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The federal judge in Rhode Island said the Trump administration had failed to comply with his order unfreezing billions of dollars in federal grants.  —  A federal judge on Monday said the White House has defied his order to release billions of dollars in federal grants …

19-year-old Musk surrogate has State Department email address  —  The move illustrates that Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service aides are being asked to fulfill multiple roles at once.

Exclusive |  Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI  —  The unsolicited offer complicates Sam Altman's plans to convert OpenAI to a for-profit company.

Judge says Trump administration violating order to lift spending freeze  —  The judge ordered the administration to “immediately restore frozen funding.”  —  A federal judge says the Trump administration has been violating his order to resume funding federal grants that the White House attempted …

Trump removes Government Ethics Office director  —  It's the latest in Trump's efforts to remove people charged with oversight of his administration.  —  President Donald Trump has removed the director of the Office of Government Ethics, an official tasked with ensuring government workers comply …

The NSA's “Big Delete”  —  Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a “Big Delete” of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including “privilege,” “bias,” and “inclusion.”  The “Big Delete,” according to an NSA source and internal correspondence reviewed …

Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew, Janet Yellen: DOGE Is a Threat to U.S. Democracy.  —  When we had the honor of being sworn in as the 70th, 71st, 75th, 76th and 78th secretaries of the Treasury, we took an oath to support and defend the United States Constitution.

Scoop: Trump planning to pardon Rod Blagojevich … - Blagojevich, who was a Democrat while in office, supported Trump in the 2024 election and attended the Republican National Convention.  — The former governor defended Trump after Trump was indicted in the New York hush money case and likened Trump's legal problems to his own.

Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds  —  The White House had repeatedly said the funding freeze would not impact benefits that go directly to individuals.  —  Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Agriculture Department …

22 states sue to block Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments  —  Attorneys general seek court order to halt 15% cap on research overhead costs  —  Attorneys general representing 22 states sued the Trump administration on Monday, asking a federal judge to temporarily block …

Tesla Is Elon Musk's Soft Underbelly  —  Tesla's brand is toxic and its sales are in the toilet.  That's how you hurt Musk.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Consequences  —  Tesla sales have fallen off a cliff.  —  This fact is satisfying on moral, spiritual, and psychosexual levels.

Democracy is Crumbling.  Is Anybody Doing Anything?  —  This past weekend a federal district court in Massachusetts issued a nationwide injunction ordering Elon Musk and his team of young tech supremacists to stop accessing payment and other systems at the Department of Treasury …

Judge extends freeze on Trump's unprecedented plan to get millions of federal workers to resign  —  U.S. District Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. said the pause would continue until he ruled on the legality of Trump's “deferred resignation” plan.  —  A federal judge in Boston on Monday continued …

FBI must disclose more info about Trump classified docs case, judge rules  —  The judge noted that while the dropped charges against Trump reduced his criminal exposure, they “ironically” made him more susceptible to public scrutiny.  —  The dismissal of criminal charges against Donald …

“'Women' is a banned word”: Trump uses trans panic to strip rights from all women  —  Under the guise of “protecting women,” the military, schools and labs are forced to take women's safety away  —  In a country where 1 out of 6 women have experienced rape or attempted rape …

Trump and his lawyers embrace the logic of dictatorship  —  And they're not even trying to hide it at this point. … 🗣️ 🎤 🤯  —  Donald Trump is busy seizing power through executive orders and letting Elon Musk and his gang of racist DOGE bros run amok through America's government agencies.

For CEOs and Bankers, the Trump Euphoria Is Fading Fast  —  Deals market gets curtailed by uncertainty delivered in president's first weeks  —  It took less than a month for the second Trump administration to cool the enthusiasm of chief executives and dealmakers.

Trump Muses About a Third Term, Over and Over Again  —  The president's suggestion that he would seek to stay in office beyond the constitutional limit comes as he has pushed to expand executive authority.  —  Standing inside the Capitol for the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday …

Trump Has a ‘List’ of National Archives Staff to Fire as Revenge for Docs Scandal  —  The president dismissed the head of the Archives last week.  The rest of the nonpartisan institution is preparing for more  —  In recent months, Donald Trump asked advisers for a “list” …

Trump administration seeks urgent end of ‘impermissible’ court order blocking access to Treasury systems  —  The order blocked DOGE access to a critical government payment mechanism.  —  The Trump administration is making an urgent push to end a court order barring top officials' access …

Trump State Department Official Has Called for Sterilizing ‘Feral’ Populations  —  “Population control?  If only!” wrote Darren Beattie, who was appointed to a senior role by Marco Rubio.  — Copy  —  Darren Beattie, the State Department's acting undersecretary for public diplomacy …

‘Mark my words’: George Conway predicts alarming showdown that could ‘end’ U.S. democracy  —  George Conway predicted that Donald Trump would engage in a constitutional showdown that could spell the end of U.S. democracy.  —  Vice President J.D. Vance argued Sunday that federal courts …

USAID staffers turned away from offices even after court suspends leave order  —  Scores of U.S. Agency for International Development staffers who showed up for work Monday at its Washington headquarters were turned away after the Trump administration stripped the aid agency of its lease.

Costco and Trader Joe's are limiting how many eggs people can buy  —  New York CNN —  Costco and Trader Joe's are limiting the number of eggs customers can buy because of a shortage caused by the avian flu.  —  “Due to ongoing issues with the supply of eggs, we are currently limiting egg purchases …

Elon Musk Keeps Boosting White Nationalists on X  —  One user Musk amplified frequently attacks Black people and has said he is “impressed” by the Holocaust.  —  In the three weeks since Donald Trump took office, Elon Musk has posted on X at the pace of an iPad-addicted child.

The Post-Neoliberal Delusion - And the Tragedy of Bidenomics  —  Although there are many explanations for Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, voters' views of the U.S. economy may have been decisive.  In polling shortly before the election, more than 60 percent …