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-the administration placed the bulk of USAID staffers worldwide on leave as of Monday, and announced at least 1600 US-based staffers will be fired
-the administration placed the bulk of USAID staffers worldwide on leave as of Monday, and announced at least 1600 US-based staffers will be fired
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-the administration’s own data shows that 1/3 of contracts canceled by the DOGE will yield no savings, in many cases because the funds had already been spent
-Defense Secretary Hegseth issued a statement that top military lawyers would be replaced because they aren’t “well-suited” to follow lawful orders, but provided no further information on what, specifically, makes them so
-the House passed a budget blueprint that would, among other things, deliver $4.5 TRILLION in tax breaks and cut almost $2 trillion in spending; the final vote was 217-215, with all Democrats & one Republican opposed
-the President announced a plan to offer “gold card” visas to wealthy foreign investors who wish to emigrate, replacing the current EB-5 “investor visa”
-more than 20 DOGE staff resigned Tuesday, saying they refused to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services”
-the White House identified Amy Gleason as the “acting administrator” for the DOGE; per previous comments, the White House insists that Musk is NOT an employee of that department, merely an adviser to the President
-a federal judge Tuesday once again ordered the administration to unfreeze billions of dollars in foreign aid, setting a timeline of less than 48 hours to do so
-the Supreme Court late Wednesday overruled the lower court’s order