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-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
-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
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-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
-the White House announced a new policy of rotating press access among various news agencies, rather than the traditional press pool; given the administration’s ongoing spat with the AP, this move is seen as a curtailment of First Amendment rights
-Musk’s Starlink company is poised to take over a $2 billion contract, currently held by Verizon, to upgrade the air traffic control system; critics argue this is a blatant conflict of interest
-Wednesday, the administration sent direction to most federal departments and agencies to submit a plan for a reduction in force; critics argue such a move is illegal and foolhardy
-the Department of Veterans Affairs paused a series of planned cuts to review their consequences
-the European Union pushed back against the President’s comments that the bloc is “out to get” the USA, and vowed to fight increased tariffs
-the administration began moving transgender prisoners to housing based on sex assigned at birth, a move the United Nations defines as “torture”
-hundreds of weather forecasters & other probationary workers fired from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration