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20,000 IRS employees express interest in deferred resignation with pay to September 30.
April 15, 2025
Trump DOJ bans staff from posting about work, including titles or press releases, raising free speech and purge concerns.
April 15, 2025
NYC Council sues Mayor Adams over ICE’s return to Rikers, alleging corrupt bargain with Trump to drop charges.
April 15, 2025
Judge blocks Trump’s Labor Dept from forcing grantees to drop DEI programs, but allows ban on new equity-related grants to stand.
April 15, 2025
Judge orders immediate unfreezing of climate and infrastructure funds, says Trump can’t block laws in perpetuity.
April 15, 2025
Army and Air Force libraries ordered to review books for DEI content after Navy pulls nearly 400 titles.
April 15, 2025
Hunter Biden whistleblower set to become third IRS chief in 3 months after predecessor quits over ICE data deal.
April 15, 2025
Fourth judge blocks Trump’s retaliatory order targeting law firms, calls Susman case ‘immensely oppressive.’
April 15, 2025
Trump threatens Harvard’s tax-exempt status day after cutting $2B in funding, also demands school apologize.
April 15, 2025
Trump exempts nearly 70 coal plants from mercury and toxin pollution limits, including nation’s top polluter.
April 15, 2025
Hong Kong stops parcel shipments to U.S. after new 120% tariff ends tax-free exception under $800.
April 15, 2025
Trump administration sidelines AP from press pool despite federal court order by shrinking access for all wire outlets.
April 15, 2025
Two Pentagon officials, including top Hegseth adviser, suspended over leak investigation that began with Musk visit rumors.
April 15, 2025
Pulitzer winner Julia Angwin helps write survival guide for dissent in Trump’s authoritarian America.
April 14, 2025
Trump administration said it will levy 21% tariff on Mexican tomatoes starting in July.
April 14, 2025
Judge warns Trump admin could trigger constitutional crisis if court rules Tufts student’s arrest was unlawful.
April 14, 2025
Trump White House asks Congress to defund NPR, PBS, and USAID, clawing back $9.3 billion.
April 14, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to strip legal status from 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
April 14, 2025
Multiple DOGE staffers found to hold temporary roles at several federal agencies simultaneously.
April 14, 2025
Man charged with firebombing Pa. Gov. Shapiro’s residence denied bail amid history of violence, misogyny, and mental illness.
April 14, 2025
FEMA denies disaster aid to Washington for bomb cyclone damage after Trump demands immigration and DEI compliance.
April 14, 2025
White House plan would slash State Department budget by nearly 50%, cut diplomacy jobs, and defund NATO, U.N., and refugee programs.
April 14, 2025
Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices in Europe and Australia, citing inflation and fallout from Trump tariffs.
April 14, 2025
White House defies court order and bars AP from Oval Office event over refusal to use ‘Gulf of America’ in reporting.
April 14, 2025
Commerce Department opens national security probe into pharma imports, setting up potential tariffs.
April 14, 2025
ICE arrests Palestinian Columbia grad Mohsen Mahdawi at citizenship interview; judge blocks transfer out of Vermont.
April 14, 2025
Trump freezes $2.2 billion in Harvard funding after school rejects federal demands on discipline, protests, and academic oversight.
April 14, 2025
Bukele mocks U.S. over wrongful deportation as Trump officials defy court order to return Abrego Garcia.
April 14, 2025
Trump suggests El Salvador build more prisons to hold U.S. citizens he wants to exile for violent crimes.
April 14, 2025
50501 Organizing Nationwide Protests Saturday
April 13, 2025
Trump official who led closure of USAID ousted from State Department after clashing with Rubio.
April 13, 2025
State Dept investigation found no evidence linking Tufts student to terrorism before ICE detention.
April 13, 2025
White House doctor says Trump is in ‘excellent’ health with no cognitive issues after annual physical.
April 13, 2025
Trump administration tells judge in writing it has no duty to bring back man illegally deported to El Salvador.
April 13, 2025
Trump deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador as court faults unlawful removal of Maryland man.
April 13, 2025
Suspected U.S. airstrikes kill 6 in Yemen as Houthis claim downing of another American drone.
April 13, 2025
Trump tells FCC to punish CBS over new ‘60 Minutes’ stories while suing them for $20B.
April 13, 2025
Lutnick says tariff exemption for electronics will end within months as Trump targets semiconductors.
April 13, 2025
Man charged with terrorism after firebombing Pennsylvania governor’s residence while Shapiro family was inside.
April 13, 2025
Sanders warns 36,000 at L.A. rally that Trump is pushing U.S. toward authoritarianism, with Utah and Idaho events next.
April 12, 2025
CDC lays off entire cruise outbreak team as infected ship docks and norovirus spikes in Florida.
April 12, 2025
Trump administration demands control of key Ukrainian gas pipeline in minerals-for-weapons standoff.
April 12, 2025
HHS officials told Congress they don’t know how many workers were fired under Trump’s mass layoff plan.
April 12, 2025
Dozens of DHS staffers given lie detector tests over leak probe, with at least one FEMA employee escorted out.
April 12, 2025
Trump budget would eliminate Head Start, ending preschool and child care for low-income families.
April 12, 2025
Homeland Security sends mass email ordering people to leave the country, including at least one U.S. citizen.
April 12, 2025
Trump administration defies court order to return wrongly deported man or explain steps taken.
April 12, 2025
U.S.-funded news outlet Alhurra fires most staff after Trump admin freezes Mideast media funding.
April 12, 2025
Judge orders Trump administration to restore USDA funds for Maine school meals after anti-trans funding cutoff.
April 12, 2025
Miami-Dade mayor vetoes fluoride ban, defying RFK Jr. and Trump-aligned health officials.
April 11, 2025
FDA staff walk out as RFK Jr. accuses agency of being ‘sock puppets’ and claims Deep State is real.
April 11, 2025
Social Security slashes regional staff and moves all public updates to Musk-owned X posts.
April 11, 2025
Trump says he aced cognitive test during physical, breaks with tradition and will release results Sunday.
April 11, 2025
Judge allows one DOGE member access to Treasury data tied to Americans’ bank and Social Security info.
April 11, 2025
Trump plan halves NASA science, shutters Goddard, and cancels Mars and Venus missions.
April 11, 2025
Judge orders daily updates on mistaken deportation case as Trump administration defies courts
April 11, 2025
Judge clears Trump to deport Columbia grad for political speech under Cold War-era law. Federal appeal still pending.
April 11, 2025
Trump moves to cut Maine’s K-12 school funding over a handful of transgender athletes.
April 11, 2025
Musk’s DOGE hijacks computerized federal grant system, blocking agencies from posting $500B in awards.
April 11, 2025
Trump DOJ seeks release of FBI informant who admitted lying about Bidens after meeting with Russian agents.
April 11, 2025
Trump’s U.S. attorney for New Jersey opens probe into Gov. Murphy and AG Platkin over refusal to aid ICE.
April 11, 2025
Trump pushes Congress to make daylight saving time permanent, calling clock changes ‘inconvenient’ and ‘very costly’.
April 11, 2025
Three Florida universities move to deputize campus police for ICE enforcement under DeSantis-Trump directive.
April 11, 2025
Trump DOJ kills sewage cleanup deal in Alabama, slamming environmental justice as DEI ‘preference’.
April 11, 2025
Judge allows Trump’s immigration agents to carry out enforcement in houses of worship after denying religious groups’ challenge.
April 11, 2025
RFK Jr. claims measles is plateauing as cases double last year’s total, top 700, and spread to six states with three dead.
April 11, 2025
Trump militarizes 60-foot strip along 600 miles of border to give military operational control
April 11, 2025
Space Force commander in Greenland relieved of command after email distancing base from Vance’s annexation remarks.
April 10, 2025
Kennedy says HHS autism probe will identify cause by September, echoing debunked vaccine claims.
April 10, 2025
Trump threatens tariffs over Mexico’s failure to deliver Rio Grande water under 1944 treaty, says it forced Texas crop losses
April 10, 2025
Trump administration seeks consent decree to place Columbia University under federal court oversight as funding talks continue.
April 10, 2025
Kathleen Sgamma withdraws from Bureau of Land Management nomination after past criticism of Trump’s role in Jan. 6 attack resurfaces.
April 10, 2025
ATF deputy Marvin Richardson resigns under pressure after Trump names Army Secretary to lead agency amid merger talks.
April 10, 2025
U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink steps down as Trump shifts policy toward diplomacy and minerals deal with Russia.
