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Activists continue their 44-year protest outside the White House despite the Trump administration dismantling their shelter on Sunday.
Today’s GovBrief News
The Social Security Administration cuts its congressional casework office from 50 staffers to three, leaving lawmakers with unresponsive liaisons.
Democrat James Walkinshaw wins the Virginia congressional seat of his late boss, Gerry Connolly, narrowing the GOP House majority to 219-213.
DNI Tulsi Gabbard retracts an intelligence report detailing Special Envoy Richard Grenell’s talks with Venezuela to trade oil benefits for hostages.
A revised White House health report from HHS Secretary Kennedy scrubs criticism of the food and chemical industries in favor of deregulation and more research.
Trump targets pharma companies with an enforcement action on social media ads, a step back from Kennedy’s vow to ban them from TV.
A record downward jobs revision of 911,000 prompts new White House attacks on the BLS and the Federal Reserve.
Ousted CDC Director Susan Monarez will testify to the Senate next week about her firing by HHS Secretary Kennedy over a vaccine dispute.
The Missouri House passes a gerrymandered congressional map and new rules to curb voter-led initiatives during a special session prompted by Trump.
A federal judge declines to block an ongoing National Guard deployment in California just eight days after ruling the mission was illegal.
Protesters inside and outside a restaurant disrupt a dinner held by Trump, VP Vance, and top secretaries one block from the White House to promote D.C. safety.
Chief Justice John Roberts denies an emergency appeal to block Trump’s freeze on billions in foreign aid.
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