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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nominee pulled by White House
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cent...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cent...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nominee pulled by White House
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has withdrawn its nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a White House official who was not authorized to speak publicly.Pre...
www.newsfromthestates.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nominee pulled by White House
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cent...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cent...
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Via “One First,” my (very quick) attempt to untangle this morning’s 5-4 #SCOTUS ruling in the foreign aid funding cases—and what it means going forward both for foreign aid funding and for the broader Trump litigation universe:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/129-untang...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/129-untang...
129. Untangling the Foreign Aid Ruling
There's a lot going on in the Court's cryptic, 5-4 ruling in the foreign aid funding cases. Here's my (very) quick attempt to unpack some of the most important takeaways.
www.stevevladeck.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Via “One First,” my (very quick) attempt to untangle this morning’s 5-4 #SCOTUS ruling in the foreign aid funding cases—and what it means going forward both for foreign aid funding and for the broader Trump litigation universe:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/129-untang...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/129-untang...
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Left right left. More swinging than a circus acrobat. newrepublic.com/post/192301/...
Trump Suddenly Reverses Order on Mass Firing of Federal Employees
The Office of Personnel Management has revised a memo to make clear that it’s not requiring the firing of all probationary employees.
newrepublic.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Left right left. More swinging than a circus acrobat. newrepublic.com/post/192301/...
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Attn: DC #lawsky:
FYI, Trump/Bondi loyalists are currently making a bid to take over the DC Bar: Her brother is running for President and Alicia Long (who I believe is US Attorney Ed Martin's chief deputy right now) is running for Treasurer.
FYI, Trump/Bondi loyalists are currently making a bid to take over the DC Bar: Her brother is running for President and Alicia Long (who I believe is US Attorney Ed Martin's chief deputy right now) is running for Treasurer.
March 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Attn: DC #lawsky:
FYI, Trump/Bondi loyalists are currently making a bid to take over the DC Bar: Her brother is running for President and Alicia Long (who I believe is US Attorney Ed Martin's chief deputy right now) is running for Treasurer.
FYI, Trump/Bondi loyalists are currently making a bid to take over the DC Bar: Her brother is running for President and Alicia Long (who I believe is US Attorney Ed Martin's chief deputy right now) is running for Treasurer.
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My scoop from Monday has been confirmed (with only difference being that McMahon’s letter came out before the EO.) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
![After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission.
We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people.
The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions:
Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus.
Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals
Removing red tape and bureaucratic barriers will empower parents to make th](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ejihld4sywvvqwe67cdkn4jq/bafkreictcxubqhd7foyjwbms62bj3cxmfyepqk2ms3l6ctabsa6fvpm5ju@jpeg)
March 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My scoop from Monday has been confirmed (with only difference being that McMahon’s letter came out before the EO.) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The minority opinion saying the judge is grabbing power is INSANE [his ruling blocks grab]. I can't believe 4 SCOTUS signed on to that statement. Unpack the courts. Now that 4 are complete partisan hacks, we need about 15 of them - term limited.
U.S. Supreme Court sides against Trump in legal fight over $2B in frozen foreign aid
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...
U.S. Supreme Court sides against Trump in legal fight over $2B in frozen foreign aid
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to continue payments on $2 billion in foreign aid that had been frozen, overturning an administrative stay that Chief ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The minority opinion saying the judge is grabbing power is INSANE [his ruling blocks grab]. I can't believe 4 SCOTUS signed on to that statement. Unpack the courts. Now that 4 are complete partisan hacks, we need about 15 of them - term limited.
In what world does removing the people that pick, process, package, and prepare our food reduce the cost of that food. If we want cheap food, we need to bring more in. Bring back seasonal migrant workers, then illegal immigration will all but disappear.
March 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In what world does removing the people that pick, process, package, and prepare our food reduce the cost of that food. If we want cheap food, we need to bring more in. Bring back seasonal migrant workers, then illegal immigration will all but disappear.
What news is Trump trying to bury today? Ignore him and focus on restoring democracy. Fix inequality by taking the rich. They are using their spoils to control our media, corrupt our politicians, and leverage us out of our homes. The time of profiting from our labors is over.
