Judge blocks Trump administration's mass firings of federal workers  —  A federal judge ruled that the terminations at several agencies, including the Department of Defense, were likely illegal.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management …

How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy  —  The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies.  —  On the last Friday of September 2023 …

Behind the scenes, GOP senators challenge legality of Trump's aid cuts  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally who lauded the USAID cuts, quietly joined Democrats in expressing alarm.  —  Just now  —  A handful of Republican senators have joined their Democratic colleagues in expressing alarm …

BREAKING: SEC halts fraud prosecution of Chinese national who sent Trump millions  —  In December, Popular Information reported that Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun purchased $30 million in crypto tokens from World Liberty Financial (WLF), a new venture backed by President Donald Trump and his family.

NOAA fires about 800 employees, with more possible Friday  —  The Trump administration has its government-shrinking sights set on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where around 800 employees have been tapped for termination, according to two sources close to the agency.

FBI investigating Trump EPA claims of fraud in $20B Biden grant fund  —  While career prosecutors in two U.S. attorney offices and a U.S. judge balked at a court-ordered freeze, Citibank has locked down billions without explanation.  —  Just now  —  FBI agents this week questioned …

Republicans Want to Gut Medicaid.  They Might Regret It.  —  While President Trump has been busy with his executive branch rampage, congressional Republicans have been pursuing a plan to extend and enlarge Mr. Trump's 2017 tax cuts, which favor the richest Americans.

Trump's Assault on Social Security  —  Social Security is our biggest and most successful safety net program.  The annual $1.6 trillion in benefits constitutes 21% of federal spending and 40% of older adults' income.  It lifts more people out of poverty than any other government program.

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World  —  Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.  —  Starting Wednesday afternoon, a wave of emails went out from the State Department …

Young Republicans Group Invites Accused Sex Trafficker Brothers to Speak: ‘As Free Speech Absolutists...’  —  The Tampa Bay Young Republicans tweeted an invitation to Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan to come speak to their group, drawing swift criticism for the outreach to the men currently facing charges …

Musk Makes Big Mistake While Trying to Smear CNN Legal Analyst Norm Eisen  —  CARELESS  —  The billionaire DOGE chief found a woman with the same last name as a lawyer he hates.  Cue the conspiracy.

Trump tried to extort Zelenskyy and was impeached - now he may succeed  —  The Ukrainian president is expected at the White House on Friday to sign a multimillion-dollar minerals deal with echoes of a notorious 2019 phone call  —  Alexander Vindman remembers the phone call - and what he did next.

CDC Statement on Measles Outbreak  —  RELEASE  —  CDC Media Relations  —  (404) 639-3286  —  media@cdc.gov  —  CDC continues to be in close communication with Texas health authorities about the measles outbreak in West Texas, following the death of a child.  HHS sends its deepest condolences to the family.

The MAGA War on Speech  —  In 1791, the nation's founders ratified the First Amendment to the Constitution.  It would come to offer protections in the new nation essentially never seen before: the right to ask things of and to criticize the government; to express opinions, popular or not …

Some people online are planning an ‘economic blackout’ Friday.  What does that mean?  —  Shoppers say they're targeting major companies to protest what they describe as corporate corruption.  —  An effort to encourage U.S. consumers to participate in a day of protest by not spending money Friday …

Attorney General Pamela Bondi Releases First Phase of Declassified Epstein Files  —  Today, Attorney General Pamela Bondi, in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), declassified and publicly released files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his sexual exploitation …

Former defense chiefs denounce Trump's ‘reckless’ Pentagon firings  —  The five former leaders urged Congress to hold the president accountable for what they called his unjustified removal of the Joint Chiefs chairman and other top military officers.  —  Five former defense secretaries …

Elon Musk Is South African.  It Explains a Lot.  —  Elon Musk is everywhere.  —  He is firing federal employees, gaining access to important government data, popping into the Oval Office, appearing on Fox News alongside President Trump and even attending a White House cabinet meeting.

MAGA Loses It as DOGE Staffer Identities Revealed  —  The New York Times identified several dozen employees working for the Department of Government Efficiency, but conservatives were surprisingly unhappy about the transparency.  —  “The so-called New York Times outs 45 people working for DOGE …

Harsh findings on Trump's aid freeze kept secret by USAID watchdog  —  Two reports showing dire impacts on Africa and Gaza have not been released in fear of Trump's wrath, official says  —  The watchdog for the U.S. Agency for International Development has yet to release two critical reports …