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🏛️Government

290
Article II defines the presidency and some executive powers

Oct 16, 2025

Article II defines the presidency and some executive powers

2025 Donald J. Trump Executive Orders
Donald Trump's executive orders and actions, 2025
GAO Trump Violated Law FEMA Funds
Senate fails to advance Iran War Powers resolution
Can a president declare war without consulting Congress? Here's what to know
+46
Deck Practice

Nov 6, 2025

Deck Practice

Cut (cards)
Practice Pilot — A Card Game for Guitarists
How to build a productive practice routine
Study tools and flashcards
+2
Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command

Nov 25, 2025

Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command

Office of the Surgeon General
What to know about the new CDC deputy director who has been critical of COVID vaccines
Dr. Abraham, a Skeptic of COVID-19 Vaccines, Tapped to Serve as Second in Command at the CDC
Louisiana's top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy
Outrage as 'dangerous' vaccine skeptic Ralph Abraham gets top CDC role
+24
Trump formally designates Venezuela''s Maduro as member of foreign terrorist organization

Nov 24, 2025

Trump formally designates Venezuela''s Maduro as member of foreign terrorist organization

Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation
Do Heads of State in Office Enjoy Immunity from Jurisdiction for International Crimes? The Ghaddafi Case Before the French Cour de Cassation
The Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation Scheme
U.S. v. Dhafir, 461 F.3d 211
Legal Authority and Process of Office of Foreign Assets Control to Release Frozen Charitable Funds
+73
Federal judge dismisses indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling Lindsey Halligan appointment unlawful

Nov 24, 2025

Federal judge dismisses indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling Lindsey Halligan appointment unlawful

Major Indictments Dismissed Based on Interim U.S. Attorney's Illegal Appointment
Stanford's Robert Weisberg on the Appointment Error That Unraveled the DOJ's Cases
Judge dismisses James Comey and Letitia James cases
Who is Lindsey Halligan, prosecutor in Comey, James cases?
Judge tosses indictments against James Comey and Letitia James
+36
🌪️

Nov 22, 2025

Trump administration denies FEMA disaster relief for Illinois again despite Governor Pritzker''s appeal

Verifying sources
🤝

Nov 21, 2025

Trump welcomes NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to White House after calling him his "worst nightmare" during campaign

Verifying sources
🇸🇴

Nov 21, 2025

Trump terminates Somali TPS protections "immediately" for Minnesota's 87,000 Somalis, affecting only 705 with legal status

Verifying sources
🔥

Nov 21, 2025

Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns effective Jan. 5, 2026 after Trump calls her "traitor" and withdraws endorsement

Verifying sources

🏛️Government

290
Article II defines the presidency and some executive powers

Oct 16, 2025

Article II defines the presidency and some executive powers

2025 Donald J. Trump Executive Orders
Donald Trump's executive orders and actions, 2025
GAO Trump Violated Law FEMA Funds
Senate fails to advance Iran War Powers resolution
Can a president declare war without consulting Congress? Here's what to know
+46
Deck Practice

Nov 6, 2025

Deck Practice

Cut (cards)
Practice Pilot — A Card Game for Guitarists
How to build a productive practice routine
Study tools and flashcards
+2
Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command

Nov 25, 2025

Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command

Office of the Surgeon General
What to know about the new CDC deputy director who has been critical of COVID vaccines
Dr. Abraham, a Skeptic of COVID-19 Vaccines, Tapped to Serve as Second in Command at the CDC
Louisiana's top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy
Outrage as 'dangerous' vaccine skeptic Ralph Abraham gets top CDC role
+24
Trump formally designates Venezuela''s Maduro as member of foreign terrorist organization

Nov 24, 2025

Trump formally designates Venezuela''s Maduro as member of foreign terrorist organization

Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation
Do Heads of State in Office Enjoy Immunity from Jurisdiction for International Crimes? The Ghaddafi Case Before the French Cour de Cassation
The Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation Scheme
U.S. v. Dhafir, 461 F.3d 211
Legal Authority and Process of Office of Foreign Assets Control to Release Frozen Charitable Funds
+73
Federal judge dismisses indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling Lindsey Halligan appointment unlawful

