What Happened Today – Feb 20

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Trump moving to control USPS, Musk’s private security gets deputized, and the FBI now answers to Kash Patel. Meanwhile, protests at Tesla dealerships are growing.

Find events, take action, and fight back.

Trump said the WH would take control of the USPS, fire its board and install it as an agency under the Commerce Dept
Kash Patel confirmed as FBI Director, 51-49. He has threatened reprisals against Trump’s perceived enemies
Federal PersonnelJustice Dept
https://apnews.com/article/trump-patel-fbi-justice-department-518329110ea230e2989095bfcbe34c59?
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to begin complying with his order to release foreign aid
CourtsForeign Relations
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/20/trump-judge-orders-comply-defy-usaid/?
The Justice Dept said it will no longer defend administrative law judges inside federal agencies from being fired by the Trump administration
Justice DeptOversight
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-declares-administrative-law-judge-removal-rules-unconstitutional-2025-02-21/?f
Trump ordered Justice to delete a database of federal police misconduct
DataJustice DeptOversight
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/21/database-federal-police-misconduct-trump-deletes?f
Trump raises the idea again of running for a third term
Oversight
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5156192-trump-third-term-four-more-years-black-history-month
An ABC News analysis finds 200,000 federal roles eliminated among tens of thousands fired and 75,000 buyout
Federal Personnel
https://abcnews.go.com/US/agencies-federal-workers-fired/story?id=118901289&fbc
135 people from China, Iran, Armenia and others were deported today to Costa Rica
Foreign RelationsImmigration
https://apnews.com/article/costa-rica-panama-mass-deportations-trump-migration-detention-85e70a0e4e053ea01b77b0e4d55c8fea
The first CDC vaccine safety meeting of the administration was postponed
Health
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/20/nx-s1-5304233/cdc-vaccine-meeting-delayed
The US Marshal Service deputized Elon Musk’s private security officers
Federal PersonnelJustice DeptOversight
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-private-security-detail-deputized-by-us-marshals-service/
The Justice Dept will drop a discrimination suit against Musk-owned SpaceX
Justice Dept
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/us-says-it-will-drop-immigration-case-against-spacex/ar-AA1ztQAe
New trend of protesting at Tesla showrooms saw hundreds show up in San Francisco
Fighting Back
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/federal-workers-protest-elon-musk-doge-20178455.php