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Federal Personnel
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Trump administration seeks monthly collection of detailed medical records from 8 million federal workers, retirees and their families.
Telling employer diagnoses, prescriptions, doctors' notes, visit summaries
Source: Ars Technica
April 8, 2026
Oversight
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National Trust tells appeals court that halting Trump's $400 million White House ballroom poses no national security emergency.
"The White House does not belong to any one man"
Source: The Hill
April 8, 2026
Epstein Sex Crime Network
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Bill Gates agrees to testify before House Oversight Committee on June 10 as part of Epstein investigation.
Commerce Sec. Lutnick also scheduled to appear
Source: The Hill
April 8, 2026
Immigration
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Judge rules Harvard scientist's visa was unlawfully canceled after she spent a year in immigration detention over biological samples from her cancer research.
Stopped at Boston Logan carrying lab materials
Source: NBC News
April 8, 2026
Voting Rights
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California Supreme Court unanimously orders Riverside County sheriff to pause investigation and stop reviewing 500,000 seized election ballots.
Sheriff running for governor as Republican
Source: KTLA Los Angeles
April 8, 2026
Fighting Back
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Minnesota school districts ask federal judge to restore immigration enforcement limits near schools after ICE operations drove attendance down 40%.
Agents blared "Ice Ice Baby" near elementary school
Source: Minnesota Public Radio
April 8, 2026