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A protest called on short notice blossomed to defend the Department of Labor ahead of rumored takeover by Elon Musk’s DOGE team, an “advisory” subset of a White House IT…
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Several labor unions banded together in a lawsuit seeking to block illegal access by Elon Musk’s DOGE team, an “advisory” subset of a White House IT team, to sensitive data…
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Centers for Disease Control resumed publication of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, including two articles about bird flu which were deleted soon after publication. (more…)
In videoconferences and online chats, federal workers used spoon emojis to protest against the “Fork in the Road” email campaign pressuring them to resign. (more…)
Newly appointed Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a Department of Justice policy memo sweeping away several barriers against corruption and foreign meddling in the USA. Key changes include: Disbanded the…
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Federal District Court Judge Deborah Boardman became the second to temporarily block Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to curtail birthright citizenship in contravention of the 14th Amendment to the…
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After one day banning all inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong, without explanation USPS reversed itself and resumed allowing such packages. (more…)
Gwynne Wilcox sued Donald Trump and Republican board chair Marvin Kaplan of the National Labor Relations Board for removing her from the board in contravention of law. She seeks reinstatement.…
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Protests of significant size hit practically all state capitols plus some other locations such as the Treasury Department. (more…)
After confirmation by the Senate, Donald Trump ally Pam Bondi became the USA’s Attorney General. Click here for more details.
A website misleadingly titled DEI Watch List published a target list of federal workers, mostly Black, who have donated to Democrats, worked on diversity, equity and inclusion programs or specified…
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Federal District Judge Royce Lamberth granted a temporary restraining order blocking transfer of three transgender women to men’s prisons. (more…)
A team from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, which is a subgroup of a White House IT team, entered headquarter of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration targeting programs…
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio emerged from a meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele touting Bukele’s offer to put into El Salvador’s prisons immigrants deported from the USA and…
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The U.S. Postal Service suspended inbound parcel service for packages from China and Hong Kong. Click here for more details.
Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the USA from the United Nations Human Rights Council and cutting USA funding for UN Relief and Works Agency. (more…)
The U.S. Army Military Academy disbanded cadet clubs involving people of color and women as part of compliance with Donald Trump’s executive order against diversity, equity and inclusion. (more…)
The American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO and others sued the Office of Personnel Management in regard to the “deferred resignation” ultimatum emailed by OPM to nearly all federal employees,…
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Washington DC Superior Court Judge Tanya Jones Bosier granted to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal church legal rights over how the name of the far-right white supremacist group Proud Boys…
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As with Mexico, after speaking with the head of state, Donald Trump agreed to a 30 days pause before imposition of tariffs on Canadian goods. (more…)
Minutes after 10% tariffs on Chinese goods imported into the USA took effect, China imposed 10% to 15% tariffs on specific USA goods and started n antitrust investigation into USA-based…
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The FBI Agents Association and anonymous FBI agents sued against the Department of Justice’s scrutiny of agents who were involved with investigation of the January 6, 2021 attack on the…
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Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a sovereign wealth fund within a year that can be used to buy TikTok, establishing state-owned media in the USA for the…
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Federal District Court Judge Loren L. AliKhan extended a previously issued temporary restraining order to block Donald Trump’s executive order that aims to freeze most federal funding of grants, loans…
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National Treasury Employees Union sued the Trump administration to block his executive order that seeks to reclassify large numbers of non-political civil servants to a new Schedule F category subject…
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Labor unions AFGE and SEIU along with advocacy group Alliance for Retired Americans sued the Treasury Department for breaching data protection by allowing access for Elon Musk’s non-department Department of…
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American Civil Liberties Union and other groups sued against Donald Trump’s executive order blocking entry into the USA by asylum seekers. (more…)
Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, announced he will put a blanket hold on all nominees for State Department roles until Donald Trump backs from…
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a memo instructing the Department of Transportation to prioritize its funding and contracts toward communities with higher than average rates of birth and marriage. The…
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law to shield the identities of doctors who prescribe abortion medication. (more…)
VA employees have begun to be locked out of VATAS, the system VA employees use to request leave including administrative leave for filing EEO complaints. (more…)
Musk says he is shutting down US Agency for International Development. He claims Donald Trump agrees. (more…)
Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a one month pause in implementation of USA tariffs on imports from Mexico. (more…)
Stock markets in Japan, Hong Kong, Europe, UK and USA tanked after Donald Trump imposed stiff tariffs on imports from Canada, China and Mexico over the weekend. (more…)
Donald Trump put on leave two top security personnel, John Vorhees and deputy Brian McGill, at US Agency for International Development after they attempted, unsuccessfully, to block an Elon Musk…
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Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM), the main air safety system for the Federal Aviation Administration, went down for the entire USA from 23:41 Saturday until 11:00 Sunday. (more…)
Retaliation to tariffs imposed by Donald Trump on goods Canada exports to the USA began immediately from provinces and individuals. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set retaliatory 25% tariffs nationally and…
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His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs gave a one year contract extension worth £66.8 million to Fujitsu to run the Trader Support Services, despite Fujitsu’s provision of the faulty Horizon IT…
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A new poll in Germany indicates Elon Musk’s intervention through his social media platform X has propelled the far-right Alternative für Deutschland into second place and could put AfD in…
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The Social Security Administration has suspended benefit payments to some Americans abroad, effective as of the start of February 2025. (more…)
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove demands by noon 4 February 2025 a list of all FBI workers who were involved in cases against the 6 January 2021 attack on…
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Almost exactly 24 hours after the first mid-air collision in 16 years, Federal Aviation Administration workers received mass email from the Office of Personnel Management “encouraging” them to find new…
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Skipping the usual coordination with state and local officials, and with no warning, federal officials abruptly increased water release through two California dams. (more…)
Aides of Elon Musk locked some of the Office of Personnel Management’s senior civil servants out of some department data systems that contain extensive sensitive data about all federal employees.…
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A second federal judge has issued a separate restraining order blocking implementation of Donald Trump’s executive order halting most federal grants, loans and other funding flows. (more…)
David Lebryk, the highest ranking nonpolitical career Treasury Department official, is leaving after attempting to stop the Elon Musk team from accessing sensitive payment systems. (more…)
Donald Trump sent a memo to the heads of all federal departments and agencies in the executive branch saying all collective bargaining agreements reached with federal labor unions within 30…
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Donald Trump’s officials forced out all the FBI’s topmost executives and the chiefs of various FBI field offices. (more…)
Recent employees of Elon Musk are now on the roster of the General Services Administration where they are working on Musk’s agenda to slash expenses and surveill agency employees. (more…)
Without explanation, federal prosecutors were withdrawn from a fraud case against Republican Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles. (more…)