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Public Citizen filed suit against the Treasury Department.
Musk and DOGE had gained access to millions of Americans’ Social Security numbers and violated the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code’s regulations surrounding taxpayer information.
www.theverge.com/policy/60561...
Musk and DOGE had gained access to millions of Americans’ Social Security numbers and violated the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code’s regulations surrounding taxpayer information.
www.theverge.com/policy/60561...
Treasury Department sued over DOGE takeover
Public Citizen is asking a judge to stop Musk’s ‘unlawful, ongoing’ access to payment systems.
www.theverge.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Public Citizen filed suit against the Treasury Department.
Musk and DOGE had gained access to millions of Americans’ Social Security numbers and violated the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code’s regulations surrounding taxpayer information.
www.theverge.com/policy/60561...
Musk and DOGE had gained access to millions of Americans’ Social Security numbers and violated the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code’s regulations surrounding taxpayer information.
www.theverge.com/policy/60561...
"Put simply, Special Agents who risk their lives protecting this country from criminals and terrorists are now being placed on lists and having their careers jeopardized for carrying out the orders they were given by their superiors in the FBI.
www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi...
www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi...
FBI agents group tells Congress to take urgent action to protect against politicization
The FBIAA, a voluntary professional association representing more than 14,000 active and retired FBI special agents, urged Congress to take action to protect FBI personnel.
www.foxnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"Put simply, Special Agents who risk their lives protecting this country from criminals and terrorists are now being placed on lists and having their careers jeopardized for carrying out the orders they were given by their superiors in the FBI.
www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi...
www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi...
Jack Goldsmith, former head of the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), compiled a list last week with examples of Trump’s actions that exceed the limits of presidential power.
Trump doesn’t care about compliance with current law.
www.cato.org/blog/trump-k...
Trump doesn’t care about compliance with current law.
www.cato.org/blog/trump-k...
Trump Keeps Defying Established Law—What's Up With That?
Many of the early actions of the second Trump Administration defy established federal law on topics including firing of civil service personnel and impoundment of Congressionally appropriated funds. W...
www.cato.org
February 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Jack Goldsmith, former head of the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), compiled a list last week with examples of Trump’s actions that exceed the limits of presidential power.
Trump doesn’t care about compliance with current law.
www.cato.org/blog/trump-k...
Trump doesn’t care about compliance with current law.
www.cato.org/blog/trump-k...
Trump takes up Musk's cause in South Africa with a funding threat.
Trump is vowing to withhold aid to South Africa as he peddles false claims spread by white nationalists and other far-right figures.
www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/...
Trump is vowing to withhold aid to South Africa as he peddles false claims spread by white nationalists and other far-right figures.
www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/...
Trump takes up Musk's cause in South Africa with funding threat
The president is vowing to withhold aid to South Africa as he peddles false claims spread by white nationalists and other far-right figures.
www.msnbc.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Trump takes up Musk's cause in South Africa with a funding threat.
Trump is vowing to withhold aid to South Africa as he peddles false claims spread by white nationalists and other far-right figures.
www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/...
Trump is vowing to withhold aid to South Africa as he peddles false claims spread by white nationalists and other far-right figures.
www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/...
The terror of Trump’s TV tariffs.
When a government slaps a tariff on a product coming into the country it forces the company importing that product, not the company making it, to pay an added fee. The consumer bears the cost.
All electronics will cost more.
www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater...
When a government slaps a tariff on a product coming into the country it forces the company importing that product, not the company making it, to pay an added fee. The consumer bears the cost.
All electronics will cost more.
www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater...
Terroriffs: The terror of Trump’s TV tariffs
How might the proposed tariffs affect the cost of your next TV? Will they lead to a change in where things are manufactured or just result in consumers paying more?
www.digitaltrends.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The terror of Trump’s TV tariffs.
When a government slaps a tariff on a product coming into the country it forces the company importing that product, not the company making it, to pay an added fee. The consumer bears the cost.
All electronics will cost more.
www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater...
When a government slaps a tariff on a product coming into the country it forces the company importing that product, not the company making it, to pay an added fee. The consumer bears the cost.
All electronics will cost more.
www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater...
The fifth US circuit of appeals court on Thursday ruled that a ban on handgun sales to people between the ages of 18 and 21 violates the second amendment.
The court found that the federal law requiring young adults to be 21 is unconstitutional.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The court found that the federal law requiring young adults to be 21 is unconstitutional.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US court rules banning gun sales to young adults under 21 unconstitutional
Conservative New Orleans court ruling for people between 18 and 21 comes amid major shifts in firearm legal landscape
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The fifth US circuit of appeals court on Thursday ruled that a ban on handgun sales to people between the ages of 18 and 21 violates the second amendment.
The court found that the federal law requiring young adults to be 21 is unconstitutional.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The court found that the federal law requiring young adults to be 21 is unconstitutional.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
4 States Consider Bills To Treat Women Who Get Abortions as Murderers
These bills—in Indiana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Carolina—could also imperil IVF practices and threaten care for women with pregnancy complications.
reason.com/2025/01/29/4...