April 10, 2025
Trump admin cites pro-Palestinian beliefs in 2-page memo to Judge Jamee Comans to justify deporting Mahmoud Khalil.
April 10, 2025
Twelve Stanford students charged with felonies for organized pro-Palestinian office takeover causing up to $1 million in damage.
April 10, 2025
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought tanking stocks during Trump’s tariff chaos just before he told supporters to buy.
April 10, 2025
U.S. deficit hits $1.3 trillion as record interest on national debt drives historic six-month shortfall.
April 10, 2025
Trump administration classifies 6,000 living immigrants as dead to force exits and block access to work, banking, and legal status.
April 10, 2025
Supreme Court upholds judge’s order requiring Trump administration to help return wrongfully deported Salvadoran man.
April 10, 2025
BREAKING: China strikes back overnight with 125% tariffs on U.S. goods starting Saturday.
April 10, 2025
Trump signs order to revive U.S. shipbuilding and sends Musk’s DOGE to audit Navy delays.
April 9, 2025
GAO audits Musk’s DOGE after untrained operatives gained access to tax records, Social Security data, and Treasury code.
April 9, 2025
Trump-backed plan to end Social Security phone services abruptly reversed after public backlash.
April 9, 2025
Fired EEOC commissioner sues Trump for illegally undermining agency’s independence and worker protections.
April 9, 2025
House GOP kills $5 overdraft cap, freeing banks to charge whatever they want if your account goes negative.
April 9, 2025
DHS to screen visa applicants’ social media for antisemitic content and revoke visas based on online speech.
April 9, 2025
Trump signs order punishing law firm that won Fox defamation case over 2020 election lies.
April 9, 2025
Trump orders investigation of top cybersecurity official who debunked 2020 election lies and strips DHS critic’s clearance.
April 9, 2025
Trump kills water conservation rule, skips process and cites ‘beautiful hair’ and 15-minute showers.
April 9, 2025
Suspected U.S. strikes kill 10 in Yemen as Trump’s month-old campaign passes 200 attacks.
April 9, 2025
Senate confirms Mike Huckabee as U.S. ambassador to Israel despite no federal or diplomatic experience.
April 9, 2025
Trump repeats military threat if Iran won’t end nuclear program, says Israel would lead strike.
April 9, 2025
Michigan Gov. Whitmer under fire after Trump used Oval Office visit to sign revenge orders and praise her.
April 9, 2025
FDA reverses Trump’s telework ban after resignations and layoffs cripple drug approvals.
April 9, 2025
Trump puts Defense in control of ATF by replacing Patel with Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll.
April 9, 2025
Two judges enforce SCOTUS due process rule, bar 1798-law deportations in their districts without hearings.
April 9, 2025
Schiff calls for insider trading probe after Trump posted “BUY!!! DJT” hours before tariff pause sparked stock surge.
April 9, 2025
Trump admin revokes legal status, orders CBP One app migrants to leave or face prosecution.
April 8, 2025
State Dept rates El Salvador safer than France and the UK as Rubio praises Bukele ahead of White House visit.
April 8, 2025
Trump threatens drug tariff as trade rep brags about ‘running up the score’ on Australia.
April 8, 2025
Most migrants deported to El Salvador under 1798 law had no U.S. criminal record, raising questions about Trump’s claims.
April 8, 2025
Pentagon says military has no authority to attack Mexican cartels with drones, despite Trump’s terror label and Musk’s claims.
April 8, 2025
Trump’s new import taxes took effect at midnight, hitting dozens of countries and threatening China with rates up to 104%.
April 8, 2025
Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with firing 16,000 federal workers, rejecting unions’ challenge over lack of standing.
April 8, 2025
Maine sues Trump admin for stopping school lunch funding, calls federal action “blatantly illegal”
April 7, 2025
Trump issues $45 billion unfunded request to expand immigrant detention and military-run facilities.
April 7, 2025
Appeals court reinstates NLRB and MSPB leaders fired by Trump, setting up likely Supreme Court fight over board protections.
April 7, 2025
RFK Jr. plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water, echoing Utah ban and triggering EPA review.
April 7, 2025
Trump administration revives military parade plan for D.C. on president’s birthday and Army’s 250th anniversary.
April 7, 2025
Trump confirms Iran talks start Saturday and threatens ‘great danger’ if they fail as uranium stockpile grows.
April 7, 2025
China vows to retaliate after Trump threatens new 50% tariff, pushing total duties to 104%.
April 7, 2025
Divided Supreme Court lets Trump use 1798 wartime powers law for deportations but requires due process.
April 7, 2025
Canada launches billboard campaign in U.S. swing states warning tariffs are a tax, as Trump’s trade war escalates.
April 6, 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi says Trump will ‘probably’ leave office after second term, calls third term a ‘heavy lift’.
April 6, 2025
Tuesday’s HHS layoffs disrupted key safety hotlines for food, cosmetics, and infant health as RFK Jr. restructured agency.
April 6, 2025
Trump administration removes Harriet Tubman and slavery references from National Park Service Underground Railroad webpage.
April 6, 2025
Ukraine to send team to DC for talks on U.S. mineral deal after leaked draft raises fears of U.S. control over key resources.
April 6, 2025
New York refuses Trump administration’s demand to end DEI in schools, dismisses threat to cut federal education funding.
April 5, 2025
Trump administration revokes visas of 5 UMass Amherst students without warning to university.
April 5, 2025
DHS gives FEMA chief lie detector test after leak of Noem meeting on plan to eliminate agency.
April 5, 2025
Trump golfs again Saturday as 10% universal tariffs take effect, calls for Americans to ‘hang tough’ in economic ‘revolution’.
April 5, 2025
DOGE halts all IRS modernization, plans ‘mega API’ hackathon near tax deadline with Palantir as likely partner.
April 5, 2025
Rubio-led State Department fires U.S. aid workers while they conduct earthquake relief in Myanmar, where over 3,000 have died.
April 5, 2025
Jaguar Land Rover halts U.S. shipments as Trump’s 25% car tariff threatens UK auto industry.
April 5, 2025
Netanyahu to meet Trump at White House to discuss tariffs, Gaza, Iran, and undermining war crimes court.
April 5, 2025
Houthis say 2 killed in U.S. airstrikes as Trump posts bombing video suggesting higher Yemen death toll during Eid holiday.
April 5, 2025
State Department cancels all South Sudanese visas as Trump administration punishes country for refusing deportees.
April 5, 2025
Trump administration suspends DOJ lawyer who admitted Garcia’s wrongful deportation in court.
April 5, 2025
More than 1,300 protests erupt nationwide against Trump, Musk, and extreme federal agenda.
April 5, 2025
Obama and Harris urge Americans to resist Trump’s second-term crackdowns on dissent, press, and legal rights.
April 4, 2025
Trump opens 176,000 square miles of forest to faster logging, ends key protections in wildfire-prone areas.
April 4, 2025
Supreme Court, in narrow vote, lets Trump freeze $65M in teacher-training grants tied to diversity efforts.
April 4, 2025
Trump administration ends disaster prep grant program for communities, cancels pending funds and past awards.
April 4, 2025
Judge says Columbia must give 30 days’ notice before handing student records to Congress in antisemitism probe.
April 4, 2025
IRS begins firing up to 20,000 employees, starting with civil rights office in broader push to cut 25% of agency.
April 4, 2025
Trump extends TikTok sale deadline until June after China pulls deal over new tariffs.
April 4, 2025
Interior secretary orders national parks to keep all areas open despite staff cuts and mass layoffs.
April 4, 2025
Hegseth to visit Panama military sites next week as follow-up to Trump’s call to ‘reclaim’ the canal.
April 4, 2025
Prosecutors seek 7 years for former GOP congressman George Santos over donor fraud and falsified campaign finances.
April 4, 2025
IRS tells 7,000 reinstated employees to return by April 14, says they can keep outside jobs.
April 3, 2025
Nation’s largest law firm in talks to avoid Trump order as 4 firms capitulate and over a dozen face White House pressure.
April 3, 2025
Trump admin forces nearly all staff at foreign policy think tank Wilson Center on leave after Musk review.
April 3, 2025
Judge Boasberg considers contempt charges against administration at hearing over Trump deportations under 1798 law.
April 3, 2025
Trump administration continues blocking court-ordered funding to Radio Free Europe, forcing layoffs.
April 3, 2025
Volkswagen announces it will itemize Trump’s 25% auto tariff on U.S. window stickers for imported cars.
April 3, 2025
Kennedy says 20% of HHS layoffs were mistakes but claims he always planned to get some wrong.
