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“I thought: America is a free country with respect for human rights,” he said. “I had no idea it was like a dictatorship.”

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A coalition of watchdog groups and unions is seeking to block the DOGE team from accessing taxpayer data at the IRS. A similar battle is brewing over Social Security data.

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In the days since billionaire Elon Musk and his DOGE associates have blazed through various government agencies, journalists have encouraged federal government workers to contact them through end-to-end encrypted platforms, like the messaging app Signal.

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WATCH: While Republican proposals include further tax breaks for the ultrawealthy and corporations, other proposals would eliminate tax breaks for families with children, like the current tax credit for up to $2,100 in child care expenses. 📽️ @josesepulveda.bsky.social

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With little significant resistance rising in Congress or within the Republican Party, President Trump’s opponents are turning to the judicial branch. More than 40 lawsuits filed in recent days seek to push back against his executive actions.

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The city of Springfield, Ohio, which was singled out by Donald Trump and JD Vance during the presidential campaign with false and outrageous claims about Haitian immigrants, has sued a neo-Nazi group that helped draw national attention to the small city in the first place.

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Trump to reverse Biden’s plan to phase out plastic straws across US government

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have a great weekend everyone

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New DOGE names: The accounts of DOGE focused on young Silicon Valley engineers are incomplete. It also includes attorneys with elite establishment credentials -- at least two former SCOTUS clerks and a third who will clerk for Gorsuch next term www.propublica.org/article/elon...

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"Some Democrats in a new generation are punching back hard, and in so doing, showing their colleagues how to overcome their reputation for spineless dithering," writes Guardian US columnist Margaret Sullivan.

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If the Trump administration continues targeting DEI in science and seeking to slash funding, American science will look fundamentally different.

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We've updated our tracker below with these 3 additions. If you have information about any of the people on this list, or know of other Musk associates who have entered the federal government, reach out on Signal at 917-512-0201.

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Groups addressing sexual violence report not getting expected payments from grants that they depend on to keep running.

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Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission, says President Trump is trying to improperly remove her from the post.

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Senate Republicans unveiled a plan to fund President Trump’s mass deportation campaign, proposing to spend close to $350 billion on immigrant detention facilities, deportation raids and national security priorities.

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Exclusive: DOGE's new Treasury target is the Central Accounting Reporting System, which is a sensitive database that tracks the flow of money across the government, sources tell @propublica.org.

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NEW: ProPublica has identified three lawyers with elite establishment credentials who’ve joined the DOGE effort. Two of their names haven’t been previously reported as working for the Elon Musk-led initiative. Here’s what we know about them:

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Elon Musk reinstates ‘Doge’ worker linked to openly racist social media account

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Pardoned January 6 rioter on run from solicitation of minor charge arrested

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So much attention has been paid to Elon's college-age DOGE bros. But @propublica.org's roundup of 20+ members of Musk's demolition crew shows that it's largely comprised of alleged adults, including Katie Miller (wife of Trump whisperer Stephen Miller) projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...