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Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans — The Trump administration's federal freeze has shut Illinois out of Medicaid, according to Gov. JB Pritzker's office. The government-funded health insurance program covered about 3.9 million people …
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Semafor, Fortune, Wirepoints, Raw Story and The Guardian
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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion — Trillions of dollars could be on hold, according to an Office of Management and Budget memo. — The White House budget office is ordering a pause to all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government …
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White House says Medicaid portal ‘will be back online shortly’ after Trump funding freeze blamed … Medicaid reimbursement portals were down Tuesday in every U.S. state on the heels of a funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration of federal grants and loans, Sen. Ron Wyden said.
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ABC News, PoliticusUSA and Chicago Tribune


Non-profits, health groups sue over Trump's freeze on grants, loans — Four groups representing non-profits, public health professionals and small businesses filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging U.S. President Donald Trump administration's sweeping directive to temporarily freeze federal loans, grants and other financial assistance.
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All federal grants and loan disbursement paused by White House — The White House budget office has ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans, according to an internal memorandum sent Monday, potentially impacting trillions in government spending and halting public programs that affect millions of Americans.


White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants — The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs. — The White House budget office has ordered a pause in grants …
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Rolling Stone, New Jersey Globe, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Bloomberg, The Independent, Jill Filipovic and New Republic


Medicaid, Head Start, health centers say they're locked out of federal funding website — A wide range of organizations and agencies that depend on federal health department funds say they have been locked out of the online system responsible for tracking and depositing their money …
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Center For Children …


Trump administration orders federal funding freeze on all public loans, grants and more aid
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Democrats declare ‘constitutional crisis’ on funding freeze
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The Hill, Axios, PoliticusUSA and NBC News

States Plan to Sue to Block Trump's Federal Grants Freeze
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States lose access to Medicaid payment portal amid Trump federal aid freeze
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Bloomberg, The Guardian, MeidasTouch News and NewsNation

Legal battle looms as Trump orders a funding freeze during a review of federal loans and grants
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Breaking: The Handbasket is first to report catastrophic OMB funding memo
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Caroline Kennedy warns senators of ‘predator’ RFK Jr. in searing letter — In a letter to lawmakers, the former U.S. ambassador to Australia and cousin of Trump's HHS nominee, questions Robert F. Kennedy's ethics and views on vaccines. — Caroline Kennedy on Tuesday warned senators …
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Michigan's Gary Peters won't seek reelection to U.S. Senate. Here's why — Washington ― Gary Peters, Michigan's senior senator and a former congressman, said he won't seek reelection next year and will retire from the U.S. Senate when his second term ends in January 2027.
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Scoop: Pete Buttigieg taking “serious look” at Michigan Senate race in 2026 … - “Pete is exploring all of his options on how he can be helpful and continue to serve,” said a person close to Buttigieg. — “He's honored to be mentioned for this and he's taking a serious look.”
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Washington Examiner, New Jersey Online, New York Post, Roll Call, Breitbart and Talking Points Memo

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters will not run for reelection, opening a key Senate seat
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Live Updates: White House Defends Trump's Funding Freeze as Opponents Rush to Block It — Where Things Stand — Federal aid pause: The White House budget office ordered a pause in grants, loans and other federal financial assistance, a sweeping move it said was necessary to bring …
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Politico, Washington Post, Daily Kos, The Hill, E&E News, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit and Reuters
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White House defends federal grant and loan pause in first briefing
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Trump Ousts Top Labor Board Leaders Who Backed Broader Worker Rights — Jennifer Abruzzo says she was fired by email late on Monday — Donald Trump is forcing out top leaders of the US labor board, ushering in a swift reboot of workplace law enforcement while testing the limits of presidential authority.
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Trump fires acting Labor Board chair in legally dubious move
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Washington Examiner, NBC News and The Gateway Pundit

Trump fires US labor board member, hobbling agency amid legal battles
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Confirmed: Unions Squandered the Biden Years
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Washington Examiner, EWOC and New York Times


120. The Impoundment Crisis of 2025 — The Trump administration's Monday spending freeze is likely to provoke a crisis over the constitutionality of “impoundment”—one that the justices could well have to resolve *very* soon. — Welcome back to “One First,” a weekly newsletter that aims …
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A Primer on the Impoundment Control Act
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HuffPost, Bloomberg, The Nation, Forbes and Digby's Hullabaloo


Republican congressman suggests some children receiving free school lunches should work at McDonald's instead — Rep. Rich McCormick said that the freeze on federal aid would allow the government to review all programs including ones that provide free school lunches to low-income children.
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Alternet.org and Raw Story


Democrats' playbook for Trump 2.0: Tune out the noise and focus on economic issues — As Trump floods the zone in his first week in office, Democrats are departing from their “resistance” strategy in his first term and zeroing in on issues that cost them the last election.
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Slate and Eschaton


Senate Democrats block GOP's ICC sanctions bill — Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked Republicans from advancing legislation to sanction the International Criminal Court, arguing the bill had sweeping consequences on allies and American businesses. — Republicans failed to get the 60 votes needed …
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Axios, Semafor, Jewish Insider and Washington Post
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Scoop: Senate Democrats unify against GOP on ICC sanctions
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Alternet.org


Trump Hit With New Lawsuit for Funneling Sensitive Info to Elon Musk — Donald Trump's administration has been hit with a lawsuit over allegedly collecting federal employee information and directing it to an employee of Elon Musk. — The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court …
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Daily Mail and Nextgov/FCW
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Lawsuit alleges new Trump administration email system for federal employees raises privacy concerns
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Nextgov/FCW and FedScoop


France floated sending troops to Greenland, foreign minister says — The comments came as Denmark's prime minister travels to Berlin, Paris and Brussels to shore up support from allies. — PARIS — France has discussed with Denmark sending troops to Greenland in response …
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HotAir, Breaking Defense, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Mail


Social media dumbfounded as Jim Acosta quits on air — yet ‘CNN rewards Scott Jennings’ — Social media erupted Tuesday with users shocked and upset with CNN's decision to let anchor Jim Acosta go — while keeping conservative commentator Scott Jennings. — The ruckus started …


The Strategy Behind Trump's Policy Blitz — The staff was still setting up dinner on Mar-a-Lago's outdoor patio on a balmy early-January evening when Donald Trump sat down. He was surrounded by several top advisers who would soon join him in the West Wing and who wanted to get his input …


Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, and to ensure the readiness and effectiveness of our Armed Forces, it is hereby ordered:
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Trump Is Going Woke — I understand that Donald Trump was elected to better manage our borders and curb left-wing wokeism. But have no illusions: Trump's right-wing wokeism — impugning electric vehicles and renewable energy because they don't conform to MAGA ideology and aren't manly enough …

What Just Happened: The “Invasion” Executive Order and Its Dangerous Implications — A number of crucial issues in immigration law and policy now turn on the meaning of a previously little-noticed term in the Constitution: “invasion.” The Trump administration and some red state governments claim …
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Reason


Departing the New York Times — As many people reading this know, last month I retired from my position as an opinion writer at the New York Times—a job I had done for 25 years. Despite the encomiums issued by the Times, it was not a happy departure. If you check out my Substack …
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