April 3, 2025
Education Department tells schools to end DEI programs that ‘favor one race over another’ or lose federal funds.
April 3, 2025
Judge says she’ll temporarily block Trump’s $11B public health cuts, with full injunction hearing still ahead.
April 3, 2025
Pentagon Inspector General opens investigation into Hegseth for sharing classified military info on unclassified app.
April 3, 2025
Senate confirms TV’s ‘Dr. Oz’ to lead Medicare and Medicaid, overseeing coverage for 160 million people, in party-line vote.
April 3, 2025
Trump backs proxy voting for new parents serving in Congress, undercutting Speaker Johnson’s opposition.
April 3, 2025
Trump moves to cut $510 million in federal funding to Brown University over campus protest response.
April 3, 2025
Measles outbreaks spread across five states as U.S. sees more cases in 3 months than in all of last year.
April 3, 2025
Trump fires six national security staffers after Oval Office meeting with Laura Loomer.
April 3, 2025
DOJ advisor Christopher Stanley once ran hacking forums and pirated software sites, now works for Musk’s DOGE.
April 2, 2025
Top Trump FDA official pauses Novavax Covid-19 vaccine approval in rare intervention overriding staff scientists.
April 2, 2025
Trump slaps tariffs on uninhabited Antarctic islands managed by Australia that have no trade with the U.S.
April 2, 2025
Trump reviews TikTok bids after Amazon makes last-minute pitch in scramble to meet Saturday divestment deadline.
April 2, 2025
State Department bans US government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens.
April 2, 2025
Four Republicans vote for Kaine-led Senate resolution to repeal Trump’s Canada tariffs, but GOP House likely to block it.
April 2, 2025
Booker takes Senate floor for 25 hours, halts all work, and calls out Democrats for failing to resist Trump.
April 1, 2025
Judge blocks Trump firings in 19 states and D.C. on technicality — but lets rest stand.
April 1, 2025
U.S. revokes visa of Costa Rica’s former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner as Trump targets foreign critics.
April 1, 2025
Firm that hired Harris’ husband and Jan. 6 prosecutor caves to Trump for $100m, bringing total to $240m.
April 1, 2025
Thousands fired at FDA, NIH, and CDC, HHS workers learn of layoffs when badges stop working or by email.
April 1, 2025
White House begins cost analysis of acquiring Greenland as Trump signals renewed push to make island a U.S. territory.
April 1, 2025
Trump administration suspends dozens of federal research grants to Princeton as Ivy League crackdown expands.
April 1, 2025
House defies Speaker Johnson as bipartisan revolt forces proxy vote for members who are new parents by Friday.
April 1, 2025
Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after arrest at Boston Municipal Court derails minor case against immigrant defendant.
April 1, 2025
Judge blocks Trump admin’s bid to move student activist’s detention case to Louisiana, keeps it in New Jersey.
April 1, 2025
Naval Academy flags 900 books and removes nearly 400 before Hegseth visit as Trump admin DEI purge widens.
April 1, 2025
Judge orders Trump administration to restore legal aid for 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children after March cutoff.
April 1, 2025
Republicans retain 2 Florida House seats as Democrats cut Trump-era margins by more than half.
April 1, 2025
Crawford defeats Trump- and Musk-backed Schimel in most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.
April 1, 2025
Within sight of the White House, DC rally marks Trans Day of Visibility and defiance of Trump’s anti-trans agenda.
March 31, 2025
After firing its staff and president, DOGE appointee moves to give USIP’s $500 million HQ to the government for free.
March 31, 2025
Trump says Houthi rebels have been decimated and warns “the real pain” is still coming.
March 31, 2025
Social Security portal crashes while DOGE pushes agency to replace staff support with online self-service.
March 31, 2025
DOGE gains access to federal payroll system, places IT officials who defied them on leave.
March 31, 2025
Trump calls Scottish golf course vandals ‘terrorists’ and demands harsh punishment after Gaza-related graffiti.
March 31, 2025
Trump appointee puts entire staff of federal library and museum agency on leave after DOGE takeover.
March 31, 2025
Judge blocks CIA and ODNI from firing DEI officers under Trump order without review or appeal.
March 31, 2025
Bondi drops DOJ lawsuit accusing Georgia voting law of targeting Black voters after Trump’s 2020 loss.
March 31, 2025
DOGE employee moves to shut down U.S. Institute of Peace after Friday night mass firing by email draws court review.
March 31, 2025
Trump pardons Navy vet tried on seditious conspiracy charges for helping plan Oath Keepers weapons cache during Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
March 31, 2025
Pentagon tells civilians to retire voluntarily or face forced cuts as Hegseth pushes layoffs.
March 31, 2025
Judge slams Noem for ending protections for 350,000 Venezuelans, blocks deportation plan.
March 31, 2025
Trump jails 17 Venezuelan and Salvadoran nationals in El Salvador outside court-blocked wartime authority.
March 31, 2025
Democrats and nonprofits sue Trump over order requiring proof of citizenship to vote.
March 31, 2025
Top partners at major law firm call Trump’s attacks on lawyers “lawless” and urge the profession to fight back.
March 30, 2025
Hegseth says U.S. is turning its military bases in Japan into a “war-fighting” headquarters to deter China.
March 30, 2025
GOP Sen. Lankford calls for inspector general probe into Signal leak that exposed U.S. airstrike plans.
March 30, 2025
Trump says he’s “pissed off” at Putin and threatens tariffs over Putin questioning Zelensky’s legitimacy.
March 30, 2025
Feds investigate arson after Molotov cocktail sets fire to GOP headquarters in New Mexico.
March 30, 2025
Trump aide says tariffs beginning Wednesday will raise $6 trillion—about a quarter of the entire U.S. economy.
March 30, 2025
Musk gives $1 million checks to Wisconsin voters after state Supreme Court refuses to block him.
March 30, 2025
Iran rules out direct nuclear talks with U.S. after Trump threatens unprecedented bombing.
March 30, 2025
France and Belgium reject U.S. pressure on government contractors in Europe to drop diversity programs.
March 30, 2025
Greenland’s new prime minister rejects Trump’s claim that the U.S. will get the territory “one way or the other.”
March 30, 2025
U.S. airstrikes against Houthis continue near Yemen’s capital, killing one and bringing total to at least 59.
March 30, 2025
Trump White House posts AI meme of ICE arrest in Studio Ghibli anime style, using viral trend to mock deportations.
March 29, 2025
Trump says he “couldn’t care less” if foreign automakers hike prices after permanent 25% tariffs.
March 29, 2025
Wash Post exclusive: Secret Pentagon memo about China copies sections from Heritage report by Project 2025 report writers.
March 29, 2025
Appeals court panel rejects AG Kaul’s bid to block Musk from offering million-dollar checks tied to Wisconsin election petition.
March 29, 2025
Trump administration fires most U.S. Institute of Peace staff by email on a Friday night after court allows federal takeover.
March 29, 2025
Trump says he won’t fire officials over Yemen strike leak that included journalist in secret group chat.
March 29, 2025
Trump says U.S. will acquire Greenland, refuses to rule out military force despite international pushback.
March 29, 2025
Tesla faces global protest wave Saturday over Musk’s political influence and DOGE leadership.
March 28, 2025
DOGE pushes to rebuild Social Security Admin code in months although experts say it should take years.
March 28, 2025
ICE detains international grad student in Minnesota, sparking outcry from university and state officials
March 28, 2025
Skadden, Arps cuts deal with Trump to avoid executive order, pledges $100 million in pro bono work for his political agenda.
March 28, 2025
Federal judges block Trump orders against Jenner & Block and WilmerHale, calling them political retaliation.
March 28, 2025
Trump asks Supreme Court to reinstate 1798 wartime powers as gang deportation fight escalates
March 28, 2025
Federal judge blocks Trump from deporting migrants to third countries without giving them a chance to seek protection in U.S. court.
March 28, 2025
Columbia’s interim president steps down after policy changes aimed at restoring $400M in federal funding slashed by Trump
March 28, 2025
Judge blocks Trump appointees from defunding Voice of America, ruling Kari Lake’s move “usurps Congress’s power of the purse.”
March 28, 2025
Trump pledges U.S. aid after Asia quake kills over 1,000 as former USAID disaster chief calls response system ‘in shambles’.
March 28, 2025
FCC opens investigation into Disney and ABC over diversity programs, citing potential violations of equal employment rules.
March 28, 2025
WSJ reports Hegseth brings wife to sensitive meetings with foreign military leaders, breaking standard security protocol.
March 28, 2025
Utah enacts first-in-nation ban on pride flags in schools and government buildings as governor lets bill become law without signature.
March 28, 2025
Top FDA vaccine official who helped develop COVID shots resigns after refusing to echo RFK Jr.’s “misinformation and lies.”
March 28, 2025
Texas-led measles outbreak spreads to four states as U.S. cases top 500, driven by unvaccinated clusters.
March 28, 2025
U.S. airstrikes hit Houthi sites across Yemen early Saturday as Trump expands campaign into cities and targets personnel.
March 28, 2025
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after firings and shutdown order.
March 28, 2025
More Trump national security officials left Venmo data exposed, compounding counterintel risks from leaked Signal chat.
March 27, 2025
Trump administration restores funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Open Technology Fund after court blocks shutdown.
March 27, 2025
University of Michigan shuts down flagship DEI office, cancels $250M plan after Trump crackdown. on campus diversity.
March 27, 2025
Trump strips WilmerHale’s clearances, contracts after firm hires Mueller—the sixth law firm targeted by name
March 27, 2025
Trump reverses termination of Ukraine war crimes program after backlash over blocked evidence on kidnapped children.
March 27, 2025
Wash Post exclusive: Trump plan would slash staff at 22 agencies by up to 50% of staff in sweeping downsizing push.
March 27, 2025
EPA opens portal for polluters to request Trump exemptions from Clean Air Act rules as coal push escalates.
March 27, 2025
Trump pulls Stefanik’s UN nomination to avoid risking GOP’s razor-thin House majority.
March 27, 2025
Second federal judge blocks Trump’s transgender military ban, slams it as discriminatory and unsupported by evidence.
March 27, 2025
Trump signs order gutting union rights for two-thirds of federal workers, citing national security powers.
March 27, 2025
Vance scales back Greenland trip to U.S. military base visit as protests mount over Trump’s threats to seize the island.
March 27, 2025
Trump orders Vance to purge ‘race-centered ideology’ from Smithsonian, block funds for exhibits that defy federal policy
March 27, 2025
The Visibility Brigade has published a helpful guide to civic action, including real ways you can help fight back.
March 26, 2025
Embattled Tesla expands to oil-producing Saudi Arabia, a kingdom tied to Trump and the 2018 “funding secured” fiasco.
March 26, 2025
Ohio health officials confirm 10 measles cases as the national total hits 378 in 18 states, with Kansas reporting 23 infections.
March 26, 2025
Noem said the Trump administration plans to eliminate FEMA’s long-term disaster programs and eliminate the agency’s rebuilding role.
March 26, 2025
Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imported cars and parts, threatening global supply chains and sparking backlash from allies.
March 26, 2025
National Day of Action set for April 5 as Hands Off! and 50501 launch nationwide protests against Trump and Musk’s power grab.
March 25, 2025
Trump praises violent rioters, calls for paying them with taxpayer money, and threatens action against officer who shot Babbitt.
March 25, 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson claims Congress can eliminate courts, backs bill to block judges from halting Trump policies.
March 25, 2025
Trump move threatens to eliminate NIST spectroscopy group, putting global atomic data used in fusion, astronomy, and medicine at risk.
March 25, 2025
Columbia student and legal permanent resident who sued Trump over protest can’t be detained, judge rules.
March 25, 2025
Judge blocks Trump from defunding Radio Free Europe after he shut down Voice of America two weeks ago.
March 25, 2025
Database at UMD tracking hate crimes, school shootings, mass violence taken offline without warning after Trump admin pulls funding.
March 25, 2025
RNC demands voter data from 48 states as part of Trump-backed effort to cast doubt on future election integrity.
March 25, 2025
Trump-backed company launches new crypto dollar as his family prepares to collect 75% of profits from trading and investment fees.
March 25, 2025
Jordan briefs Trump on House Judiciary hearing to rein in federal judges after deportation rulings, eyes cuts and court restrictions.
March 24, 2025
Trump renews media attacks, names New York Times reporters and their families, the paper says they won’t be intimidated.
March 24, 2025
Indivisible adds more than 100 new groups in one week, breaking monthly growth records, founder says.
March 23, 2025
White House is seeking up to $200K in corporate sponsorships for Easter Egg Roll, offering logos and branding at the South Lawn event.
March 23, 2025
GOP Sen. John Curtis called on Republicans to be honest about plans to change Social Security for future generations.
March 23, 2025
First U.S. deportation flight in weeks lands in Venezuela with nearly 200 people after country agrees to accept repatriations again.
March 23, 2025
Hundreds welcomed South Africa’s ex-ambassador Ebrahim Rasool home after U.S. expelled him over remarks on demographic shifts and DEI.
March 23, 2025
Canada’s new PM Mark Carney calls national election to confront Trump’s threats and rally support against U.S. pressure.
March 23, 2025
DOJ tells Cornell Ph.D. student who sued Trump after leading protests to surrender to ICE, raising fears of retaliatory deportation.
March 22, 2025
Defense Secretary Hegseth mocks judge who blocked transgender troop ban, joining Trump officials attacking courts.
March 22, 2025
Federal Reserve reports $77.6 billion loss for 2024, second year of operating deficits driven by high interest rates.
March 22, 2025
U.S. sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East as Trump vows to annihilate Houthis and threatens Iran.
March 22, 2025
Venezuela agrees to resume U.S. deportation flights after Trump sends migrants to prisons in El Salvador.
March 22, 2025
Trump administration ends attorney fee payments for 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children in immigration court.
March 22, 2025
Fort Myers council re-votes to let local police make immigration arrests after DeSantis threatens to replace officials.
March 22, 2025
Trump backs WI Supreme Court candidate funded by Musk ahead of election that could decide 2026 voting rules.
March 22, 2025
Pentagon launches leak probe after reports of planned China war briefing for Musk, and may use polygraphs.
March 22, 2025
IRS nears deal to let ICE use tax records to locate suspected undocumented immigrants.
March 22, 2025
Senate Democrats Launch Whistleblower Portal Targeting Alleged Illegal Activities by Trump and Musk’s DOGE
March 21, 2025
Trump says he didn’t sign deportation order under 1798 law—even though his signature is on it.
March 21, 2025
Trump strips security clearances from Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Biden’s family, and key people from his impeachments and trials
March 21, 2025
U.S. restricts Canadian access to historic border-straddling library, sparking backlash in Quebec tow
March 21, 2025
Voice of America staff sue Trump over shutdown, citing First Amendment violations and 1,450 job cuts.
March 21, 2025
Columbia caves to Trump for $400m, authorizes protest arrests and forces demonstrators to identify themselves.
March 21, 2025
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
Judge bars Musk’s DOGE team from Social Security data, citing ‘so-called experts’ and disregard for Americans’ private information.
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
‘Tesla Takedown’ protesters plan largest action yet as Musk and Trump escalate attacks on demonstrators.
March 19, 2025
French scientist denied U.S. entry after CBP flagged private messages criticizing Trump’s science cuts.
March 19, 2025
ICC president warns Trump’s sanctions are crippling court: staff quitting, payments blocked, and war crimes cases at risk.
March 19, 2025
Musk donates legal max to GOP lawmakers backing Trump’s push to impeach judges blocking his agenda.
March 19, 2025
Trump vows to ‘annihilate’ Iran-backed Houthis as U.S. escalates airstrikes in Yemen.
March 19, 2025
Trump administration freezes $175M in federal funding to UPenn over transgender athlete policy, despite school following NCAA rules.
March 19, 2025
Trump administration considers using active-duty military to detain migrants in buffer zone at southern border.
March 19, 2025
Trump’s JFK files dump exposes Social Security numbers of over 200 people, including his former attorney and a CIA agent’s file.
March 19, 2025
For-profit prison company GEO Group fights to keep paying ICE detainees only $1 a day as profits soar under Trump.
March 19, 2025
AP publishes list of 26 Social Security offices set to close this year, with closure dates.
March 19, 2025
Texas Senate advances bills mandating Ten Commandments in classrooms and allowing school prayer.
March 19, 2025
Trump administration drops lawsuit against Texas law letting police arrest migrants, following similar moves in Iowa and Oklahoma.
March 19, 2025
Nebraska voters jeer GOP congressman over Musk, Ukraine, Trump tariffs, and Medicare at fiery town hall
March 18, 2025
Trump administration considers giving up permanent U.S. command of NATO forces, seen as step toward exit from alliance
March 18, 2025
Trump’s FTC erases four years of consumer protection blogs, scrubbing AI and privacy guidance for Amazon, Microsoft, and Big Tech
March 18, 2025
Trump administration considers drastic cuts to HIV prevention funding, CDC reorganization looms
March 18, 2025
Trump administration threatens NYC commuter funding over subway crime, despite 40% drop since 2020.
