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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.
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Sues Trump Over His Attempt to Fire Her
Trump has also threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell as he pushes the central bank to cut interest rates rapidly.
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.
Trump’s Answer to Homelessness? Lock Up Unhoused and Disabled People.
New coalitions are forming to protect those targeted by Trump’s move to institutionalize unhoused people.
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.
Organizers Plan Labor Day Mass Mobilization Against Trump’s Threats to Chicago
“We’re not going to normalize fascism,” says a Chicago alderperson as Trump threatens to send troops to the city.