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FEMA Suspends Staff Who Warned Trump Cuts Risk Another Katrina-Level Disaster
The administration is illegally retaliating against federal employees for whistleblowing, one advocate said.
Trump Envoy Sparks Fury for Telling Lebanese Journalists Not to Be “Animalistic”
Ambassador Tom Barrack said “animalistic” behavior is “the problem with what is happening” in the Middle East.
Trump Administration Threatens 40 States’ Funding for Vulnerable Teens Sex Ed Program
States have 60 days to remove references in curricula to gender identity and trans people or risk losing federal funds.
Trump Taps Missouri AG With History of Prosecuting Democrats to Help Run FBI
“Political opponents are going to get targeted,” warns one expert.
Experts Worry About New DHS Appointee Overseeing US’s Election Infrastructure
Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, has been appointed to a senior position.
DNC Flamed for Rejecting Measure Backing Arms Embargo to Israel Amid Gaza Famine
One advocate slammed the vote as “standard practice for a historically unpopular Democratic leadership.”
Judge Blocks Kristi Noem From Deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda — for Now
Critics say Trump is putting Abrego Garcia “through literal hell” and that efforts to deport him amount to a power grab.
Israel Misses Its Own Deadline to Respond to Ceasefire Deal Accepted by Hamas
Israel said it would respond to the deal last week but has yet to contact mediators, days past its own deadline.
Judges Alarmed at Spree of Spurious Charges Amid Trump’s DC Crackdown
“We don't just charge people criminally and then say, 'Oops, my bad,'” US Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui said.
Study: Oil & Gas Industry Linked to Tens of Thousands of Deaths, Preterm Births
But the findings, based on data from 2017, likely underestimate the health toll of the US oil and gas lifecycle.