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In Seeking Adams Dismissal, Trump’s Appointees Use Legal System to Their Advantage
The demand for dismissal underlines the degree to which President Trump has long viewed the justice system as a battleground on which power is deployed for transactional political or personal ends.The New York Times - 3d -
Could Trump's tariffs cost Americans their jobs?
The White House says President Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will take effect on March 12. On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signaled he could retaliate against the ...CBS News - 6d -
Trump Deputy Attorney General Nominee Decries Treatment of His Client
Mr. Blanche made clear that his prior work as a personal lawyer for the president informed his approach to the job of deputy attorney general.The New York Times - 6d -
Retired general: Putin will likely 'wait out' Trump term and take Ukraine
Retired U.S. Army Gen. Jack Keane said he suspects Russian President Vladimir Putin will wait for President Trump to leave office before trying to topple the government in Ukraine. In an interview ...The Hill - 1d -
Peter Navarro: a loyal general returns to wage Trump’s trade wars
China hawk was thwarted in president’s first term but is now putting his vision of US trade protectionism into actionFinancial Times - 14h -
Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders
A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs.The New York Times - 11h -
Physician Group Sues Trump Health Agencies Over Scrubbed Sites, Data
This is a MedPage Today story. Physicians have launched a legal challenge against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and federal health agencies for removing webpages from health-related ...ABC News - Feb. 5 -
Transgender, nonbinary people sue Trump administration over passport policy
A new lawsuit accuses the State Department of freezing document changes for transgender or nonbinary people.ABC News - Feb. 8 -
22 states sue to block Trump cuts to NIH research payments
Attorneys general in 22 states sued the top health agencies Monday, attempting to block the Trump administration’s plan to slash grant funding to universities and research institutions across the ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
ACLU sues Trump administration for access to migrants detained in Guantánamo Bay
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the Trump administration Wednesday to gain access to migrants being housed at a facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. “By hurrying immigrants off to a ...The Hill - 6d -
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro sues the Trump administration over funding freeze
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its broad freeze of federal funding.NBC News - 5d -
14 states sue Musk and Trump, calling billionaire's role unconstitutional
Fourteen states sued Elon Musk, his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and President Trump on Thursday, arguing that the tech billionaire’s sweeping efforts to cut government spending are ...The Hill - 5d -
Adams to Sue Trump Administration Over Clawback of Migrant Shelter Funds
The decision to sue over the $80 million in seized funds comes as the New York City mayor has been accused of supporting the White House’s immigration agenda in exchange for legal leniency.The New York Times - 3d -
Washington Post backs out of 'Fire Elon Musk' ad order
The Washington Post this week backed out of a “Fire Elon Musk” advertising order that was to run as a wrap on some of its Tuesday editions, according to the advocacy group Common Cause. The group ...The Hill - 2d -
California’s FAIR Plan Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires
The move will likely lead to higher costs for households across the state, and may push more insurers to leave, intensifying a home insurance crisis.The New York Times - 6d -
Germany’s Would-Be Chancellor Tries to Get Back on Cruise Control
Dogged by protesters, but apparently safe from damage in the polls, Friedrich Merz is putting a failed immigration gambit behind him.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Barkley backs Swift, doesn't get fans' 'hate' at SB
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley said he doesn't understand why fans booed pop superstar Taylor Swift when she was shown on the videoboards during Super Bowl LIX.ESPN - 5d -
The Ketamine-Fueled ‘Psychedelic Slumber Parties’ That Get Tech Execs Back on Track
Can stuffed animals, rose petals, and injections of an Elon Musk–approved dissociative drug help Silicon Valley leaders out of a rut? These women say yes.Wired - 11h -
'Elon Musk doesn't even know my job exists,' fired federal worker says
Among the hundreds of people protesting in front of the U.S. Capitol on Monday were recently fired federal workers left devastated and uncertain by their terminations.ABC News - 1d -
