Buglettesmom
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Buglettesmom
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Moderate Florida Republican
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Trump fired first woman and Black Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, citing "concerning things" like "putting inappropriate books in the library for children."

Democrats call it punishment for not bending to his will.

An information science scholar explains theconversation.com/trump-has-fi...
Trump has fired the head of the Library of Congress, but the 225-year-old institution remains a ‘library for all’ – so far
Trump’s sudden dismissal of Carla Hayden, the librarian appointed by former President Barack Obama, has placed the little-known Library of Congress in the spotlight.
theconversation.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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The ruling by the federal appeals court marks a significant setback for President Trump's efforts to redefine U.S. citizenship rules.
Donald Trump handed new legal loss over birthright citizenship order
www.newsweek.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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The Health and Human Services Department illegally withheld payments from Head Start for the first months of President Donald Trump’s term, a government watchdog reported Wednesday. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/23/r...
Trump illegally withheld Head Start payments, government watchdog says • Ohio Capital Journal
The Health and Human Services Department illegally withheld payments from Head Start for the first months of President Donald Trump’s term, a government watchdog reported Wednesday.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Trump illegally withheld Head Start payments, government watchdog says, as Jacob Fischler, @fischler.bsky.social, of @statesnewsroom.com reports, via @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/07/23/r...
Trump illegally withheld Head Start payments, government watchdog says | Alaska Beacon
Head Start payments were significantly behind schedule, violating the president’s duty to spend appropriated funds, the GAO said.
alaskabeacon.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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🤔 Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies hail Zelenskyy's law reform initiative to safeguard their independence
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies hail Zelenskyy’s law reform initiative to safeguard their independence
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have warmly welcomed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s initiative to craft a draft la...
www.pravda.com.ua
July 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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JUST IN: A federal appeals court has issued another blow to President Donald Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship, upholding a nationwide block against the policy.
Federal appeals court issues another blow to Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
A federal appeals court on Wednesday issued another major blow to President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, ruling that it’s unconstitutional and upholding a nati...
cnn.it
July 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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A new large study from Denmark finds no evidence that aluminum salts used in vaccines are tied to a higher risk of childhood diseases.
www.statnews.com/2025/07/14/a...
Study finds no evidence aluminum salts in vaccines are tied to higher risk of asthma, other childhood diseases
A new large study from Denmark finds no evidence that aluminum salts used in vaccines are tied to a higher risk of childhood diseases.
www.statnews.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Attorney General Dan Rayfield has joined 20 other attorneys general to sue the Trump administration for freezing $6.8 billion in nationwide education grants—including about $73 million to Oregon schools.
Rayfield Joins Coalition of Attorneys General Suing Against Education Grant Cuts
Senya Scott
www.wweek.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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American voters, particularly those in Donald Trump's MAGA faction, are up in arms because the president has seemingly reneged on releasing the alleged Epstein files, as indicated by a recent survey.
Nearly 70% of Trump supporters fuming over Epstein files decision
ebx.sh
July 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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BREAKING: A federal judge just blocked the "big beautiful bill's" provision to defund Planned Parenthood. We'll be expecting the orange one to go to his Supreme Court.
July 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Days after Trump signed a massive budget bill, attorneys for Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its state members in Massachusetts and Utah filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a provision they say will affect more than 1 million patients who use their clinics across the U.S.
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Planned Parenthood sues Trump administration officials over ‘defunding’ provision in budget bill | Arkansas Advocate
Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its members in Massachusetts and Utah filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a provision of the recently signed tax and spending bill they say will affect…
arkansasadvocate.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Commentary: Researchers are not asking for glory. They are asking for the tools to keep doing their work — for patients they may never meet and discoveries they may not live to see. We must continue the support that has made America the engine of medical progress for the last half-century.
Dr. Mark Anderson: Congress must protect the lifeblood of medical progress
Cuts to the National Institutes of Health would devastate the system responsible for nearly all our modern medical advances and treatments.
trib.al
July 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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“I don’t want us fighting a war. I don’t want another Mideast war.... I’m a little concerned about our sudden military buildup in the region,” the Senator from Missouri said.

