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Oversight

The Supreme Court stalls Trump’s attempt to fire the whistleblower watchdog

The US Marshal Service deputized Elon Musk’s private security officers

Trump raises the idea again of running for a third term

Trump ordered Justice to delete a database of federal police misconduct

The Justice Dept said it will no longer defend administrative law judges inside federal agencies from being fired by the Trump administration

Trump said the WH would take control of the USPS, fire its board and install it as an agency under the Commerce Dept

Trump called for the federal government to seize control of Washington, DC, whose 680K residents already lack full voting rights

Trump kills NYC’s congestion pricing plan, revoking fed approval and posting, “Congestion Pricing is Dead…Long Live the King!”

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”

Elon Musk’s team is reviewing Pentagon staffing, targeting employees of less than years with firing

A federal judge declined to block Elon Musk from ordering mass firings or accessing data at seven different agencies

Trump ordered independent agencies: SEC, FTC, FCC, NLRB to submit to his control and accept binding DOJ guidance

Four NYC Deputy Mayors have resigned, Gov. Hochul considering removing Adams

A federal judge refused to block Musk’s employees from accessing Education Dept data

Election denier Ed Martin named US Attorney for DC, signals plans to investigate Democrats & DOJ officials

The head of the National Archives retired after one week along with the agency’s Inspector General and other executives

Trump asks Supreme Court to let him fire head of Office of Special Counsel

DOGE employee Gavin Kilger is set to work at IRS for 4 months. Access to all taxpayer and bank data is pending.

USA Today: 10,000 federal employees fired last week, 75K take buyout, more coming

Maryland National Guard refuses to honor Frederick Douglass parade in his hometown, citing Trump guidance

Trump administration launched a tip line urging banks to report CFPB regulators still enforcing consumer protections

US to purchase Tesla armored trucks for $400 million

GOP Senator Grassley: Trump broke law firing IGs without required notice

Trump named Kennedy Center chair after board ousts president

Judge approves Trump worker buyouts, program now frozen

Apple followed Google in changing their maps to read Gulf of America

Elon Musk fielded reporter questions from behind the Resolute Desk while standing next to a seated Trump

The USAID Inspector General was fired one day after releasing a report saying that admin actions made waste and millions in fraud more likely

Trump directed that federal employees could only be replaced at the rate of 1 for every 4 who leave

Trump signed an order creating a DOGE lead at every agency and directing all agencies to cooperate with Musk

Musk announces he cut 90 contracts totaling $900 million at the Education Dept

Trump fired the head of the Office of Government Ethics 2 months into a 5 year term

Guards turned away USAID employees from the office. WH later says their lease is terminated

Trump said he will have Transportation Dept review NYC’s congestion lanes and remove bike lanes

Homeland Security Kristi Noem said she would advise Trump to get rid of FEMA as its built today

Consumer Financial Protection Board employees notified by email Sunday to work remotely because offices would close all week

Trump ordered the Treasury Dept to stop minting the penny although that authority seems to be invested in Congress

Trump cancels the security clearances of former Secretary of State Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan

A federal judge blocked Musk & allies from accessing the Treasury Dept payment system until next Friday

Donald Trump fired the National Archivist, the first woman ever to hold that role

FBI Director nominee Kash Patel was paid $25K by a Kremlin-linked studio for a documentary appearance

NASA employees were told to drop everything and scrub public websites of terms like “indigenous people” and mentions of “women in leadership”

Trump announced that he would remove Kennedy Center board members and appoint himself as Chair

Trump signed an order removing Joe Biden’s security clearance

Trump ordered a review of all NGO spending, halting any that does not align with “the goals of my Administration”

Trump says he has tasked Elon Musk with reviewing Pentagon and Education spending

The Defense Dept announced $7.4 billion in military sales to Israel without documentation or signoff from the House Foreign Affairs Cmte

Work crews removed the metal signage on the USAID building’s façade and covered other signs

Trump calls for CBS to lose its broadcast license & for 60 Minutes to be canceled

A federal judge blocked the federal employee buyout offer

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