These bills—in Indiana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Carolina—could also imperil IVF practices and threaten care for women with pregnancy complications.
reason.com/2025/01/29/4...
Four states consider bills to treat women who get abortions as murderers
Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, bills aiming to criminalize abortion providers have proliferated. But it's relatively rare to see lawmakers propose
reason.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
4 States Consider Bills To Treat Women Who Get Abortions as Murderers
These bills—in Indiana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Carolina—could also imperil IVF practices and threaten care for women with pregnancy complications.
reason.com/2025/01/29/4...
These bills—in Indiana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Carolina—could also imperil IVF practices and threaten care for women with pregnancy complications.
reason.com/2025/01/29/4...
Dozens of FBI agents who worked to investigate the Jan.6, 2021, US Capitol attack could lose their jobs as early as Friday.
That report coincides with other reporting of a “purge” underway to cull the heads of FBI field offices across the country.
www.mediaite.com/news/the-pur...
That report coincides with other reporting of a “purge” underway to cull the heads of FBI field offices across the country.
www.mediaite.com/news/the-pur...
‘The Purge’: Trump Fires FBI Agents Who Worked on Cases Against Him — Including 20 Heads of Field Offices
Ken Dilanian with NBC News reported a "purge" was underway that could see the heads of up to 20 of the FBI's 55 field offices relieved.
www.mediaite.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Dozens of FBI agents who worked to investigate the Jan.6, 2021, US Capitol attack could lose their jobs as early as Friday.
That report coincides with other reporting of a “purge” underway to cull the heads of FBI field offices across the country.
www.mediaite.com/news/the-pur...
That report coincides with other reporting of a “purge” underway to cull the heads of FBI field offices across the country.
www.mediaite.com/news/the-pur...
This week, the Defense Intelligence Agency ordered a pause of all activities and events related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month, Juneteenth, LGBTQ Pride Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day and others to comply with President Donald Trump's order.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Federal agencies bar Black History Month and other 'special observances'
A number of federal agencies have banned celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women's History Month and other such observances to comply with Trump's executive orders.
www.nbcnews.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This week, the Defense Intelligence Agency ordered a pause of all activities and events related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month, Juneteenth, LGBTQ Pride Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day and others to comply with President Donald Trump's order.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done
Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only temporary.
www.wired.com/story/life-s...
Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only temporary.
www.wired.com/story/life-s...
The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done
Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only tempor...
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done
Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only temporary.
www.wired.com/story/life-s...
Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only temporary.
www.wired.com/story/life-s...
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Wednesday that would prioritize and free up federal funding to expand school choice programs.
The order directs the Education Department to prioritize school choice programs.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The order directs the Education Department to prioritize school choice programs.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump signs sweeping executive order to expand school choice
The White House also announced that Trump signed an executive order aimed at “ending radical indoctrination in K-12 schooling.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Wednesday that would prioritize and free up federal funding to expand school choice programs.
The order directs the Education Department to prioritize school choice programs.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The order directs the Education Department to prioritize school choice programs.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump’s new head of DOT rips up US fuel efficiency regulations
Secretary Duffy claims polluting more will make cars cheaper.
Overly restrictive fuel standards that have needlessly driven up the cost of a car in order to push a radical Green New Deal agenda.
arstechnica.com/cars/2025/01...
Secretary Duffy claims polluting more will make cars cheaper.
Overly restrictive fuel standards that have needlessly driven up the cost of a car in order to push a radical Green New Deal agenda.
arstechnica.com/cars/2025/01...
Trump’s new head of DOT rips up US fuel efficiency regulations
Secretary Duffy claims polluting more will make cars cheaper.
arstechnica.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Trump’s new head of DOT rips up US fuel efficiency regulations
Secretary Duffy claims polluting more will make cars cheaper.
Overly restrictive fuel standards that have needlessly driven up the cost of a car in order to push a radical Green New Deal agenda.
arstechnica.com/cars/2025/01...
Secretary Duffy claims polluting more will make cars cheaper.
Overly restrictive fuel standards that have needlessly driven up the cost of a car in order to push a radical Green New Deal agenda.
arstechnica.com/cars/2025/01...
Trump is manufacturing "imaginary" emergencies in order to use powers that bypass the regular rule of law.
Trump is declaring an "energy emergency" even though oil production is now at an all time high — and a "border emergency" though crossings are down.
www.rawstory.com/trump-emerge...
Trump is declaring an "energy emergency" even though oil production is now at an all time high — and a "border emergency" though crossings are down.
www.rawstory.com/trump-emerge...
Trump slammed for using 'imaginary' crises to bypass the law: analysis
President Donald Trump is manufacturing "imaginary" emergencies in order to use powers that bypass the regular rule of law, Karen Tumulty wrote for The Washington Post.This comes as experts reveal man...
www.rawstory.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Trump is manufacturing "imaginary" emergencies in order to use powers that bypass the regular rule of law.