https://trib.al/JS1nHR3
Josh Hawley Warns Trump Against Entering Israel’s War on Iran
Who knew Hawley would be leading the Republican resistance on this?
trib.al
June 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Commentary: It is not surprising that some ICE agents want to hide their faces. The work they are doing is unpopular and cruel. The harsh, militaristic nature of their actions is not normal and is being met with protest and opposition across the country.
Edwin C. Yohnka: ICE officers should not be allowed to wear masks
The masks send a signal to ICE officers and the public that they are not accountable for their actions — even illegal ones.
www.chicagotribune.com
June 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Pope Leo, from Chicago, makes his first US pitch at White Sox Park reut.rs/3FPxwqM
Pope Leo, from Chicago, makes his first US pitch at White Sox Park
Pope Leo, a native of Chicago's south side and a long-time fan of his beloved but beleaguered White Sox, sent a video message on Saturday to a sellout crowd attending Catholic Mass in his honor at their hometown ballpark.
reut.rs
June 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Thousands gather across Colorado for ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump administration
Thousands gather across Colorado for ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump administration
More than a dozen rallies called people to speak out against a host of issues from immigration enforcement to attacks on free speech, LGBTQ rights
coloradosun.com
June 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Letters | “We can’t afford to send food to starving children, but we are going to spend $45 million on a birthday/military parade to feed Donald Trump’s ego? America has lost its mind!” -- Sharon Winningham, Denver
$45 million for Trump’s ego parade? America has lost its mind! (Letters)
“We can’t afford to send food to starving children, but we are going to spend $45 million on a birthday/military parade to feed Donald Trump’s ego? America has lost its mind!” — S…
trib.al
June 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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President Donald Trump is "directly" responsible for what Governor Tim Walz said is a politically motivated assassination, according to a member of the Trump family.
'Direct result': Trump family member ties president to political assassination
President Donald Trump is "directly" responsible for what Governor Tim Walz said is a politically motivated assassination, according to a member of the Trump family.A man over the weekend allegedly posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her home. According to the A...
bit.ly
June 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Trump's memo claims, “To the extent that protests or acts of violence directly inhibit the execution of the laws, they constitute a form of rebellion against the authority of the government of the United States.”

A rebellion? Trump is the foremost expert on violent attacks on the U.S. government.
Trump’s California Crackdown Is a Sign of Weakness
While the administration’s escalations in the Golden State are fear-inducing, they are mostly indicative of a White House that is failing to enact its authoritarian agenda.
trib.al
June 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Millions marched in cities and towns across the U.S. in "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration just hours before Trump's military parade.
June 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Sharon Pfister said she had never been to a protest or rally before Donald Trump was elected. But they’re more important than ever, she said Saturday at the “No Kings” rally in downtown Naperville.

“I am afraid of our democracy being disembodied little by little.”
Thousands take to the streets to protest Trump at ‘No Kings’ rally in Naperville
Thousands of people gathered in downtown Naperville Saturday for a “No Kings” really to protest actions being taken by the Trump administration.
trib.al
June 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Thousands of protesters jammed the streets around Manhattan’s Bryant Park on Saturday afternoon in a massive march that spilled down Fifth Avenue.
"That's why America is great": New York City protesters push back with love and defiance
"Keep fighting for what is right."
www.motherjones.com
June 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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A federal judge in California has halted a State Department plan to lay off almost 2,000 employees, marking a setback to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s push to rapidly downsize the agency.
Judge halts Rubio’s plan to lay off almost 2,000 State Dept. employees
The Trump administration has argued that the State Department is bloated and layoffs are necessary. The court found that’s for Congress to decide.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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In a new letter that’s gotten almost zero media attention, six House Republicans openly called on the ICE Director to redirect deportation resources toward “convicted criminal aliens.”

The opposite of what the Trump administration is actually doing.
https://trib.al/JRgYx0F
June 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM