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A federal judge in Washington blocked President Trump from ending collective bargaining with unions representing federal workers.

Latest cut demands from doge www.politico.com/newsletters/...

BREAKING: A.G. Bondi reverses Garland policy against subpoenaing journalists. Stating that leaks "undermine President Trump’s policies," Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that "the news media ‘must answer subpoenas’ when authorized." Today, at Law Dork —>

New: A former senior Treasury official told @propublica.org the probe could lead to a criminal investigation if reviewers find evidence of lawbreaking. But That same official said it’s possible those leading the review could face political repercussions.

Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.

SCOOP: three days after Kilmar Abrego García’s family sued the govt for his wrongful deportation, US officials began working on plan to fix the mistake and ensure his safety in El Salvador until they could bring him back. Then the Trump administration dug in www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

“Black Press USA has learned that Trump officials are sending back exhibit items to their rightful owners and dismantling them—starting with the 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in exhibit.” blackpressusa.com/the-smithson...

George Santos received maximum 87 month prison sentence this morning in Central Islip.

A federal judge blocked parts of Trump's anti-voting executive order, including his proof of citizenship directive. “Our Constitution entrusts Congress and the States — not the President — with the authority to regulate federal elections,” the judge wrote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

America’s largest companies say President Donald Trump’s erratic trade policies are leading consumers to spend less on airline tickets and burritos, raising costs for businesses and making it impossible to plan future investments.

Judge Hellerstein noted that no law authorizes the government “to hire a jail in a foreign country where people could be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment not allowable in United States jails.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

Page One in San Francisco: California ports are ground zero for worries about the lack of incoming Chinese imports — and the empty shelves to come. “This is going to be worse than during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

NYT: One estimate finds that DOGE’s “firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers” will actually COST taxpayers “upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.” @nytimes.com 🤡 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...

BREAKING: Ranking Member Jamie Raskin’s statement on Trump’s political targeting of ActBlue, the online platform utilized by Americans to support Democratic campaigns at all levels of government:

Wall Street gets insider trading information on tariff negotiations but the public is in the dark.

Three separate courts today blocked the Trump administration from defunding schools for engaging in diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. This sends a clear message: These efforts are unlawful.

BREAKING: A D.C. judge has blocked a key part of an anti-voter executive order, ruling the president cannot impose unnecessary voter registration requirements. This is a critical win for democracy and the rule of law. Our coalition will keep fighting to protect voters' rights!

Four Seasons Total Landscaping is once again ready to host the circus!

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from implementing a policy to end DEI or race-related school programs or risk losing federal funding. cnn.it/3Eo8jmH

BREAKING: Federal judge halts Trump’s anti-voting executive order. More to come. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Breaking: CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Judge temporarily halts White House's push to end diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K-12 public schools.

Breaking Reuters:   The Trump admin moved a Venezuelan man who had worked in construction in Philadelphia to Texas for possible deportation *after* a federal judge had issued an order blocking his removal from Pennsylvania or the U.S., according to court records. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is

Dou Ban's Move to Austria update - here's part 1 of Chinese media coverage on the pandas~send-off ceremony, you can see Dou Ban in her travel crate~with keeper interviews~ they say Dou Ban is a cute girl and daughter of Bao Bao~🩷

For the next time a Jewish Leader Speaking for the Jews says this is all most wanted actually: "Nearly three quarters of American Jews disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president and most dislike how he is handling antisemitism in the United States" www.jta.org/2025/04/24/p...

4.23.25 Gao Gao update - Dujiangyan Panda Base streamed a live broadcast yesterday~ grandpa ate bamboo and bamboo shoots❤️ [Cr. Muaudrey on Weibo]

This isn’t 2018. This time, “there’ll just be no goods.” #SummerOfScarcity

This miserable president has a pliable Congress and could make changes to the law but is instead just writing bullshit like “The Civil Rights Act no longer exists” on White House stationery and calling it policy

Flirty smile. #QingBao #GiantPandas #DCPandas #NationalZoo

Robert Wolf on Fox News: "I've been in finance for 40 years. This is probably the biggest manufactured crisis I've seen with a bunch of unforced errors. The execution of 'liberation day' was pathetic."

Good morning Bluesky!

Pete Hegseth installed a make-up station at the Pentagon. JD Vance loves a smoky dark eyeliner. Trump cakes on orange base till he resembles an Oompa Loompa. And these guys say LGBTQs are threatening gender norms?

The Trump administration’s aggressive aim at Harvard University and other higher education institutions is being quietly spearheaded by a Justice Department-led task force. Here's what we know so far.

In the grand tradition of Rick Scott…

this is, by definition, not an "immigration crackdown"

Pete Hegseth just ordered the installation of a makeup studio at the Pentagon for him to prepare for his television appearances, which will cost thousands of taxpayer dollars to build.

New makeup studios. Private trips on government helicopters. Millions for Trump’s golf outings. Billions to Musk's companies. Trump and his cabinet think working people should lose Medicaid and Social Security. But they could care less about "efficiency" when they benefit themselves.

Sec. Pete Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon, per CBS News www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...

RFK Jr. already backing off his Sept. deadline to “solve” autism. Shocker—you can’t rush science with a rigged plan & magical thinking. Y’all raised great points yesterday. Let’s break this “study” down. (🧵) TL;DR: It’s scientifically flawed, wildly offensive, and a privacy nightmare.