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U.N. officials countered Trump’s claims of operational failures by revealing his own team caused the escalator and teleprompter malfunctions during his speech.
Today’s GovBrief News
The World Health Organization directly rebuts the Trump administration’s new warning on Tylenol and autism, affirming there is no consistent scientific link.
Days before meeting with Netanyahu, Trump privately promised Arab leaders at the UN he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank.
VP Vance walks back Trump’s statement about hating his political opponents, claiming the president was “joking” during Charlie Kirk’s memorial service.
Sen. Lindsey Graham used a national Fox News interview to endorse a third presidential term for Trump, a direct challenge to the 22nd Amendment.
The Trump administration appoints Ben Carson to a senior USDA role to help lead its “Make America Healthy Again” agenda and shape SNAP policy.
The FCC moves to reverse a Biden-era rule providing internet hotspots to students, citing internet safety rules that the program already follows.
The Interior Dept. secretly plans new layoffs that could push its total staff cuts under Trump to over one-third, after already shedding 11% of its workforce.
The Trump administration offers a $20 billion financial aid package to boost Argentina’s President Javier Milei one month before a key election.
ICE orders the immediate deportation of a journalist arrested for covering a protest, citing a disputed 13-year-old case.
U.S. Park Police remove a Trump-Epstein protest statue from the National Mall one day after it appeared, offering a vague justification.
A top DOJ official rescinded a letter threatening an FBI agent who sued Alex Jones after being ordered to do so, days after the official was photographed with Jones.
A George W. Bush-appointed judge rules the Trump administration cannot tie FEMA disaster aid to states’ cooperation on immigration enforcement.
The Education Dept. moves to strip $24M from three major school districts, targeting their policies supporting transgender and Black students.
Trump escalates his UN complaint to a “sabotage” claim and directs a Secret Service probe, even as the UN blames a U.S. videographer for an escalator failure.
A federal judge rebukes Attorney General Pam Bondi and warns of sanctions for public statements that jeopardize the trial in the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder.
The Pentagon quietly eases its mandatory flu shot rule for reservists, reflecting the administration’s broader skepticism of vaccine mandates.
A federal judge finds Trump’s firing of 17 government watchdogs unlawful but denies their reinstatement, stating he could legally fire them again with proper notice.
The White House tells federal agencies to plan permanent layoffs ahead of a shutdown, targeting employees in programs “not consistent with the President’s priorities.”
Trump continues using White House decor to settle political scores by substituting a picture of an autopen for former President Biden’s portrait.
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