Lauren
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The Trump administration is weighing whether to destroy $500 million in stockpiled covid tests, @lenasun.bsky.social + Carolyn Johnson scoop.
The effort comes after Trump rescinded a Biden executive order to ensure the nation would have ample covid tests on hand.
The effort comes after Trump rescinded a Biden executive order to ensure the nation would have ample covid tests on hand.
U.S. weighs destroying $500 million in stockpiled covid tests
The government is reviewing proposals to shut down the program that ships free covid tests to American households and has been considering destroying 160 million tests.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The Trump administration is weighing whether to destroy $500 million in stockpiled covid tests, @lenasun.bsky.social + Carolyn Johnson scoop.
The effort comes after Trump rescinded a Biden executive order to ensure the nation would have ample covid tests on hand.
The effort comes after Trump rescinded a Biden executive order to ensure the nation would have ample covid tests on hand.
Oh Rly.
Exclusive: Congressional Republicans want to rescue a $1.8 billion food-aid program run by the U.S. Agency for International Development
Republicans Try to Save USAID Food Program
A new GOP bill proposes moving oversight of the $1.8 billion program to the Agriculture Department.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Oh Rly.
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One was fired by email at 12:47 a.m. Another wept as security escorted her from the office. A third frantically tried to fill a prescription after she got a 24-hour notice that her health care was ending. These workers are grappling with the Trump administration’s war on the federal bureaucracy.
Federal Workers Grapple With Trump’s War on Bureaucracy
One thing lost in the Trump administration’s war on the federal bureaucracy is the collective voice of the employees. But some have begun to speak out.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
One was fired by email at 12:47 a.m. Another wept as security escorted her from the office. A third frantically tried to fill a prescription after she got a 24-hour notice that her health care was ending. These workers are grappling with the Trump administration’s war on the federal bureaucracy.
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How to securely contact ProPublica reporters and what beats they cover
www.propublica.org/article/seco...
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What ProPublica’s Reporters Will Be Covering During Donald Trump’s Second Presidency — and How to Contact Them
From Trump’s relationships with billionaires to immigration, here are some of the issues and topics our reporters will be keeping an eye on as his second presidency begins.
www.propublica.org
February 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
How to securely contact ProPublica reporters and what beats they cover
www.propublica.org/article/seco...
www.propublica.org/article/seco...
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Elon Musk is a terrible president.
February 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Elon Musk is a terrible president.