March 18, 2025
AG Bondi calls Tesla vandalism ‘domestic terrorism,’ vows severe penalties as left-wing protesters target showrooms.
March 18, 2025
Trump administration shuts down war crimes database, blocks transfer of records on kidnapped Ukrainian children.
March 18, 2025
Trump’s EPA moves to eliminate science research office, cut 1,000+ experts, critics call it illegal
March 18, 2025
Minnesota senator behind ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ bill arrested for child solicitation
March 18, 2025
Trump fires FTC’s only two Democrats, violating Supreme Court precedent, ex-commissioners say
March 18, 2025
Judge blocks Trump’s EPA from seizing $14B in climate grants—Citibank holds the funds in limbo
March 18, 2025
Social Security tightens ID rules, forcing millions into offices as closures worsen rural access.
March 18, 2025
Chief Justice Roberts rebukes calls for judge’s impeachment; Trump claims statement wasn’t directed at him
March 18, 2025
Judge rules Musk’s USAID purge violated Constitution, restores computer access but agency remains gutted
March 18, 2025
Sanders and AOC to rally in Arizona and Colorado as progressives begin mobilizing resistance
March 17, 2025
HHS removes Surgeon General’s gun violence advisory, erasing public health crisis warning.
March 17, 2025
Federal agencies put fired probationary employees on paid leave after court orders reinstatement.
March 17, 2025
Wired: Trump hosted secret $1M-a-seat Mar-a-Lago dinner with Musk last Saturday, as $5M private meetings become ‘hot ticket’
March 17, 2025
Trump admin proposal would force millions to file Social Security claims in person, creating hardship for elderly and disabled
March 17, 2025
Trump chairs Kennedy Center board, trashes venue, floats honoring politicians, suggests himself as host.
March 17, 2025
Semisonic Slams Use of ‘Closing Time’ in White House Immigration Video: ‘They Have Missed the Point Entirely’
March 17, 2025
Trump admin seizes independent U.S. Peace Institute, fires board & CEO without legal authority.
March 17, 2025
Rubio Declares South African Ambassador Persona Non Grata on Social Media; U.S. Orders His Expulsion by Friday
March 17, 2025
Judge Defied, Skeptical as Trump Admin Defends Deportation of Brown University Doctor; Hearing Set for Thursday
March 17, 2025
Judge Gives Trump Admin Until Noon Tuesday to Explain Deportations That Defied His Court Order
March 17, 2025
Over 1,000 rally in Boston against Trump and Musk, denouncing mass layoffs and executive overreach.
March 16, 2025
Trump to impose new tariffs April 2—both “reciprocal” and extra levies on autos, steel, and more.
March 16, 2025
Rejecting legal precedent, Trump claims Biden’s pardons are “void,” opening door to prosecuting political adversaries.
March 16, 2025
Treasury Sec. Bessent downplays $5T S&P 500 plunge over 3 weeks: “Corrections are healthy.”
March 16, 2025
U.S. to withdraw from coalition investigating Russian war crimes, scaling back war crime prosecutions.
March 16, 2025
U.S. deports Brown University kidney specialist despite valid visa, defying a second judge’s order.
March 16, 2025
Pentagon deploys USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, to southern border—bringing heavy firepower into Coast Guard territory.
March 16, 2025
Trump admin defies court order, sends 200+ migrants to El Salvador—pays $6M for their detention.
March 16, 2025
Protesters rally at 80 Tesla showrooms over Musk’s Trump ties as Sen. Mark Kelly publicly dumps his Tesla.
March 15, 2025
Trump targets third law firm, Paul Weiss, in executive order after court halts restrictions on others.
March 15, 2025
Trump to address Kennedy Center board Monday as he pushes for more control over honoree selection.
March 15, 2025
NIH removes Fauci from scientist mural despite his five-decade role leading HIV and COVID efforts.
March 15, 2025
Attorneys release video of plainclothes agents arresting activist Mahmoud Khalil; agents refuse to identify themselves.
March 15, 2025
Trump invokes 227-year-old Alien Enemies Act for mass deportations; judge orders two planes mid-flight to turn back.
March 15, 2025
Hamas offers to release U.S.-Israeli hostage, four bodies if Israel implements ceasefire deal.
March 15, 2025
U.S. continues airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen to protect Red Sea shipping.
March 15, 2025
Trump signs six-month funding bill after Schumer, 9 other Senate Democrats back controversial deal.
March 15, 2025
A second Columbia University student who joined campus protests was arrested for overstaying her student visa.
March 14, 2025
A federal judge ruled Friday against immigration advocates trying to block Trump’s Guantanamo Bay migrant transfers.
March 14, 2025
Trump vowed to “expose” enemies and called for jailing perceived opponents in a rare Justice Department speech.
March 14, 2025
Greenland’s five political parties issued a joint statement rejecting Trump’s push to control or annex their country.
March 14, 2025
Six GOP congressmen introduced a bill to bar Chinese nationals from U.S. student visas and exchange programs.
March 14, 2025
Rubio expels black-led South African government’s Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool via X post, calling him a “race-baiting politician.”
March 14, 2025
Trump calls his campaign promise to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours “a little bit sarcastic.”
A three-judge appeals panel lifted the block on Trump’s orders to end government support for DEI programs.
March 14, 2025
Nearly 100 protesters were arrested after hundreds occupied Trump Tower’s lobby, demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil.
March 13, 2025
The top lawyer at the IRS is being demoted and replaced with a Trump ally who supports Musk’s DOGE unit.
March 13, 2025
Representatives of Trump’s family discussed taking a financial stake in Binance US, while its founder sought a pardon from Trump.
March 13, 2025
Johns Hopkins Univ. has begun laying off more than 2,000 workers after the WH cut USAID funding for programs it administers.
March 13, 2025
The last 40 prisoners at Guantánamo Bay have been transferred to an immigration detention facility in Louisiana.
March 12, 2025
Trump told reporters that Ireland “takes advantage” of the U.S. while seated next to Irish PM Micheál Martin in the Oval Office.
March 12, 2025
Among the Department of Education layoffs: 7 of 12 civil rights offices will close, despite thousands of backlogged cases.
March 12, 2025
The USDA canceled $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy locally sourced food.
March 11, 2025
A federal judge blocked the White House from cutting hundreds of millions in teacher training funds after eight states sued.
March 11, 2025
Trump claimed people are “illegally and collusively” boycotting Tesla, then hosted a WH event featuring three Tesla vehicles.
March 11, 2025
Elon Musk told the White House he plans to donate $100 million to Trump’s political operation.
March 11, 2025
A leaked EPA memo reveals the agency will eliminate all 11 environmental justice offices nationwide.
March 11, 2025
The Trump administration told a federal judge that restarting refugee admissions could take months.
March 11, 2025
The General Services Administration is closing five offices that oversee more than 26,000 federally owned paintings and sculptures.
March 11, 2025
The White House insists Elon Musk’s plan to cut $600-$700 billion from Social Security will not affect benefits.
March 11, 2025
NOAA, the agency for weather, oceans, and fisheries, faces a second round of 1,000 layoffs, bringing total job losses to 25%.
March 11, 2025
A USAID employees union petitioned a federal judge after the agency ordered staff to destroy classified records.
March 11, 2025
The Department of Education is firing 50% of workers, offices in NY, Boston, Cleveland, and Chicago to close.
March 11, 2025
The House passed a stopgap funding bill by 4 votes; Senate must pass it in 3 days, requiring support from 8 Dems.
March 11, 2025
Ukraine accepts a 30-day ceasefire as the U.S. resumes military supplies and intelligence sharing.
March 11, 2025
Perkins Coie, the elite law firm barred from federal buildings and employees by Trump has hired another firm to sue the government.
March 10, 2025
NASA eliminated 23 senior positions, including its Chief Scientist, and closed an office studying space and tech policy.
March 10, 2025
Federal Judge Amir Ali barred the administration from “unlawfully impounding congressionally appropriated foreign aid funds.”
March 10, 2025
HHS Secretary Kennedy blamed a deadly measles outbreak on poor diet and overall health.
March 10, 2025
NIH will cancel or cut back grants studying vaccine hesitancy or how to increase acceptance.
March 10, 2025
DC began the 6-8 week process of erasing Black Lives Matter Plaza at a cost of $610K following GOP threats.
March 10, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says 83% of USAID’s programs have been eliminated, with the State Department taking over the rest.
