Trump Administration Highlights: Personnel Officials Say Musk's Directive Is ‘Voluntary’  —  Where Things Stand  — Musk's ultimatum: Federal personnel officials walked back Elon Musk's demand that government workers justify their jobs in an email or face termination, saying that his request had been “voluntary.”

It's crunch time for Mike Johnson and the GOP's ‘big, beautiful bill’  —  The House speaker is set to put a budget resolution up for a floor vote on Tuesday but is facing a potential revolt from swing-district Republicans.  —  Republicans' push to enact President Donald Trump's tax …

Government funding deal ‘very close’ as negotiations hinge on Trump power struggle  —  The fight over curbing President Donald Trump's ability to freeze cash is now the make-or-break dispute as leading lawmakers close in on a deal to avert a government shutdown next month.

Trump allies circulate mass deportation plan calling for ‘processing camps’ and a private citizen ‘army’  —  The group, led by Blackwater veteran Erik Prince, has close Trump ties.  —  A group of prominent military contractors, including former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince …

Trump's New Deputy F.B.I. Director Has It Out for the ‘Scumbag Commie Libs’  —  When a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts last year, the conservative podcaster Dan Bongino made a veiled threat on social media.  “The irony about this for the scumbag commie libs …

How to Make the GOP Pay a Price for DOGE  —  Trump made a huge mistake by putting Musk in charge of implementing deeply unpopular policy  —  I have seen this movie before, beat for beat.  —  In August of 2010, in the middle of the effort to pass the Affordable Care Act, Congress went home for a month-long recess.

Government Watchdog Moves to Protect Probationary Federal Workers  —  Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, recommended pausing the mass firings of some probationary federal employees.  —  A government watchdog lawyer whose dismissal by President Trump has been stalled …

Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma death row inmate's conviction over flawed trial  —  In an unusual case, death row inmate Richard Glossip was backed by the state's Republican attorney general, who agreed the conviction was unsound.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw …

Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk's DOGE are expected to produce no savings  —  Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump's administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren't expected to save the government any money, the administration's own data shows.

February 24, 2025  —  Three years ago today, a massive influx of Russian troops crossed into Ukraine to join the troops that had been there since the 2014 invasion.  At the time, it seemed that Russian president Vladimir Putin thought victory would be a matter of days, and observers did not think he was wrong.

Coeur d'Alene prosecutors dismiss citation against woman dragged from town hall, city revokes security company's business license  —  COEUR d'ALENE — City prosecutors will dismiss a misdemeanor battery citation issued to the Post Falls woman who plainclothes private security guards dragged …

America's Food Safety Is Now in the Hands of Don Jr.'s Hunting Buddy  —  As federal health agencies are gutted with abandon, a Florida attorney with a history of hunting with the president's son has been put in charge of food safety at the FDA, overseeing the nation's food supply, infant formula, and more.

“Slavery produced a genuine affection between the races”: Hegseth's church foretold “DEI” firings  —  Defense secretary's contempt for Black military leaders has roots in his religion's defense of white supremacy  —  Donald Trump's administration is barely bothering to pretend that the firings …

Big, Big Scandal Brewing at DC US Attys Office … There's a big, big scandal brewing beneath the already big scandal of the alleged assault by Florida congressman Corey Mills (R).  But as yet no one seems inclined to pull on the dangling thread.  As you've probably already seen …

Rep. Mark Alford tells fired KC federal workers ‘God has a plan’ at hostile town hall  —  Ariel Mollhagen couldn't hear what U.S. Rep. Mark Alford was saying but she didn't really need to.  The crowd's reaction told the story.  —  During an extraordinarily heated town hall on Monday …

Musk Seeks to Use Starlink Terminals in US Airspace System  — FAA says testing Starlink terminals in Atlantic City, Alaska  — Starlink is SpaceX's rapidly growing internet-from-space unit  —  Elon Musk's SpaceX is seeking to deploy Starlink satellite internet terminals to help accelerate …

Goya Foods CEO, Bob Unanue, Announces Next Chapter  —  50-Year Food Industry Veteran Releases Statement After Being Left in “Limbo” by the Company's Board  —  Today, Robert “Bob” Unanue, with over 20 years as President & CEO of Goya Foods, is releasing a statement about his status …

How Trump's lawyers are trying to make him a king  —  ⚔️ 🫅 🏰 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever.  Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.

DOGE's Latest Cut: Glenn Youngkin's Balls  —  However bad you think DOGE's decapitation of USAID was, this report from the Washington Post's Matt Bai suggests it was even worse: … Happy Tuesday.  —  Glenn Youngkin to Fired Federal Workers: Time to Be Productive For a Change  —  by Andrew Egger

CEO Devin Nunes Made $47 Million While Truth Social Parent Company Reported $401 Million In Losses In 2024  —  Devin Nunes earned $47 million in total compensation as CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group last year, although he won't be able to get his hands on all of it until March 2027 …

DOGE was Ramaswamy's first big government gig.  You wouldn't know it as he kicks off his Ohio bid.  —  Ramaswamy has sought three political posts in just more than a year, including the presidency, a Senate appointment and now, governor.  —  CINCINNATI — When Vivek Ramaswamy announced …

Americans Are Expecting Higher Prices.  That Could Unnerve the Fed.  —  More Americans are starting to brace for higher prices as President Trump's policies begin to take effect.  —  Fresh off the worst inflation shock in decades, Americans are once again bracing for higher prices.