March 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
What news is Trump trying to bury today? Ignore him and focus on restoring democracy. Fix inequality by taking the rich. They are using their spoils to control our media, corrupt our politicians, and leverage us out of our homes. The time of profiting from our labors is over.
Brought to you by a band of 20 somethings with no life experience and no clue what all the government is responsible for that insist on pushing all the buttons and pulling all the levers.
NEW: A source tells me that response teams for FEMA set to deploy to the South Carolina wildfires are unable to travel because their government issued travel cards have had their limits reduced to $1. FEMA response team cards were supposed to be exempt.
March 4, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Brought to you by a band of 20 somethings with no life experience and no clue what all the government is responsible for that insist on pushing all the buttons and pulling all the levers.
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As Facebook doesn’t value moderating content responsibly, @lastweektonight.com with John Oliver has launched a useful website to help make your accounts less valuable to Meta, with steps on how to limit how your data is used for advertising. Visit: johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com
How to Change Your Meta Settings | Make yourself less valuable to Meta. Brought to you by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
As Facebook doesn’t value moderating content responsibly, @lastweektonight.com with John Oliver has launched a useful website to help make your accounts less valuable to Meta, with steps on how to limit how your data is used for advertising. Visit: johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com
Be proud of your nation. We've overcome megalomania and fascism of the highest order before. We are going to do it again this time and anything other time it arises.
Please stop mocking people for talking about elections like “oh isn’t it cute you think there’ll be another election.” You’re discouraging people from voting. Which is exactly what Trump wants you to do.
March 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Be proud of your nation. We've overcome megalomania and fascism of the highest order before. We are going to do it again this time and anything other time it arises.
Wow. This reporter is all the way on top of the OPM email blasts.
Five days ago, I wrote a post laying out how a lawsuit forced OPM to write a privacy policy which constrained Elon's efforts to force the entire govt to beg him for a job.
They changed that privacy policy today.
They changed that privacy policy today.
March 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Wow. This reporter is all the way on top of the OPM email blasts.
The Whitehouse needs a pawn shop sign at the door b.c. Trump is pawning off the American future every day. "What do i need to give you politically/personally to make this go away?"
The corporations and billionaires who run them are taking over our government.
Five major financial institutions were all under federal investigation for fraud. All five cases were just dropped by Trump and Musk.
It's now legal to cheat consumers. www.npr.org/2025/02/27/n...
Five major financial institutions were all under federal investigation for fraud. All five cases were just dropped by Trump and Musk.
It's now legal to cheat consumers. www.npr.org/2025/02/27/n...
The CFPB drops its lawsuit against Capital One, marking a major reversal
The consumer protection agency also dropped cases against four other companies including Rocket Homes.
www.npr.org
February 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Whitehouse needs a pawn shop sign at the door b.c. Trump is pawning off the American future every day. "What do i need to give you politically/personally to make this go away?"
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The economic black out is tomorrow. I'm participating.
Im excited to take place in the economic blackout boycott tomorrow.
I hope you'll join me and millions of others.
I hope you'll join me and millions of others.
February 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The economic black out is tomorrow. I'm participating.
NOONE can even begin to fathom the effects of freezing credit cards for all federal workers - especially DOGE who know nearly nothing about how the government functions on the ground day to day.
In the fine print of a new executive order on DOGE is a 30-day freeze on the use of all U.S. government credit cards
February 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
NOONE can even begin to fathom the effects of freezing credit cards for all federal workers - especially DOGE who know nearly nothing about how the government functions on the ground day to day.
Chief Justice Robert's granted a stay - my amateur guess is b.c. the appeal was last minute with the US saying it can't meet deadline.
Challengers to the appeal need to provide a response to the Supreme Court by Friday - indicating an expedient process
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
Challengers to the appeal need to provide a response to the Supreme Court by Friday - indicating an expedient process
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
February 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Chief Justice Robert's granted a stay - my amateur guess is b.c. the appeal was last minute with the US saying it can't meet deadline.
