⚠️ Today was more than yesterday, and that should make us very wary of tomorrow.
The US military is killing with impunity in international waters, a death a day this month. Media restrictions are tightening as the Pentagon warns that journalists who use non-approved material will lose their credentials. The same environmental, education, and human rights battles grind on with an emboldened administration daring anyone to stop them.
We have to be the ones who do. Not with marches or signs, but by working in our communities and beyond. There is a virtual training Sunday about harnessing our political power to end political violence. Start there with the link in the fighting back section.
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The day after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel, Trump threatens to pull broadcast licenses for negative coverage, saying the decision is up to his FCC chairman.
Today’s GovBrief News
The CDC backtracks on a remote work ban for disabled employees four days after a union called the new HHS policy a civil rights violation.
The Trump administration plans to collect a multibillion-dollar fee from US investors as its price for approving the TikTok takeover.
George Soros gives $10 million to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure to redraw congressional maps to oust Republicans.
A US military strike on a boat in the Caribbean kills three, bringing the total killed to 17 in 17 days.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth imposes new Pentagon press restrictions, including a pledge requiring reporters to protect ‘sensitive information.’
Senator Ted Cruz likens the FCC chair’s threats against ABC to mob tactics, drawing a rebuke from President Trump.
A federal agent throws congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh to the ground during a protest against a new Trump administration immigration crackdown.
The House passes a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk, but dozens of Democrats object to language praising his character.
The Trump administration asks a court to revoke a major offshore wind permit eight months after its approval, citing a new legal theory.
The Education Dept. gives Harvard a 20-day ultimatum to produce documents for its probe into the university’s continued use of race in admissions.
A federal judge blocks a USDA plan to collect SNAP data for immigration enforcement two months after the agency threatened states.
Trump imposes a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas and creates a $1 million ‘gold card’ for permanent residency.
The Senate confirms former NSA Michael Waltz as UN ambassador after a deal to release foreign aid secured Democratic support.
Brazil files a UN protest against the US for restricting its health minister’s travel one week after Trump imposed sanctions over the Bolsonaro verdict.
The Trump administration installs political loyalist George Cook as acting Census director after the president’s call to exclude non-citizens.
A CDC panel appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. votes to require a doctor’s consultation for COVID shots for most Americans.
The Senate rejects both Republican and Democratic stopgap funding bills, moving the government closer to a shutdown in 11 days.
The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to reinstate its ban on the ‘X’ passport marker five months after a judge blocked it as discriminatory.
US Attorney Erik Siebert resigns after Trump administration officials pressured him to criminally charge New York AG Letitia James.
The Justice Dept. again asks the Supreme Court to end Venezuelan TPS, accusing a lower court of disregarding its previous order.
A federal judge rejects Trump’s rambling lawsuit against The New York Times and orders a revised, shorter complaint within one month.
ABC will pay the crew of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ two days after pulling the show over Kimmel’s refusal to apologize for political commentary.
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