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February 10, 2025

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Trump Administration Non-Adherence to Court Orders

On January 27 the Trump administration issued a memo ordering a freeze of federal grants and loans, which crippled critical services across the country. Judge Loren L. AliKhan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and Judge John McConnell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island have since blocked the spending pause from going into effect, but there are still numerous examples of shuttered programs and services. We are tracking notable examples.

February 07, 2025

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DOGE’s Hit List

While members of Congress try to obtain an official list of personnel working for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the media have been keeping tabs on Musk and his team as they sweep through the federal government. Along with our list of individuals reportedly affiliated with DOGE, we’ve compiled a list of the agencies reportedly visited by DOGE in the first weeks of the Trump administration.

February 05, 2025

KJ Boyle

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Trump’s DCA Crash Response Was A Disaster—Dems Need To Make It A Scandal

We won’t know the full scope of what went wrong to cause the horrific in-air collision at DCA until the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) completes its investigation. That could take up to two years. Oh, and that’s assuming the investigation is independent–which didn’t previously need to be specified, but, well… look around. Given all of that, the opposition to Musk and Trump, including but not limited to Democrats, must not wait to assign blame.

February 01, 2025

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Firing Director Chopra Is A Win For Corporate Criminals

For all the claims Trump and the GOP have made about being the voice of working-class voters, firing Chopra and attacking the CFPB only satisfies unscrupulous corporations and unelected billionaires like Elon Musk. If civil society does its job, every person unnecessarily taken advantage of by a financial institution will attribute the blame to the right person – Donald Trump.