What Happened Today - Feb 6

Project 2025 continues to be implemented at breakneck speed. Today, its co-author Russell Vought was confirmed as the head of the Office of Management and Budget.

Conservatives claimed throughout 2024 that Donald Trump had nothing to do with Project 2025. While that was wrong, the people who did are now running the federal government.

Donald Trump sent the Federal Elections Commission Chari a letter improperly firing her

Federal Personnel Oversight

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-fec-chair-ellen-weintraub-trump-fired-her/

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

Data Oversight

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/climate/doge-energy-department-trump/index.html

A federal judge indefinitely blocked Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship

Courts Immigration

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5288083/maryland-federal-judge-blocks-trumps-birthright-citizenship-order

Russell Vought, the co-author of Project 2025, was confirmed by the Senate to be the Office of Management and Budget director

Federal Personnel Oversight

https://apnews.com/article/trump-russell-vought-confirmation-budget-project-2025-7d1c476694176876256e95cecbd49231