Nov 24, 2025

Federal judge dismisses indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling Lindsey Halligan appointment unlawful

Major Indictments Dismissed Based on Interim U.S. Attorney's Illegal Appointment
Stanford's Robert Weisberg on the Appointment Error That Unraveled the DOJ's Cases
Judge dismisses James Comey and Letitia James cases
Who is Lindsey Halligan, prosecutor in Comey, James cases?
Judge tosses indictments against James Comey and Letitia James
+36
🌪️

Nov 22, 2025

Trump administration denies FEMA disaster relief for Illinois again despite Governor Pritzker''s appeal

Verifying sources
🤝

Nov 21, 2025

Trump welcomes NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to White House after calling him his "worst nightmare" during campaign

Verifying sources
🇸🇴

Nov 21, 2025

Trump terminates Somali TPS protections "immediately" for Minnesota's 87,000 Somalis, affecting only 705 with legal status

Verifying sources
🔥

Nov 21, 2025

Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns effective Jan. 5, 2026 after Trump calls her "traitor" and withdraws endorsement

Verifying sources

📜Constitutional Law

215
Article I - Legislative Branch

Oct 16, 2025

Article I - Legislative Branch

Trump Federal Judges Appointed
Presidential 2025 Tariff Actions Timeline
Bills and Resolutions in Congress
Congress Struggled to Pass Spending Bills
GAO: Trump violated law for sixth time in withholding FEMA funds
+59
Article II defines the presidency and some executive powers

Oct 16, 2025

Article II defines the presidency and some executive powers

2025 Donald J. Trump Executive Orders
Donald Trump's executive orders and actions, 2025
GAO Trump Violated Law FEMA Funds
Senate fails to advance Iran War Powers resolution
Can a president declare war without consulting Congress? Here's what to know
+46
⚖️

Nov 24, 2025

Pentagon threatens to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to military service for court martial over illegal orders video

Verifying sources
🌪️

Nov 22, 2025

Trump administration denies FEMA disaster relief for Illinois again despite Governor Pritzker''s appeal

Verifying sources
Federal judge rules Trump's National Guard deployment to DC for "crime deterrence" unlawful, delays enforcement until Dec. 11

Nov 21, 2025

Federal judge rules Trump's National Guard deployment to DC for "crime deterrence" unlawful, delays enforcement until Dec. 11

Court rules Guard deployment unlawful
Guard deployment ruling
Judge rules Trump Guard deployment unlawful
Mayor Bowser statement on Guard
Trump immigration operations
+21
⚖️

Nov 17, 2025

Tennessee judge blocks National Guard deployment in Memphis, rules governor lacks authority for crimefighting operation

Verifying sources
Trump attacks California Proposition 50 while pushing Texas Republicans to redraw districts

Nov 4, 2025

Trump attacks California Proposition 50 while pushing Texas Republicans to redraw districts

Citizens Redistricting Commission
California voters approve Prop. 50, redrawing congressional maps to favor Democrats
2025 California Proposition 50
Proposition 50 - Official Voter Information Guide
California's Proposition 50 on redistricting to pass in blow to Trump
+16
Senate leader says GOP lacks votes to end filibuster as Trump presses for change

Nov 3, 2025

Senate leader says GOP lacks votes to end filibuster as Trump presses for change

The Senate Filibuster: History, Reform Proposals, and Potential Consequences
Trump makes calls to GOP senators urging filibuster changes, aides say
The filibuster and legislative strategy
Government shutdown prompts FAA to float flight cancellations as Senate talks continue
Republican senator says he told Trump he won't back scrapping the filibuster
+6
🪖

Nov 3, 2025

U.S. readies mission in Mexico against cartels

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Creates New Classification ...
CTPAT Portal 3.0 Manual 2025
Sheinbaum says she rejected Trump's plan to send U.S. troops ...
Memorandum on Military Mission for Sealing the Southern Border of the United States and Repelling Invasions
5 Key Approaches to Foreign Policy Analysis
+12
Speaker delays swearing-in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva amid shutdown; Arizona sues