March 10, 2025
Elon Musk called Sen. Mark Kelly a traitor after Kelly described conditions he observed in Ukraine last weekend.
March 10, 2025
Trump on whether he is comfortable that Ukraine may not survive without U.S. help: “Well, it may not survive anyway.”
March 9, 2025
GOP Rep. Rich Hudson, head of House campaign committee, says voters “will reward” Republicans for cuts.
March 8, 2025
Social Security Administration to take back 100% of monthly checks from recipients who were overpaid, up from the current 10%.
March 8, 2025
FEMA cancels National Fire Academy classes days before new training group set to begin.
March 8, 2025
NOAA ordered to cut another 1,000 workers, bringing total reductions to 20% of its workforce.
March 8, 2025
House GOP unveils stopgap funding bill, Dems vow to block over deep cuts with shutdown deadline in 6 days.
March 8, 2025
Elon Musk’s DOGE unit granted access to HHS child support database containing income data for nearly every American.
March 8, 2025
The Justice Department removed three officials from its National Security Division on the second day of a sweeping overhaul.
March 8, 2025
Trump says latest stepped up Russian attack on Ukraine is “what anyone else would do.”
March 7, 2025
Senators call for probe after U.S. attorney threatens to blackball Georgetown Law students
March 7, 2025
ProPublica expose: Housing & Urban Dev may trial cryptocurrency for grants & payments.
March 7, 2025
Ukraine military source says US commercial satellite imagery no longer available either.
March 7, 2025
Justice Dept officials overseeing ethics, pardons, and bankruptcies were all fired today.
March 7, 2025
DC, 19 state AGs sue Trump admin over mass firings, demanding reinstatement of workers.
March 7, 2025
DC, NY, and Boston to host the largest of 32 “Stand Up for Science Protests on Friday.
March 6, 2025
Trump suspends clearances for 2nd law firm opposing his attorneys, cancels fed contracts.
March 6, 2025
Ontario adding 25% charge on Monday for electricity bought by Americans in MI, MN, & NY.
March 6, 2025
Musk’s DOGE reps try to access child support office earnings data for nearly all Americans
March 6, 2025
Trump says he “will probably” extend the TikTok ban past April 5 if there’s no deal then.
March 6, 2025
Second federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump admin’s freeze on federal grants and loans.
March 6, 2025
Trump suspends 25% tariffs on Canada, Mexico until April, threatens broader global tariffs.
March 6, 2025
Hundreds protest Trump in Conway, NH (pop. 3,842), one of the largest protests in memory.
March 5, 2025
5-4 Supreme Court reinstates lower-court order, forcing Trump admin to release nearly $2B in frozen foreign aid.
March 5, 2025
Texas Rep. Al Green was ejected from the chamber for continuing to heckle Trump during his speech to Congress.
March 4, 2025
Census Bureau disbands unpaid advisory committees of economists, demographers, statisticians and advocacy leaders.
March 4, 2025
A second federal judge blocked the administration from defunding institutions that provide care for transgender youth.
March 4, 2025
Trump vowed that the US will reclaim the Panama Canal and “one way or the other” acquire Greenland.
March 4, 2025
During his formal address to Congress, Trump said Americans should be ready for “a little disturbance” from tariffs.
March 4, 2025
800 protesters rallied in Boulder on a Monday to slam Trump admin’s DOGE layoffs that cut hundreds of NOAA jobs.
March 3, 2025
The top HHS spokesperson, a former Trump CMS spokesperson, announced his resignation Friday—just two weeks into his new role.
March 3, 2025
United Nations’ WFP closes Johannesburg hub after Trump aid cuts, shifts its hub 2,500 miles away to Nairobi.
March 3, 2025
Senate Dems vote in unison to block GOP bill banning transgender athletes from schools receiving federal funds.
March 3, 2025
Trump admin launches trade war with 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, doubles Chinese duties as US markets fall before launch.
March 3, 2025
Treasury Secretary scraps enforcement of beneficial ownership rules, exempting U.S. companies from corporate transparency.
March 2, 2025
Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. Cyber Command to halt offensive cyber and information ops targeting Russia.
March 2, 2025
Over 1,000 protesters, some in Ukrainian blue and gold, swarmed a Vermont town to protest JD Vance on a family ski trip.
March 1, 2025
After boxes seized in a Mar-a-Lago search were returned yesterday, Trump flew home to Florida on Air Force One with them.
March 1, 2025
Intelligence sources reported that China and Russia are recruiting national security employees fired in Trump and Musk purges.
March 1, 2025
Upside-down US flag hung off Joshua Tree marks start of weekend of national park protests, including Grand Canyon.
February 28, 2025
Education Dept emails employees with one-day buyout offer ahead of “significant layoffs.”
February 28, 2025
US attorney Ed Martin permanently demotes seven top Jan 6 prosecutors.
February 28, 2025
Democrats sue to block Trump’s order giving him exclusive authority over campaign finance law.
February 28, 2025
Trump to sign order making English official language, ending mandatory government translations for non-English speakers.
February 28, 2025
Kennedy halts public comment on new health rules, ending 54-year policy.
February 28, 2025
Federal workers get a second OPM email tonight demanding weekly bullet points amid legal scrutiny, driven by Musk.
February 28, 2025
Defense Sec. Hegseth warns Mexican leaders: curb cartel collusion or face unilateral military action.
February 28, 2025
Five former defense secretaries condemned Trump’s “reckless firing” of the Joint Chiefs chair and top officers, urging Congress to block replacements.
February 27, 2025
A federal judge ruled that Trump officials must testify under oath about the secretive Department of Government Efficiency in a suit filed by unions.
February 27, 2025
The U.S. military has reversed course and will discharge all active service members who are transgender.
February 27, 2025
The Social Security Administration plans to fire between 7,000 and 30,000 workers.
February 27, 2025
After firing 1,000 FEMA employees, Trump saw over a dozen senior executives leave and has threatened to disband the disaster relief agency.
February 27, 2025
Trump announced 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods starting Tuesday, along with an additional 10% on China, on top of last month’s hike.
February 27, 2025
Trump claims Russia would accept European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine and says he doesn’t recall calling Zelenskyy a dictator last week.
February 27, 2025
The Trump administration fired hundreds of NOAA workers by email without notice, gutting the nation’s official weather and climate agency.
February 27, 2025
A federal judge ruled that OPM’s directives ordering the firing of probationary employees were illegal and have no legal effect on at least six agencies.
February 27, 2025
Fired USAID employees and HIV advocates protested in the Capitol including a “die-in”. Police arrested 20 people.
February 26, 2025
Bezos abruptly flips WaPo opinion to champion “personal liberties and free markets.” Opinion editor David Shipley resigned.
February 26, 2025
The AG dismissed all racially unfair hiring cases against local fire and police departments.
February 26, 2025
Kennedy downplayed the SW measles outbreak, where one child is dead. He says 18 hospitalized are quarantined—hospitals contradict him.
February 26, 2025
Kennedy canceled the CDC conference to plan next season’s flu vaccine.
February 26, 2025
Trump orders a 30-day freeze on agency credit cards with few exceptions.
February 26, 2025
Staffing order brands government bloated and corrupt, one day after Marjorie Taylor Greene said federal employees don’t deserve pay.
February 26, 2025
Federal agencies must submit plans to eliminate positions by March 13.
February 26, 2025
Trump slashes 90% of foreign aid contracts, $60 billion cut.
February 26, 2025
Roberts issues emergency stay, USAID funds remain frozen, answers due Friday at Supreme Court.
February 26, 2025
21 federal employees assigned to DOGE resigned en masse to avoid “carrying out or legitimizing” the agency’s efforts.
February 25, 2025
The Social Security Administration disbanded its Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity.
February 25, 2025
Trump plans to replace the EB-5 visa program with a $5 million “gold card” offering a path to U.S. citizenship for wealthy investors.
February 25, 2025
Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy travels to DC Friday to sign a minerals deal.
February 25, 2025
The White House will take control of press pool assignments, stripping the White House Correspondents’ Association of its century-old role.
February 25, 2025
The White House said Amy Gleason, not Elon Musk, leads DOGE and reports to Trump, clarifying this while she was vacationing in Mexico.
February 25, 2025
Former USAID employees can retrieve personal items under guard with a 15-minute limit after the agency’s abrupt shutdown three weeks ago.
February 25, 2025
The Trump administration is threatening jail & fines for undocumented immigrants over 13 who fail to register in a new federal database.
February 25, 2025
Fed agencies told staff to ignore Musk’s ultimatum; Trump suggests non-compliance may lead to firing although it’s “somewhat voluntary.”
