Trump Team Leaves Behind an Alliance in Crisis  —  European leaders felt certain about one thing after a whirlwind tour by Trump officials — they were entering a new world where it was harder to depend on the United States.  —  Many critical issues were left uncertain …

Democrats confront their powerlessness as Trump flexes authority  —  Amid Democrats' shock and bickering over how much to respond to President Donald Trump is a deeper question rippling through leaders across the Capitol and across the country: How much should they rely on the same institutional …

US Health Department Layoffs Expand to Medicare, FDA  — Employees at CMS, FDA, CDC received notices in weekend cuts  —  The Department of Health and Human Services laid off employees Saturday evening across some of its biggest agencies — the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services …

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Fire US Agency Head  — Justices asked to step in on emergency basis, person says  — Trump seeking to remove head of US whistleblower agency  —  President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to let him fire the head of an independent US agency …

DOGE Mismanagement Principles  —  Sam Rayburn, the Texan who served as House Speaker for 17 years was fond of saying: … Rayburn was talking about policymaking, but the point extends to more broadly to governing.  Trashing government agencies is easy.  Making them work is hard.

Boycotting President Elon  —  Protests have been gathering around Tesla dealerships: … Elon has also been an increasing focus of protests of other venues, which makes sense — a white nationalist plutocrat being given unaccountable power helps cut through the “populist” …

In Moving to Stop Adams Case, Career Lawyer Sought to Stave Off Deeper Crisis  —  A high-stakes decision for public corruption prosecutors at the Justice Department revealed a generational difference.  —  The threat of a mass firing was unspoken but loomed over the videoconference call.

Trump administration firings hit key office handling bird flu response  —  The layoffs in USDA's National Animal Health Laboratory Network program office come as egg prices reach record high amid worsening outbreak.  —  Laboratories in a national network of 58 facilities responding to the spread …

Congresswoman Tenney Moves to Make President Trump's Birthday a Federal Holiday  —  Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today introduced the Trump's Birthday and Flag Day Holiday Establishment Act to officially designate June 14 as a federal holiday to commemorate President Donald J. Trump's Birthday and Flag Day.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to greenlight whistleblower office firing  —  The Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to greenlight President Trump's firing of the head of a federal whistleblower protection office, marking the new Trump administration's first appeal to the high court.

The Worst and the Dimmest  —  Hey cousins.  The world's richest man held court in the Oval Office this week while his pet president watched from the resolute desk wearing his trademark pants-shitting scowl.  The world's richest man was telling the press lies to repeat while holding his hands …

‘Border Czar’ Doubles Down on Asking if DOJ Should Prosecute AOC for Informing Immigrants of Their Rights  —  “I'm asking the Department of Justice, who are the prosecutors and decide who they prosecute and what the standards of that prosecution is,” Tom Homan said after suggesting “AOC's gonna be in trouble now”