Oct 22, 2025

Speaker delays swearing-in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva amid shutdown; Arizona sues

Arizona v. House of Representatives - Case Docket (filed Oct. 21, 2025)
Lawsuit seeks to force swearing in of US Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona
Rep. Adelita Grijalva Sworn In After Record Delay, Paving the Way for Epstein Vote
Grijalva, Arizona AG file lawsuit vs. U.S. House on swearing-in delay
Arizona sues US House over delay in swearing in Democrat Grijalva
+3

✊Civil Rights

181
FBI investigates 6 Democratic lawmakers who filmed video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders

Nov 26, 2025

FBI investigates 6 Democratic lawmakers who filmed video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders

Pentagon launches 'thorough review' into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over video to troops
Trump Calls for Arrests of Democrats Who Urged Troops to Refuse Illegal Orders
aljazeera.com
FBI Records: The Vault: Famous Persons
Watergate scandal | History, Facts, & Impact
+30
ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa

Nov 26, 2025

ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa

Who is Vahid Abedini? University of Oklahoma professor detained by ICE despite valid visa
forumtogether.org
Iranian professor Vahid Abedini detained by ICE despite holding valid H-1B visa
MESA Board Statement Concerning the Detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini
time.com
+16
⚖️

Nov 24, 2025

Pentagon threatens to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to military service for court martial over illegal orders video

Verifying sources
⚖️

Nov 21, 2025

ICE arrests 250 people in Charlotte operation targeting upscale neighborhoods and country clubs

Verifying sources
🇸🇴

Nov 21, 2025

Trump terminates Somali TPS protections "immediately" for Minnesota's 87,000 Somalis, affecting only 705 with legal status

Verifying sources
⚖️

Nov 20, 2025

Trump calls Democratic veterans "traitors" who should face death penalty for reminding troops they can refuse illegal orders

Verifying sources
🕌

Nov 18, 2025

Texas Governor Abbott designates CAIR as terrorist organization, bans Muslim group from owning property

Verifying sources
📺

Nov 18, 2025

Trump demands ABC license revoked after reporter asks about Khashoggi murder

Verifying sources
🤝

Nov 18, 2025

Trump gives Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman elaborate White House welcome, defends him over Khashoggi murder as "things happen"

Verifying sources
✝️

Nov 18, 2025

Catholic bishops issue special message condemning Trump's "dehumanizing" immigration enforcement

Verifying sources

💰Economy

145
UN report: Gaza reconstruction will cost $70+ billion over decades after Israel's indiscriminate and disproportionate killings created "human-made abyss"

Nov 26, 2025

UN report: Gaza reconstruction will cost $70+ billion over decades after Israel's indiscriminate and disproportionate killings created "human-made abyss"

The Israel-Hamas war's devastating human toll after 2 years
The Human Toll of the Gaza War
Security Council resolution 2735 (2024)
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Deif
2025 Gaza war ceasefire
+28
Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments

Nov 26, 2025

Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments

Medicare drug price cuts: Ozempic list
CMS Delivers Savings to Seniors on 15 Major Drugs
H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Drug Pricing: Research on Savings from Medicaid and VA
Explaining the Prescription Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
+5
DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data

Nov 25, 2025

DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data

Last Year's Rent: RealPage Reaches Settlement Agreement with the Department of Justice in Algorithmic Pricing Case
DOJ Settles Its Algorithmic Price-Fixing Case Against RealPage
Settlement limits rent algorithm that prosecutors deemed 'collusion'
The Wrist-Slappers Strike Again
DOJ and RealPage Agree to Settle Rental Price-Fixing Case
+31
Recently passed federal law threatens to ban hemp-derived THC drinks sold in dozens of states within one year

Nov 24, 2025

Recently passed federal law threatens to ban hemp-derived THC drinks sold in dozens of states within one year

Federal law threatens hemp THC drink industry
21st Amendment
Economic analysis of federal hemp THC restrictions
Hemp Ban Hidden Inside Government Shutdown Bill. Mitch McConnell Backed The Move
Alcohol Industry Groups Push to Ban THC Drinks
+27
G20 summit in Johannesburg ends without ceremonial US handover as Washington boycotts next chair's summit