Challengers to the appeal need to provide a response to the Supreme Court by Friday - indicating an expedient process
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
Challengers to the appeal need to provide a response to the Supreme Court by Friday - indicating an expedient process
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
Ok. The real fireworks begin for federal workers. Trump and DOGE wants plans on their desks for massive government layoffs by March 13. Each agency/department to define their own proposal according to extreme slash and burn guidelines.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
The Trump administration sets the stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs in a new memo
President Donald Trump's administration says federal agencies should begin planning to eliminate employee positions. The process is known as a reduction in force.
apnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Ok. The real fireworks begin for federal workers. Trump and DOGE wants plans on their desks for massive government layoffs by March 13. Each agency/department to define their own proposal according to extreme slash and burn guidelines.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Van Hollen has been showing the messaging leadership the actual party leadership doesn't seem to think important. Talk to us @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and Schumer. Align the troops.
Make no mistake: this is the next step in Trump/Musk’s plan to slash public services that benefit every American to pay for tax breaks that overwhelmingly support the ultra-rich.
Americans must mobilize to stop them — as we did when Trump tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Americans must mobilize to stop them — as we did when Trump tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Trump Administration Live Updates: House Passes Budget Plan for Tax and Spending Cuts
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Van Hollen has been showing the messaging leadership the actual party leadership doesn't seem to think important. Talk to us @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and Schumer. Align the troops.
NYT is not the bastion of free press itnwould have you believe. Silent during the elections, then acts like they have something to say about how bad Trump is AFTER he is elected. Seems they've gone back to graywashing.
The federal government is methodically hunting and rooting out LGBTQIA+ people from service (with the help of alt right trolls) and this is the best NYT could muster.
It’s pathetic and dangerous.
It’s pathetic and dangerous.
February 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
NYT is not the bastion of free press itnwould have you believe. Silent during the elections, then acts like they have something to say about how bad Trump is AFTER he is elected. Seems they've gone back to graywashing.
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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
@aoc.bsky.social
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
And here are the deficit numbers the GOP just voted in. Around 2 trillion increase a year. Just tack it onto the other 40 trillion they created last time under Trump.
Here are the deficits listed in the House GOP budget outline being voted on this week. You will note that it doesn't come close to a balanced budget.
February 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
And here are the deficit numbers the GOP just voted in. Around 2 trillion increase a year. Just tack it onto the other 40 trillion they created last time under Trump.
Great article on what the House actually just passed in regards to the budget / continuing resolution. It's a confusing insiders game.
U.S. House Republicans overcome own members’ doubts to push through sweeping budget
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-h...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-h...
U.S. House Republicans overcome own members’ doubts to push through sweeping budget
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans despite their slim majority approved their budget resolution in a dramatic turn Tuesday night, following days of lobbying by leadership to sway a handful of members...
www.newsfromthestates.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Great article on what the House actually just passed in regards to the budget / continuing resolution. It's a confusing insiders game.
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House votes 217-215 to approve Republicans' budget resolution, which now goes to the Senate.
Republicans in that chamber will need to adopt the budget res to unlock the reconciliation process the GOP plans to use to address border security, defense, energy and tax.
Republicans in that chamber will need to adopt the budget res to unlock the reconciliation process the GOP plans to use to address border security, defense, energy and tax.
February 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
House votes 217-215 to approve Republicans' budget resolution, which now goes to the Senate.
Republicans in that chamber will need to adopt the budget res to unlock the reconciliation process the GOP plans to use to address border security, defense, energy and tax.
Republicans in that chamber will need to adopt the budget res to unlock the reconciliation process the GOP plans to use to address border security, defense, energy and tax.
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Elon Musk already has the keys to vital government agencies. Now the Musk-Trump administration is awarding new contracts to...Elon Musk's own company.
All of this after Musk gave $280 million to elect Trump.
The most corrupt bargain in American history.
All of this after Musk gave $280 million to elect Trump.
The most corrupt bargain in American history.
Musk’s Starlink gets FAA contract, raising new conflict of interest concerns | CNN Business
The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet system to upgrade the information technology networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflic...
www.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Elon Musk already has the keys to vital government agencies. Now the Musk-Trump administration is awarding new contracts to...Elon Musk's own company.
All of this after Musk gave $280 million to elect Trump.
The most corrupt bargain in American history.
All of this after Musk gave $280 million to elect Trump.
The most corrupt bargain in American history.