Scott
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In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
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Any farmers out there that can speak to whether they can get info for planting season ? Or loans to help them get through this ?
Are federal offices open to even process loan requests ?
Are federal offices open to even process loan requests ?
April 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Any farmers out there that can speak to whether they can get info for planting season ? Or loans to help them get through this ?
Are federal offices open to even process loan requests ?
Are federal offices open to even process loan requests ?
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SCOOP: A House Democrat is introducing long-shot legislation that would force billionaire Trump lieutenant Elon Musk and his staffers at DOGE to undergo routine drug testing
— Anyone who tests positive for certain illegal drugs would be barred from federal service for at least a year
— Anyone who tests positive for certain illegal drugs would be barred from federal service for at least a year
Scoop: Elon Musk and DOGE staff would face drug testing under House Democrat's bill
Special government employees would be barred from federal service for a year if they test positive for certain illegal drugs.
www.axios.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
SCOOP: A House Democrat is introducing long-shot legislation that would force billionaire Trump lieutenant Elon Musk and his staffers at DOGE to undergo routine drug testing
— Anyone who tests positive for certain illegal drugs would be barred from federal service for at least a year
— Anyone who tests positive for certain illegal drugs would be barred from federal service for at least a year
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Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader and front-runner in the 2027 presidential election, was found guilty of embezzlement by a criminal court and immediately barred from running for public office for five years. nyti.ms/4448XzW
March 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader and front-runner in the 2027 presidential election, was found guilty of embezzlement by a criminal court and immediately barred from running for public office for five years. nyti.ms/4448XzW
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“We’re failing to appreciate the people and institutions who’ve propelled these remarkable advances, undermining them without offering credible alternatives, and risking the loss of future breakthroughs that many patients are counting on,” said @scottgottliebmd.bsky.social
RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
In his resignation letter, Marks rebuked Kennedy for seeking “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies” about vaccines.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“We’re failing to appreciate the people and institutions who’ve propelled these remarkable advances, undermining them without offering credible alternatives, and risking the loss of future breakthroughs that many patients are counting on,” said @scottgottliebmd.bsky.social
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News Analysis: President Trump and his administration’s lawyers are trying to deter law firms from suing his administration. His actions could undermine the basic right of Americans to sue their government.
Trump’s Not-So-Subtle Purpose in Fighting Big Law Firms
The president has attacked law firms for “frivolous” litigation. But his actions could undermine the basic right of Americans to sue their government.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
News Analysis: President Trump and his administration’s lawyers are trying to deter law firms from suing his administration. His actions could undermine the basic right of Americans to sue their government.
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“The Bureau employs some 2,000 people in the city of 29,000.”
The Red Rural Recession.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-junkie-...
The Red Rural Recession.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-junkie-...
‘MAGA Junkie’ Fired in DOGE Cuts Now Regrets Voting for Trump: ‘I Expected Better’
“I was a MAGA junkie, a MAGA junkie who thought her government job would be safe with Donald Trump in office,” says West Virginia woman fired from the Bureau of Fiscal Service.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“The Bureau employs some 2,000 people in the city of 29,000.”
The Red Rural Recession.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-junkie-...
The Red Rural Recession.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-junkie-...
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Good news: Idaho will become the 41st state with a journalism shield law starting this July.
Red and blue states alike recognize the need for journalist-source confidentiality.
Red and blue states alike recognize the need for journalist-source confidentiality.
Idaho will have journalism shield law, after Gov. Little signs bill • Idaho Capital Sun
Idaho joins 40 other states with media shield laws, which protect sources who share confidential information or documents to journalists.
idahocapitalsun.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Good news: Idaho will become the 41st state with a journalism shield law starting this July.
Red and blue states alike recognize the need for journalist-source confidentiality.
Red and blue states alike recognize the need for journalist-source confidentiality.
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HUD concluded a Texas state agency had steered $1B in disaster funding away from Houston and nearby communities of color after Hurricane Harvey.
On Jan. 15, HUD referred the case to the DOJ.
On Feb. 13, it rescinded that referral with no explanation.
On Jan. 15, HUD referred the case to the DOJ.
On Feb. 13, it rescinded that referral with no explanation.
Federal Investigators Were Preparing Two Texas Housing Discrimination Cases — Until Trump Took Over
The government spent years probing allegations that a Dallas HOA created rules to kick poor Black people out and that Texas discriminated against minority residents in Houston after Hurricane Harvey,…
propub.li
March 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
HUD concluded a Texas state agency had steered $1B in disaster funding away from Houston and nearby communities of color after Hurricane Harvey.
On Jan. 15, HUD referred the case to the DOJ.
On Feb. 13, it rescinded that referral with no explanation.
On Jan. 15, HUD referred the case to the DOJ.
On Feb. 13, it rescinded that referral with no explanation.