Jimmy Butler shows early chemistry with Stephen Curry in encouraging Warriors debut: 'I get the easy job'
Butler scored 25 points and complemented Curry perfectly in Golden State's win over ChicagoCBS Sports - Feb. 9 -
Trump fires archivist of the United States
President Trump has fired the nation's top record keeper, Archivist of the United States Colleen J. Shogan.CBS News - Feb. 7 -
Virginia Legislature Says It Will Study Trump’s Attack on Federal Jobs
The state has one of the highest numbers of residents employed by the federal government.Inc. - Feb. 6 -
VA lists more than 130 jobs ineligible for Trump buyout plan
The majority of nurses, doctors, and other personnel providing care to military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs do not qualify for the deferred resignation offer from the Trump ...The Hill - Feb. 9 -
CDC to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump administration job cuts
Nearly 1,300 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employeesABC News - 4d -
As Trump Slashes Federal Jobs, Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ Braces for Impact
In Huntsville, a city fueled by defense and aerospace, there is anxiety but also cautious optimism that federal investment may still come its way.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump administration fires over 400 DHS employees as mass firings continue
Officials at DHS said they had fired hundreds of employees across several of its agencies.CBS News - 4d -
Legal experts warn of 'constitutional crisis' as JD Vance and Elon Musk question judges' authority over Trump
Legal and constitutional experts warned Sunday that the United States could be headed toward a "constitutional crisis" or a "breakdown of the system" after Vice President JD Vance suggested judges ...NBC News - Feb. 9 -
Trump and allies ramp up attacks on judges, courts as agenda hits legal roadblocks
Trump and his allies are continuing to question judicial oversight of the executive branch, ramping up criticism of judges who've put some of his agenda on pause.ABC News - 6d -
2 college football players launched a $1 billion business—they worked car valet and department store jobs to get it off the ground
Garrett Waggoner and Andy Gay came up with their idea for flavored-water startup Cirkul as Dartmouth football teammates — and then made it a $1 billion company.CNBC - 4d -
Families and doctors sue over Trump's order to halt funding for gender-affirming care
President Donald Trump's effort to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for young people is facing a legal challengeABC News - Feb. 5 -
Judge blocks Trump administration from cutting research funding after 22 states sue
A federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration's radical changes to how the National Institutes of Health pays for biomedical research, putting on hold a plan to slash research funding ...NBC News - Feb. 10 -
Unions sue over Trump’s DOGE order that plans 'large-scale' government layoffs
A coalition of unions representing federal employees sued Wednesday over President Trump’s executive order that lays the groundwork for mass layoffs across the government. Trump signed the order ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump fires Office of Government Ethics chief
President Trump has fired the director of the Office of Government Ethics, the agency announced Monday. The office posted on its website that it had been notified Trump was removing David Huitema, ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Trump orders mass firings at federal agencies
As part of his promise to slash the size of the federal bureaucracy, President Trump ordered the firings of “probationary” workers at several federal agencies. The move sparked protests in ...NBC News - 3d -
Trump administration begins mass firings across government
President Donald Trump’s administration carried out mass firings across the federal government, affecting thousands of workers.NBC News - 3d -
Trump administration reverses nuclear agency firings
The Trump administration is working to recall hundreds of employees tasked with oversight of the nation’s nuclear weapons after they were fired Thursday, multiple news outlets reported. The firings ...The Hill - 1d -
Disney softens DEI efforts with Trump back in office
Walt Disney Co. said it would change an internal performance standard focused on diversity and inclusion for executive compensation, saying it would focus on how the initiatives helped the business.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 11 -
Trump welcomes back teacher released by Russia
The US president says the "show of good faith" could play a part in ending Russia's war in Ukraine.BBC News - 6d -
Trump says he wants Russia back in the G7
President Trump said Thursday he would like to see Russia reinstated in the Group of Seven (G7) major economies and suggested various actors other than Moscow were to blame for Russia's invasion of ...The Hill - 5d