February 25, 2025
House GOP passes $4.5 trillion in tax breaks, $2T in cuts. Senate next.
February 25, 2025
A doctored video of Trump licking Elon Musk’s feet played this morning as Housing & Urban Development employees returned to work
February 24, 2025
A video of an Idaho woman being dragged by private security at a GOP-sponsored town hall in Coeur d’Alene went viral Saturday night.
February 24, 2025
The OPM told agencies that federal employees would not be fired for not complying with Elon Musk’s weekend email
February 24, 2025
Hundreds rally at Maine State House backing Gov. Mills’ vow to sue Trump admin to protect state residents
February 23, 2025
ABC News: ICE memo orders agents to track unaccompanied minors, labels them flight risks, safety threats or border concerns
February 23, 2025
Zelenskyy says any US deal must guarantee military aid for Ukraine’s minerals, offers to resign if it brings peace
February 23, 2025
Trump ally Sen Mullin said on national TV that US should reconsider NATO commitment
February 23, 2025
Trump announces right-wing Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director despite no FBI experience and retired for 15 years
February 23, 2025
Trump admin claims $55B in cuts, but WSJ analysis puts savings at $2.6B
February 22, 2025
Ukraine resists US demand for $500 billion mineral fund, 5x higher than estimated war aid
February 22, 2025
USAID offices given to Customs and Border Protection
February 22, 2025
US negotiators threatened Ukraine’s access to Musk-owned Starlink, used in that country’s internet infrastructure
February 22, 2025
Hundreds at USAID’s humanitarian aid bureau were fired by email late Friday night, raising doubts about Rubio’s claims of aid delivery
February 22, 2025
New FBI director Kash Patel expected to also lead Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives
February 22, 2025
Fed employees, including some judges, get 3 line email demanding a bullet-point report of their week-Elon Musk warns noncompliance by Monday means resignation
February 22, 2025
Judge okays Trump admin to gut USAID workforce
February 21, 2025
Trump replaces ICE chief for not deporting enough people
February 21, 2025
Judge blocks Trump’s DEI crackdown, calls it “textbook discriminatinon”
February 21, 2025
Def Sec Hegseth called Navy Chief a ‘DEI hire’ last year, fired her & AF Vice Chief
February 21, 2025
Trump has fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and replaced him with a retired 3 star general
February 21, 2025
The US Marshal Service deputized Elon Musk’s private security officers
February 20, 2025
The first CDC vaccine safety meeting of the administration was postponed
February 20, 2025
An ABC News analysis finds 200,000 federal roles eliminated among tens of thousands fired and 75,000 buyout
February 20, 2025
Trump raises the idea again of running for a third term
February 20, 2025
Trump ordered Justice to delete a database of federal police misconduct
February 20, 2025
The Justice Dept said it will no longer defend administrative law judges inside federal agencies from being fired by the Trump administration
February 20, 2025
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to begin complying with his order to release foreign aid
February 20, 2025
Kash Patel confirmed as FBI Director, 51-49. He has threatened reprisals against Trump’s perceived enemies
February 20, 2025
Trump said the WH would take control of the USPS, fire its board and install it as an agency under the Commerce Dept
February 20, 2025
Hundreds rallied at HHS for “Fund Don’t Freeze” protesting Musk’s DOGE and billions cut from public health funding
February 19, 2025
Trump cut federal funds for programs aiding undocumented migrants despite laws already barring most benefits
February 19, 2025
Trump called for the federal government to seize control of Washington, DC, whose 680K residents already lack full voting rights
February 19, 2025
Trump kills NYC’s congestion pricing plan, revoking fed approval and posting, “Congestion Pricing is Dead…Long Live the King!”
February 19, 2025
New DC US Attorney Ed Martin launched Operation Whirlwind demanding Democratic leaders clarify past statements about Republicans
February 19, 2025
The Pentagon will slash 8% of the defense budget annually for 5 years, Hegseth vows to purge military leaders “any…involved in DEI woke shit has got to go”
February 19, 2025
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. issued guidance defining only two human sexes and barring trans women from women’s sports
February 19, 2025
200 federal workers and supporters protested in single digit temperatures at Chicago’s Federal Plaza
February 18, 2025
DC’s top federal prosecutor resigned after refusing Trump admin demands to criminally probe Biden’s $20B EPA climate funding
February 18, 2025
Elon Musk’s team is reviewing Pentagon staffing, targeting employees of less than years with firing
February 18, 2025
The National Science Foundation fired 12% of its staff
February 18, 2025
Trump’s administration is pressuring Romania to allow far-right presidential candidate Gorgescu to run despite election security concerns
February 18, 2025
Trump barred the Associated Press from Air Force One and Oval Office events until they refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘Gulf of America’
February 18, 2025
A federal judge declined to block Elon Musk from ordering mass firings or accessing data at seven different agencies
February 18, 2025
Trump blamed Ukraine for its own invasion, saying, “You should have never started it. You could have made a deal.”
February 18, 2025
Trump ordered independent agencies: SEC, FTC, FCC, NLRB to submit to his control and accept binding DOJ guidance
February 18, 2025
European and NATO leaders met today in France to counter US & Russian meetings about Ukraine
February 17, 2025
A federal judge refused to block Musk’s employees from accessing Education Dept data
February 17, 2025
Elon Musk’s X is blocking Signal links, used for secure messaging and whistleblower reports
February 17, 2025
FEMA prohibited employees from speaking to the media and plans to fire hundreds tomorrow
February 17, 2025
Trump admin denies Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s request to extend FEMA deadline for Hurricane Helene victims
February 17, 2025
Election denier Ed Martin named US Attorney for DC, signals plans to investigate Democrats & DOJ officials
February 17, 2025
The head of the National Archives retired after one week along with the agency’s Inspector General and other executives
February 17, 2025
The acting Social Security Commissioner resigned after 32 years following Elon Musk aides accessing sensitive records
February 17, 2025
US, Russia meet in Saudi Arabia for peace talk, Zelenskyy demands input
February 16, 2025
NIH fires 1,000+ employees by email on Saturday-cuts hit medical device safety, ACA oversight
February 16, 2025
DOGE employee Gavin Kilger is set to work at IRS for 4 months. Access to all taxpayer and bank data is pending.
February 16, 2025
Trump admin fires nuclear watchdogs, then admits it lost contact with critical former workers it wants to rehire
February 15, 2025
Maryland National Guard refuses to honor Frederick Douglass parade in his hometown, citing Trump guidance
February 15, 2025
EEOC drops gender discrimination case
February 15, 2025
Trump demands Ukraine hand over half of its rare earth minerals for continued US military support
February 15, 2025
Trump admin fires 20 immigration law judges without explanation amid 3.7M case backlog
February 15, 2025
Judge orders Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to halt data deletion after whistleblower warning
February 14, 2025
Vance meets German far-right leader Alice Weidel
February 14, 2025
Trump plans auto tariffs by April
February 14, 2025
Trump administration launched a tip line urging banks to report CFPB regulators still enforcing consumer protections
February 13, 2025
Ed Secretary nominee Linda McMahon refused to say if a Black history class would be illegal, calling it hypothetical
February 13, 2025
The CDC after a 3 week Trump-ordered pause reports vet caring for cattle were unknowingly infected with H5N1
February 13, 2025
Fourth federal judge blocked Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship
February 13, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., named HHS Secretary despite vaccine denialism and conspiracy theories
February 13, 2025
Trump has authorized reciprocal tariffs on every country with tariffs on USS imports
February 13, 2025
US to purchase Tesla armored trucks for $400 million
February 12, 2025
GOP Senator Grassley: Trump broke law firing IGs without required notice
February 12, 2025
Trump administration sues New York over immigrant ID law, escalating sanctuary fight
February 12, 2025
House GOP Slashes Medicaid by $880B, Eyes Food Aid Cuts, Approves $5.4 Trillion in Tax Cuts
February 12, 2025
Trump named Kennedy Center chair after board ousts president
February 12, 2025
Judge approves Trump worker buyouts, program now frozen
February 12, 2025
Republican Buddy Carter of GA introduced a bill authorizing Trump to acquire Greenland and rename it Red White & Blueland
February 11, 2025
Elon Musk fielded reporter questions from behind the Resolute Desk while standing next to a seated Trump
February 11, 2025
An AP Reporter was barred from a press conference because the agency uses the phrase “Gulf of Mexico”
February 11, 2025
The USAID Inspector General was fired one day after releasing a report saying that admin actions made waste and millions in fraud more likely
February 11, 2025
Trump directed that federal employees could only be replaced at the rate of 1 for every 4 who leave
February 11, 2025
Trump signed an order creating a DOGE lead at every agency and directing all agencies to cooperate with Musk
February 11, 2025
Trump said that there was a possibility that Ukraine could be Russian in the future
February 11, 2025
Trump met with the King of Jordan at the White House and said that the US would take control of Gaza
February 11, 2025
Justice Dept prosecutors drop charges against NYC Mayor
February 10, 2025
Trump says Israel should cancel ceasefire if Hamas doesn’t release all hostages, says “all hell would break loose”
February 10, 2025
Trump fired the head of the Office of Government Ethics 2 months into a 5 year term
February 10, 2025
Guards turned away USAID employees from the office. WH later says their lease is terminated
February 10, 2025
Trump said that Gaza Strip residents would be permanently moved and “in the meantime, I would own this”
February 10, 2025
A federal judge says the Trump administration is defying his order to release billions of dollars in grants appropriated by Congress
February 10, 2025
Donald Trump levied 25% on steel and aluminum imports
February 10, 2025
Trump says he remains serious about annexing Canada
February 9, 2025
Trump said he will have Transportation Dept review NYC’s congestion lanes and remove bike lanes
February 9, 2025
JD Vance writes, “Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.”
