Don’t get distracted from our crumbling healthcare infrastructure.
CDC scientists linked measles outbreaks across multiple states today. If transmission continues through January, the U.S. loses measles elimination status after 25 years. NIH cuts halted treatment for 74,000 people mid-clinical trial. And tens of millions face health insurance increases of 25% or more as ACA subsidies expire.
Federal employees aren’t incompetent. The Trump administration doesn’t let them do their job. Just like Trump and COVID, it’s costing lives.
Hit the phones and messages. Tell your reps they must cut an ACA subsidy deal. More than 4 million are projected to lose insurance and go without care. Don’t let them take us backwards.
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Today’s GovBrief News
Acting FEMA chief David Richardson resigns after 7-month tenure overseeing removal of more than third of agency staff.
Source: USA Today
November 17, 2025
Trump approves F-35 fighter jet sale to Saudi Arabia despite Pentagon intelligence warning China could acquire technology and questions over Israel's military edge requirement.
Source: The Hill
November 17, 2025
UN Security Council approves Trump's Gaza plan creating force to disarm Hamas over group's objections, while resolution references Palestinian statehood Israel firmly opposes.
Source: BBC
November 17, 2025
CDC links Texas measles outbreak with Utah and Arizona cases for first time, transmission through January would end U.S. elimination designation held for 25 years.
Source: The New York Times
November 17, 2025
Trump administration cancelled 383 active clinical trials after March funding cuts, abandoning 74,000 participants mid-treatment without follow-up in what researchers call ethics violations.
Source: Ars Technica
November 17, 2025
Trump administration proposes redefining wetlands to exclude seasonal streams and wetlands from Clean Water Act protection, potentially eliminating pollution safeguards for 85% of U.S. wetlands.
Source: UPI
November 17, 2025
Tennessee judge blocks National Guard deployment in Memphis ruling Gov. Lee exceeded authority, issues 5-day hold allowing appeal.
Source: ABC News
November 17, 2025
Former Arizona GOP Rep. Austin Smith pleads guilty to forging over 100 signatures on reelection petitions after previously calling charges "ludicrous" and spreading false 2020 election fraud claims.
Source: The Arizona Mirror
November 17, 2025
Judge orders prosecutors to hand over 30 additional videos by Nov. 26 in Rep. McIver assault case, frustrated by "piecemeal" evidence delivery months after indictment.
Source: The New Jersey Monitor
November 17, 2025
South Dakota opens seventh prison death investigation since February as inmate dies from suspected overdose, two previous cases resulted in charges against alleged drug suppliers.
Source: The South Dakota Searchlight
November 17, 2025
Federal prosecutors charge alleged panga captain after Friday boat capsizing off California coast killed four migrants, survivors say he refused to turn back.
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune
November 17, 2025
North Carolina Gov. Stein warns Border Patrol planning Raleigh operation following Charlotte sweep where agents detained at least one U.S. citizen, mayor confirms federal presence.
Source: WFMY Greensboro
November 17, 2025
Trump administration names Charlotte immigration sweep "Operation Charlotte's Web," drawing objection from E.B. White's granddaughter who says book about freedom contradicts mass arrests.
Source: The Associated Press
November 17, 2025
Trump administration sues California over "No Secret Police Act" banning federal agents from covering faces during immigration raids.
Source: KSBW Monterey
November 17, 2025
Trump creates priority visa access for 2026 World Cup ticket holders while maintaining strict immigration restrictions for asylum seekers and family reunification applicants.
Source: Fox 5 DC
November 17, 2025
Trump says he would sign bill releasing Epstein files after Sunday reversal, claims "it is really a Democrat problem" while attempting to shift attention to Clinton and Summers.
Source: Politico
November 17, 2025
44% of Americans believe Trump involved in Epstein crimes according to YouGov poll published as House prepares vote on releasing all Justice Department files.
Source: Statista
November 17, 2025
Federal judge orders DOJ to turn over all grand jury materials to Comey defense citing "disturbing pattern" of missteps including potential Fourth Amendment violations.
Source: Newsweek
November 17, 2025