming health care for transgender youths under age…
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Twenty-six employees and contractors of U.S. Agency for International Development filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against Elon Musk and his organization DOGE, citing violation of the Constitution’s appointments…
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After Democrats held the floor as long as possible, the Senate voted to confirm anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. (more…)
A group of current and former employees of U.S. Agency for International Development sued Elon Musk and his DOGE, saying the unprecedented power Musk wields requires Senate confirmation he does…
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The Senate confirmed Brooke Rollins by a vote of 72 to 28 as Secretary for the Department of Agriculture. (more…)
The State Department’s budget planning includes a five year $400 million contract to buy “armored” electric vehicles from Elon Musk’s company Tesla. Although the vehicle model is not specified in…
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Dozens of probationary employees and short-term staffers were fired abruptly from Technology Transformation Services, which is part of the General Services Administration. (more…)
Donald Trump made key concessions to Russia’s Vladimir Putin before even attempting to begin negotiations between the USA and Russia about Ukraine. (more…)
A class action lawsuit was filed against Elon Musk, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Department of the Treasury and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on behalf of USA taxpayers, federal employees,…
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Federal District Court Judge George O’Toole lifted his delay of the decision deadline for federal employees to respond to the new regime’s “Fork in the Road” email offering “deferred resignation.”…
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The USA deported 119 undocumented immigrants from various Asian countries from California to Panama in a military aircraft. Panama hopes to fly the deportees to their countries of origin at…
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Donald Trump fired half the board of directors of Washington, DC’s prestigious John F. Kennedy Center.for the Performing Arts, then had the remaining board members make him the chair of…
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The Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence, despite such extensive history supporting Russia that foreign coverage of her nomination expresses deep alarm. (more…)
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander discovered the federal government drained $80 million from the city’s financial accounts. (more…)
The American Civil Liberties Union sued Donald Trump’s regime in federal District Court on behalf of detainees who have been sent to the naval base at Guantanamo Bay. (more…)
Gaines County, Texas, in the western part of the state, is having a measles outbreak described as completely preventable with vaccines. (more…)
A Navy EA-18G Growler jet crashed into San Diego Bay while trying to land. Both pilots aboard were rescued alive. Click here for more details.
Newly confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth used his speech in Brussels at a Ukraine Defence Contact Group to shatter USA-Europe unity against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (more…)
NIH leadership admitted the continuing freeze, ordered by Donald Trump, of practically all its grant funding breaches court orders, and directed that grants be resumed. Click here for more details.
After days of insisting that Elon Musk’s DOGE only got read access to Department of the Treasury payment systems, the department admitted it gave write access. This means Musk’s team…
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The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau fired dozens of contractors and probationary federal employees (in their jobs less than two years) after normal work hours. (more…)
The Office of Personnel Management told federal agencies to fire probationary employees who are low performers. (more…)
Donald Trump signed an executive order giving Elon Musk’s DOGE, a subset of a White House IT team, control of all federal firing and hiring, and an operative in every…
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Although 60 countries signed a declaration to set priorities regarding Artificial Intelligence, the USA and UK refused to sign. More may sign later. (more…)
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey sued Starbucks in federal District Court, claiming the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices have unfairly made its workforce “more female and less white.” Click…
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Many organizations that work on contracts with USAID jointly sued Donald Trump et al. in federal District Court over millions of dollars in unpaid bills for work that has already…
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The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected an emergency appeal by Donald Trump, which sought to brush aside District Court Judge John McConnell’s order that Trump’s sweeping freeze of…
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District Court Judge Jeannette Vargas denied the new regime’s request to set aside District Court Judge Engelmayer’s temporary restraining order. DOGE remains prohibited from accessing Treasury Department systems before a…
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The White House barred Associated Press reporters from two events in an attempt to force a change to the service’s style guide regarding the Gulf of Mexico, which Donald Trump…
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Scientists addressed an open letter to the Royal Society calling for the august scientific body to expel Elon Musk for his violations of its code of conduct. (more…)
In federal District Court, 27 religious groups sued against Donald Trump for rescinding the traditional sanctuary of houses of worship against immigration raids by federal agents. (more…)
Donald Trump fired USAID Inspector General Paul Martin with immediate effect the day after Martin’s office release a report critical of the effects of Trump’s radical gutting of the agency.…
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A day after the Small Business Administration retracted its firing of probationary federal employees (in their jobs less than a year) and hours after Donald Trump ordered agencies to work…
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Having heard Elon Musk’s DOGE intended to invade the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, more than 150 people rallied and marched around the buildings on the day of the expected…
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Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of Donald Trump, pleaded guilty to fraud charges, for which he was granted a three year conditional discharge with no prison sentence. (more…)
Federal District Court Judge John Bates ordered the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, and Food and Drug Administration to restore web pages to the way…
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Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to work with Elon Musk’s DOGE, a subset of a White House IT team, to carry out a reduction in force…
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Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of Special Counsel, sued Donald Trump for firing him illegally and without cause. A federal District Court judge reinstated Dellinger at least until merits…
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Federal District Court Judge George O’Toole further extended the deadline for federal employees to respond to the “deferred resignation” email most of them received. (more…)
Congressional Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced a bill to abolish the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the primary agency for protecting workers from undue health or safety hazards. Click here…
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After landing at the Scottsdale, Arizona, airport, a Learjet 35A veered off the runway and hit a parked Gulfstream 200 jet, killing one person. (more…)
The Department of Justice ordered New York federal prosecutors to dismiss all charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams. The charges allege corruption. (more…)
Donald Trump pardoned Democratic former Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois. (more…)
Donald Trump abruptly fired David Huitema, head of the Office of Government Ethics, shortly after the start of Huitema’s five year appointment. (more…)
Federal District Court Judge Angel Kelley issued a temporary restraining order to block implementation of the NIH’s abrupt cut of indirect cost reimbursement in grants. (more…)
The Department of Justice filed corrections to two significant errors it made last week in its response to a lawsuit that seeks to block the destruction of USAID. Last week…
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After a consortium led by Elon Musk proposed to buy OpenAI for $100 billion, Sam Altman rejected the offer, adding that OpenAI could buy X (formerly Twitter) for $9.74 billion…
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Electronic Privacy Information Center, Democracy Forward and a federal worker jointly sued Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, a subset of a White House IT team, to end DOGE’s breaches…
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Elon Musk’s DOGE, a subset of a White House IT team, announced in Musk’s social media platform X that numerous Department of Education contracts are cancelled. (more…)
Donald Trump fired the external advisory “boards of visitors” for all USA military service academies. (more…)