February 9, 2025
Homeland Security Kristi Noem said she would advise Trump to get rid of FEMA as its built today
February 9, 2025
Trump said again that the US would take ownership of Gaza and “slowly, very slowly, develop it”
February 9, 2025
Consumer Financial Protection Board employees notified by email Sunday to work remotely because offices would close all week
February 9, 2025
Trump ordered the Treasury Dept to stop minting the penny although that authority seems to be invested in Congress
February 9, 2025
Donald Trump announced he would levy 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports as early as Monday
February 9, 2025
Trump cancels the security clearances of former Secretary of State Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
February 8, 2025
A federal judge blocked Musk & allies from accessing the Treasury Dept payment system until next Friday
February 8, 2025
The NIH announced that it would slash biomedical research grants to only cover 15% admin costs
February 8, 2025
Donald Trump amended his suit against CBS to seek $20 billion, claiming the network steered traffic from his Truth Social network
February 8, 2025
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said he believes Trump’s threat to annex Canada is “a real thing”
February 8, 2025
The Defense Dept gave Newsmax, The Daily Caller and other conservative outlets the Pentagon office space used by CNN, The Hill, and the Washington Post
February 8, 2025
FBI Director nominee Kash Patel was paid $25K by a Kremlin-linked studio for a documentary appearance
February 7, 2025
NASA employees were told to drop everything and scrub public websites of terms like “indigenous people” and mentions of “women in leadership”
February 7, 2025
Trump announced that he would remove Kennedy Center board members and appoint himself as Chair
February 7, 2025
Defense Sec Hegseth filed for $137K in repairs to his military furnished home, including $50K for “emergency painting”
February 7, 2025
Musk & Trump announce they will bring back a Musk employee who resigned because of multiple racist posts he made.
February 7, 2025
Trump ordered a review of all NGO spending, halting any that does not align with “the goals of my Administration”
February 7, 2025
Trump ordered all US aid to South Africa halted and directed the US to resettle White Afrikaners as refugees
February 7, 2025
The Defense Dept announced $7.4 billion in military sales to Israel without documentation or signoff from the House Foreign Affairs Cmte
February 7, 2025
Work crews removed the metal signage on the USAID building’s façade and covered other signs
February 7, 2025
A Trump-appointed federal judge blocked the firing of 2,200 USAID workers after Thursday’s restraining order
February 7, 2025
NEA eliminates fund for underserved communities
February 6, 2025
Trump established a task force to “eradicate anti-Christian bias” by the government
February 6, 2025
Russell Vought, the co-author of Project 2025, was confirmed by the Senate to be the Office of Management and Budget director
February 6, 2025
The new Energy Secretary gave Musk aide Luke Farritor access to the agency’s computer systems over the objections of the agency’s attorney and CIO
February 6, 2025
Donald Trump sent the Federal Elections Commission Chari a letter improperly firing her
February 6, 2025
The White House is considering labeling migrants a measles and tuberculosis risk to allow more stringent immigration rules
February 5, 2025
Donald Trump is placing at least 100 environmental justice employees at the EPA on leave
February 5, 2025
Donald Trump announced that Elon Musk will determine for himself when his government role conflicts with his businesses
February 5, 2025
The Justice Dept dropped all charges against conservative operatives who stole and republished Ashley Biden’s diary
February 5, 2025
The White House demanded that the CIA email a list of all new employees hired within the last 2 years
February 5, 2025
AG Bondi ends moratorium on federal death penalty and told Justice Dept attorneys she demands “zealous advocacy” of Trump’s agenda
February 5, 2025
Elon Musk’s deputies have moved to the CDC, Labor Dept., and now have access to the payment systems for Medicaid and Medicare
February 5, 2025
Facing virtual worldwide opposition, the White House said Trump has not committed to sending US troops or spending US funds to rebuild Gaza
February 5, 2025
Musk aides can add code to the Payment Automation Manager and Secure Payment System at the Treasury Dept
February 4, 2025
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s order to move trans women to men’s prisons
February 4, 2025
Former Acting Head of NOAA who backed Trump’s claim of hurricane path altered by marker will now lead the agency
February 4, 2025
The US Postal Service said it will no longer deliver packages from China or Hong Kong
February 4, 2025
Thousands of USAID employees will be put on leave beginning Friday. Thousands more will abandon their humanitarian missions and return to the US
February 4, 2025
Trump will not rule out sending US troops to Gaza and said the US would “take a long-term ownership position”
February 4, 2025
Trump proposed ethnic cleansing in Gaza, saying that 2 million Palestinians who live there should be sent to Egypt and Jordan
February 4, 2025
Donald Trump declared that the US would assume control over the Gaza Strip while Israel’s leader stood next to him
February 4, 2025
Trump signed an executive order creating a US sovereign wealth fund and told reporters it might purchase TikTok
February 3, 2025
Speechwriter who was fired for attending white nationalist convention rehired in top State Department role
February 3, 2025
Interim US Attorney says he will pursue anyone who impedes Musk’s work or threatens his people
February 3, 2025
20 Musk employees at Education Dept will begin dismantling it from within before an executive order
February 3, 2025
USAID was closed–even to employees
February 3, 2025
Canadian and Mexican tariffs were paused for 30 days
February 3, 2025
350,000 Venezuelans with protected immigration status are being removed from that status so they can be deported
February 2, 2025
Trump threatened “something very powerful would happen” if Panama doesn’t give the US control of the Panama Canal
February 2, 2025
Musk said that Trump has agreed to close USAID
February 2, 2025
Musk wrote that USAID is “a criminal organization”
February 2, 2025
USAID security officials were put on leave for denying entry to Elon Muk’s teams without additional information
February 2, 2025
Donald Trump wrote that tariffs may bring “some pain”, but that it will be “worth it”
February 2, 2025
The USAID website has gone offline
February 1, 2025
The Pentagon offices of Politico, NBC, NPR, and the New York Times were reassigned to conservative media outlets
February 1, 2025
The United States conducted airstrikes in Somalia today
February 1, 2025
European & NATO leaders met today in France to counter US & Russian meetings about Ukraine.
February 17, 2025
Four of NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ deputy mayors have resigned, and Gov. Hochuli says she is considering removing him.
February 17, 2025
A federal judge refused to block Elon Musk’s associates from accessing Education Department data late Monday.
February 17, 2025
Elon Musk’s X is blocking Signal links, used for secure messaging and whistleblower reports, while labeling them as spam or harmful content.
February 17, 2025
FEMA has prohibited employees from speaking to the media without authorization and plans to fire hundreds of people on Tuesday.
February 17, 2025
Trump’s administration has denied Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s request to extend the FEMA assistance deadline for Hurricane Helene victims.
February 17, 2025
Trump nominated election denier Edward Martin as U.S. Attorney for D.C.; Martin has signaled plans to investigate Democrats & former DOJ officials.
February 17, 2025
The head of the National Archives retired after just a week on the job, along with the agency’s inspector general and several other executives.
February 17, 2025
The Acting Social Security Commissioner resigned after 32 years there following Elon Musk’s aides attempting to access sensitive records.
February 17, 2025
Fed Health Websites Purge Online Data
January 31, 2025
Musk Aides Lock OPM Employees Out of HR System
January 31, 2025
Trump plans auto tariffs by April, details unclear
February 14, 2025