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04-03-2026 Vol 19

Month: February 2025

Trump officials defend HHS cuts as more methodical than the slashing at other agencies

The administration’s Friday night message comes as a sharp departure from the approach that Trump and DOGE have taken to cuts in other federal departments and agencies. The administration’s...

‘Like red meat’ Dem NYC mayoral candidates try to cash in on Trump-Adams relationship

Candidates challenging NYC Mayor Eric Adams in the June 24 Democratic primary wasted little time this week before using Hizzoner's get-out-of-jail-free card from the Trump administration as bait to...

Joe Biden’s 577 vacation days over four-year term tops modern presidents

Joe Biden took more days off than any other president in a single four-year term in at least the last 50 years, new data shows. Joe Biden took more...

Brazen Canadian ‘coyotes’ smuggling migrants across the northern border — even advertising on TikTok

For up to $5,000, human smugglers are promising to get Indian nationals across the Canada-US border on foot, brazenly advertising their illegal hustle on TikTok, potentially threatening Canada's efforts...

DOGE says it found $1.9 billion in taxpayer money ‘misplaced’ by Biden administration’s HUD

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Elon Musk-led group tasked with eliminating wasteful spending, on Friday said it found $1.9 billion that was misplaced by the Biden administration. The...

They’re not just suing to stop DOGE. They’re suing Elon Musk himself.

A pair of lawsuits say that, with all the power he has accumulated, Musk is violating the Constitution's rules about the appointment of federal officers.

Defense officials prep lists of military cuts ahead of DOGE arrival

Pentagon officials are reportedly offering up lists of weaponry that can be cut from military spending in preparation for massive cuts to its budget by the new Department of...

Trump administration targets more than 5,000 NIH, CDC bureaucrats to be laid off

The latest cuts will affect about 5,200 employees working across agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for...

Democratic AGs win second court ruling against Trump’s order on gender-affirming care

“If the Order stands, transgender children will die,” the AGs warned in their lawsuit. “If the Order stands, transgender children will die,” the AGs warned in their lawsuit. ​Health...

DHS moves to fire 12 CISA employees who policed ‘misinformation’ and pause ‘all election security activities’

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) policed "misinformation" while pausing "all elections security activities" pending further review of free-speech implications. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) policed...