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Trump White House reverses course, rescinds freeze on federal grants — The budget office came under immense pressure over the impacts on a sudden pause in key government spending — The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants …
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Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions — This public resource tracks legal challenges to Trump administration actions. If you think we are missing anything, you can email us at lte@justsecurity.org. Special thanks to Just Security Student Staff Editors Rick Da and Jeremy Venook.


Inside 45 hours of chaos: The brief life and quick death of Trump's federal spending freeze
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The Trump White House Wants A Court Challenge Over Frozen Funds
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White House says Trump funding freeze remains in effect despite rescinding OMB memo
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The lawyers are getting louder - and they're getting results
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White House rescinds Trump's funding freeze after massive backlash
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Another judge is preparing to block Trump's spending freeze, despite White House cleanup
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Small airplane down in Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport — A small aircraft is down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and fireboats were on the scene, the Washington fire department said. — The airport said late on Wednesday that all takeoffs …
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Live updates: Plane crashes into Potomac River after collision with helicopter near Reagan National Airport — A regional jet collided in midair with a helicopter while on approach to Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m., the FAA said Wednesday evening in a preliminary update.
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Passenger jet collides with helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport, FAA says — A passenger jet has collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. That's according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which says the collision remains under investigation.
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American Airlines plane crashes with helicopter near Reagan National Airport — Video shows midair collision near Reagan National Airport — An American Airlines passenger plane that departed from Wichita, Kansas, and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening …
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American Airlines plane collides midair with military helicopter, rescue efforts underway
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Live Updates: Plane Crashes Near Washington After Colliding With Army Helicopter
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Trump Signs Agreement Calling for Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle Suit — The president had sued the social-media company after his accounts were suspended — President Trump has signed settlement papers that are expected to require Meta Platforms to pay roughly $25 million to resolve …
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Why Meta Is Paying $25 Million to Settle a Trump Lawsuit — Donald Trump spent decades in business gleefully suing and angrily being sued by his adversaries in civil court. But since winning reelection, he has suddenly posted a remarkable string of legal victories as litigants rush to settle their cases.
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Fetterman: RFK Jr.'s nomination in trouble after rocky hearing — Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who was thought to be open to voting for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services, now says the nominee is in serious trouble after his rocky confirmation hearing.
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Bernie Sanders Questions R.F.K. Jr. About His Stance on Vaccines
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5 takeaways from RFK Jr.'s first Senate hearing
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I Just Got Trump's “Buyout” Offer at My Job. Let Me Tell You How That's Going. — The author is a federal civil servant who has been granted the use of a pen name to protect them and their family from reprisals. — The new Trump administration's effort to both get a grip on and dismantle …
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‘Not a buyout’: Attorneys and unions urge federal workers not to resign
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Beware the “Deferred Resignation” Offer: A Legally Dubious Proposal for Federal Employees
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Elon Musk Looks to Stick a Fork in Federal Government Workers
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New York Times, Mother Jones, New Republic, The Independent and Daily Kos


USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House — Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral — A declassified World War II-era government guide to “simple sabotage” is currently one of the most popular open source books on the internet. The book, called “Simple Sabotage Field Manual,” was declassified in 2008 by the CIA and …


Franklin County woman pardoned for Capitol riot is sentenced to 10 years in fatal crash — UNION, Mo. — The Franklin County woman pardoned for her participation in the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for her role in a fatal drunk driving crash.
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FBI Overhaul Off to a Rocky Start as Kash Patel Prepares to Defend His Vision — White House mixes up who is temporarily in charge of agency as Trump loyalist heads into Senate confirmation hearing — WASHINGTON—Trump officials tried to start their shake-up of the Federal Bureau …
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Trump Says U.S. Will Hold Migrants at Guantánamo — The president suggested 30,000 migrants could be housed on the base. It is unclear how the plan will take shape. — President Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to prepare to house tens of thousands of “criminal aliens” …
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While signing Laken Riley Act, Trump says he'll send ‘worst criminal aliens’ to Guantanamo
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Musk team's push to gut federal workforce bypassed key Trump officials — Billionaire Elon Musk has worked behind the scenes on an initiative aimed at depleting the civil service, prompting questions about its legality. — Billionaire Elon Musk's influence over a traditionally nonpartisan agency …


Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Parents trust America's schools to provide their children …
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Trump's First Big Fiasco Triggers Stephen Miller's Rage—Take Note Dems — Admitting failure is anathema to the authoritarian leader, who is perpetually in danger of being diminished by those who are resentful of his glory—which is why White House adviser Stephen Miller is frantically searching …
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Democrats leave ‘emergency’ meeting vowing ‘street fight’ in response to Trump actions
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Elon Musk rose to the top of video game charts. Now he has confessed to cheating. — The world's richest man has admitted to paying to boost his online warriors into global leaderboards, raising questions about his gaming prowess — and his need for digital praise.
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Newsbusters and Raw Story


Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more — The Defense Department's intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events …
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Trump's Inaugural Approval Rating Is Historically Low Again — Americans divided over whether Trump's pace in addressing major U.S. problems is about right or too fast — WASHINGTON, D.C. — At 47%, President Donald Trump's initial job approval rating for his second term is similar …


Denver schools under investigation over all-gender bathroom — The Department of Education launched an investigation Tuesday against Denver Public Schools for converting a girl's restroom into an all-gender bathroom. — The department's Office for Civil Rights said it is investigating …
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Justice Dept. Is Said to Discuss Dropping Case Against Eric Adams — Senior officials under President Trump have talked with prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of abandoning the corruption case against Mr. Adams, the mayor of New York City. — Senior Justice Department officials …
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Musk's X Platform Has Given New Life To Alex Jones — The conspiracy theorist's engagement on X has soared under Musk's ownership, according to a new analysis. — John Hyatt is a NYC-based Forbes staff writer covering billionaires. — Elon Musk says that his social media platform X …