The authoritarian takeover is escalating, but so is the resistance. 🛡️💥
From city halls to state highways, local leaders are drawing lines in the sand to challenge every federal power grab. This Labor Day, the May Day Strong movement is mobilizing to send a clear signal from the people: we see this takeover, and we will not let it go unchecked.
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Today’s GovBrief News
The May Day Strong movement plans nationwide Labor Day protests called “Workers Over Billionaires” on Monday.
The California Highway Patrol offers to protect former Vice President Harris one day after Trump revoked her Secret Service detail.
Kari Lake announces 532 job cuts at Voice of America one day after a federal judge blocked her from firing its director.
FEMA extends its hiring freeze just weeks before the peak of hurricane season and months after Trump announced plans to phase out the agency.
Advocates allege ICE is forcing detainees to sleep on floors with little food at its Chantilly, Virginia administrative offices.
Trump moves to eliminate the George H.W. Bush-era HOME program, a housing grant heavily used in rural Republican districts.
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