🇺🇸 Friday Dispatch
While the cameras chased shiny objects, the Trump administration moved to enter homes without warrants, torch DEI at law firms, recall Cybertrucks again, hand out cash to voters (again), and fold USAID into a blockchain-powered austerity husk.
And yet—teachers marched, whistleblowers spoke, and judges weren’t having it.
America’s burning at both ends, but the fight’s still on.
Trump taps 1950 emergency law to boost mining, open federal lands to coal, and give allies sweeping power over mineral policy.
March 20, 2025
Trump lawyers cite 1798 wartime law to justify entering homes without a warrant to search for undocumented immigrants.
March 20, 2025
Trump administration opens 82% of Alaska reserve to drilling, reinstates ANWR leases and clears path for LNG pipeline.
March 20, 2025
Trump scrambles to deny Musk will hear China war plans at Pentagon after NYT and WSJ reports spark backlash.
March 20, 2025
Trump, once impeached for a quid pro quo, rescinds order sanctioning law firm after it drops DEI and pledges $40M in free work.
March 20, 2025
Tesla recalls Cybertruck for the 8th time in 2 years as defect may send metal flying, forcing owners to service centers ASAP.
March 20, 2025
DeSantis threatens to suspend local officials after Fort Myers rejects ICE training for police, citing powers he’s used before.
March 20, 2025
Trump signs long-threatened order to dismantle Education Department as Sen. Cassidy, a physician, vows legislation to fully abolish it.
March 20, 2025