Republicans stole the Supreme Court in 2016. ⚖️
That’s led to the overturning of abortion rights and handed presidents a roadmap for avoiding criminal immunity. Today, that broken court gave federal agents a green light to racially profile Americans, while the rest of the government is used to punish dissent and reward loyalty. The bill for a decade of cynical power plays has come due, and our rights are the currency.
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The White House attacked a reporter for noting Trump was booed at the U.S. Open, then fell silent after the president was booed a second, louder time.
Today’s GovBrief News
Activists continue their 44-year protest outside the White House despite the Trump administration dismantling their shelter on Sunday.
The Justice Department drops its three-year lawsuit to recover Peter Navarro’s official emails months after he rejoined the White House as a senior adviser.
Trump directs the Education Department to issue new school prayer guidance, claiming students are indoctrinated with anti-religious propaganda.
A former Social Security chief reveals Trump’s efficiency team ignored real problems to chase nonexistent fraud for quick political wins.
FEMA employees file a formal whistleblower complaint against DHS after being put on leave for warning of disaster unpreparedness.
A New York judge voids Mayor Adams’s order allowing ICE on Rikers, citing a quid pro quo offer he made to have his corruption case dismissed.
An appeals court rejects Trump’s immunity claim and upholds an $83.3 million defamation verdict for his ‘egregious’ attacks on E. Jean Carroll.
Ryan Routh represents himself at his federal trial for the 2024 attempted assassination of Trump.
Trump suggests manipulating D.C. crime data by excluding “a little fight with the wife,” echoing his efforts to alter COVID statistics.
House Democrats release an alleged Trump note from Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book months after the president sued reporters over its existence.
Trump celebrates a West Point alumni group’s cancellation of an award for Tom Hanks days after the group faced increased administration scrutiny.
Trump promotes a debunked vaccine-autism theory just days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his anti-vaccine stance to Congress.
The Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in defiance of a 90-year-old law protecting agency independence.
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