What Happened Today – Feb 8

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Fires continue burning. A federal judge halted Musk’s team from the Treasury computers for a week, but there are blazes throughout the government.

Donald Trump fired the National Archivist, the first woman ever to hold that role
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
Media
https://deadline.com/2025/02/trump-pentagon-cnn-washington-post-1236282550/
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said he believes Trump’s threat to annex Canada is “a real thing”
Foreign Relations
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx82j5wd8vo
Donald Trump amended his suit against CBS to seek $20 billion, claiming the network steered traffic from his Truth Social network
Media
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/trump-doubles-down-cbs-60-minutes-20-billion-lanham-act-1236301341/
The NIH announced that it would slash biomedical research grants to only cover 15% admin costs
Health
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/nih-announces-slashing-funding-indirect-research-costs-rcna191337
A federal judge blocked Musk & allies from accessing the Treasury Dept payment system until next Friday
DataOversight
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/politics/elon-musk-doge-treasury-payment-system/index.html
Trump cancels the security clearances of former Secretary of State Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
Federal PersonnelOversight
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-revokes-security-clearances-top-diplomat-security-official-under-biden-2025-02-09/