Trump is declaring an "energy emergency" even though oil production is now at an all time high — and a "border emergency" though crossings are down.
www.rawstory.com/trump-emerge...
Trump is declaring an "energy emergency" even though oil production is now at an all time high — and a "border emergency" though crossings are down.
www.rawstory.com/trump-emerge...
The Army rushed to satisfy President Donald Trump’s executive orders this week, sparking so much confusion that top officials directed a halt on new contracts and then walked it back — the latest muddled response to a series of chaotic actions by the White House.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
'It was leaked to us:’ Army in chaos over Trump orders
Confusion around the new administration’s spending freezes and executive orders has caused disarray inside the Pentagon.
www.politico.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Army rushed to satisfy President Donald Trump’s executive orders this week, sparking so much confusion that top officials directed a halt on new contracts and then walked it back — the latest muddled response to a series of chaotic actions by the White House.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
Trump moved to clean house at the National Labor Relations Board, the agency responsible for investigating and adjudicating claims of violations of labor union law in the workplace.
The problem is that NLRB members cannot be dismissed at will.
www.rawstory.com/trump-court-...
The problem is that NLRB members cannot be dismissed at will.
www.rawstory.com/trump-court-...
'100% illegal': Fired labor official vows to fight Trump in court
President Donald Trump's latest attempt to purge government officials is blatantly illegal, according to experts — and all but certain to trigger a lawsuit.This week, the president moved to clean hous...
www.rawstory.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Trump moved to clean house at the National Labor Relations Board, the agency responsible for investigating and adjudicating claims of violations of labor union law in the workplace.
The problem is that NLRB members cannot be dismissed at will.
www.rawstory.com/trump-court-...
The problem is that NLRB members cannot be dismissed at will.
www.rawstory.com/trump-court-...
A new Supreme Court case would force the government to create religious public schools.
The Roberts Court’s slash-and-burn approach to the separation of church and state is unlikely to end any time soon.
www.vox.com/scotus/39699...
The Roberts Court’s slash-and-burn approach to the separation of church and state is unlikely to end any time soon.
www.vox.com/scotus/39699...
A new Supreme Court case would force the government to create religious public schools
The Roberts Court’s slash-and-burn approach to the separation of church and state is unlikely to end any time soon.
www.vox.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A new Supreme Court case would force the government to create religious public schools.
The Roberts Court’s slash-and-burn approach to the separation of church and state is unlikely to end any time soon.
www.vox.com/scotus/39699...
The Roberts Court’s slash-and-burn approach to the separation of church and state is unlikely to end any time soon.
www.vox.com/scotus/39699...
Trump has falsely claimed that a president firing inspector generals is a “very common thing to do.” Eisen commented: “I agree with him on one thing. Yes, it’s a common thing to do in a dictatorship, not in the United States of America.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/norm-e...
www.huffpost.com/entry/norm-e...
Ex-White House Ethics Lawyer Accuses Trump Of ‘Nakedly Illegal Action’
Norm Eisen also detailed how the president is delivering on a chilling campaign pledge and then some.
www.huffpost.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Trump has falsely claimed that a president firing inspector generals is a “very common thing to do.” Eisen commented: “I agree with him on one thing. Yes, it’s a common thing to do in a dictatorship, not in the United States of America.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/norm-e...
www.huffpost.com/entry/norm-e...
Trump's administration has halted all pending environmental litigation and reassigned four career Justice Department attorneys focused on environmental issues.
The order the division not to file any new lawsuits and to halt all pending settlements.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
The order the division not to file any new lawsuits and to halt all pending settlements.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump administration halts environmental litigation, sidelines lawyers, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has halted all pending environmental litigation and reassigned four career Justice Department attorneys focused on environmental issues, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
www.reuters.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump's administration has halted all pending environmental litigation and reassigned four career Justice Department attorneys focused on environmental issues.
The order the division not to file any new lawsuits and to halt all pending settlements.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
The order the division not to file any new lawsuits and to halt all pending settlements.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Donald Trump says attacks on police officers in January 6 riots were 'minor incidents'.
On his first day in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order pardoning more than 1,500 people involved in the US Capitol riot four years ago.
news.sky.com/story/donald...
On his first day in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order pardoning more than 1,500 people involved in the US Capitol riot four years ago.
news.sky.com/story/donald...
Donald Trump says attacks on police officers in January 6 riots were 'minor incidents'
On his first day in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order pardoning more than 1,500 people involved in the US Capitol riot four years ago - including those jailed for violent offences.
news.sky.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Donald Trump says attacks on police officers in January 6 riots were 'minor incidents'.
On his first day in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order pardoning more than 1,500 people involved in the US Capitol riot four years ago.
news.sky.com/story/donald...
On his first day in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order pardoning more than 1,500 people involved in the US Capitol riot four years ago.
news.sky.com/story/donald...
President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.
apnews.com/article/fauc...
apnews.com/article/fauc...
Trump ends Fauci's security detail and says he'd feel no responsibility if harm befell him
President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic.
apnews.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.
apnews.com/article/fauc...
apnews.com/article/fauc...