Nov 23, 2025

G20 summit in Johannesburg ends without ceremonial US handover as Washington boycotts next chair's summit

2025 G20 summit
G20 summit attendance
G20 summit boycotted by US
G20 declaration
G20 sees consensus
+3
⚖️

Nov 18, 2025

Judge rules Meta is not a social networking monopoly, won't have to spin off Instagram or WhatsApp

Verifying sources
🏦

Nov 17, 2025

Fed governor Cook's lawyers call mortgage fraud allegations "baseless" as Trump seeks her firing

Verifying sources
🏥

Nov 16, 2025

Sen. Rick Scott introduces bill to replace Obamacare subsidies with Trump Health Freedom Accounts

Verifying sources
☕

Nov 14, 2025

Trump rolls back tariffs on coffee, bananas, and beef after Democrats win elections citing grocery prices

Verifying sources
💸

Nov 14, 2025

Trump delays promised $2,000 tariff dividend checks to "next year sometime"

Verifying sources

🌍Foreign Policy

139
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff transcript shows him coaching Russian counterpart on getting better Ukraine peace deal terms

Nov 26, 2025

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff transcript shows him coaching Russian counterpart on getting better Ukraine peace deal terms

Bloomberg: Witkoff advised Putin's aide on how to talk to Trump about Ukraine
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Witkoff Recorded Coaching Kremlin on Peace Plan, Bloomberg Reports
Former ambassador warns Witkoff call undermines Ukraine negotiating position
Who Is Steve Witkoff, Trump’s New Special Envoy?
+16
UN report: Gaza reconstruction will cost $70+ billion over decades after Israel's indiscriminate and disproportionate killings created "human-made abyss"

Nov 26, 2025

UN report: Gaza reconstruction will cost $70+ billion over decades after Israel's indiscriminate and disproportionate killings created "human-made abyss"

The Israel-Hamas war's devastating human toll after 2 years
The Human Toll of the Gaza War
Security Council resolution 2735 (2024)
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Deif
2025 Gaza war ceasefire
+28
DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison

Nov 26, 2025

DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison

ABC News: Noem directed Venezuelans to El Salvador
Alerta Venezuela: Between hell and helplessness report
Clearinghouse: Class action case Venezuela deportations
Cristosal: You Have Arrived in Hell report
House Foreign Affairs: Letter on CECOT torture
+82
Trump formally designates Venezuela''s Maduro as member of foreign terrorist organization

Nov 24, 2025

Trump formally designates Venezuela''s Maduro as member of foreign terrorist organization

Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation
Do Heads of State in Office Enjoy Immunity from Jurisdiction for International Crimes? The Ghaddafi Case Before the French Cour de Cassation
The Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation Scheme
U.S. v. Dhafir, 461 F.3d 211
Legal Authority and Process of Office of Foreign Assets Control to Release Frozen Charitable Funds
+73
Texas men charged in plot to invade Haitian island, kill all men, enslave women and children

Nov 23, 2025

Texas men charged in plot to invade Haitian island, kill all men, enslave women and children

Airman indicted in scheme to overthrow Haitian island, take sex slaves
Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children
2 Texas Men Plotted Coup of Haitian Island to Enslave Women and Children, U.S. Says
Airman indicted in plot to take over Haitian island, enslave population
Texas men planned to murder all men, enslave women and children on foreign island: Indictment
+24
Ukraine peace talks in Geneva revise US-Russia plan after criticism it favored Moscow, Trump demands Thanksgiving signature

Nov 23, 2025

Ukraine peace talks in Geneva revise US-Russia plan after criticism it favored Moscow, Trump demands Thanksgiving signature

Putin and Trump's envoy set for key Ukraine talks in Moscow
After progress in talks to end Ukraine war, US diplomacy faces Kremlin test
Rubio says US-Ukraine talks on Russia war were productive but much work remains in search of a deal
G20 summit in Johannesburg ends without ceremonial US handover as Washington boycotts next chair's summit

Nov 23, 2025

G20 summit in Johannesburg ends without ceremonial US handover as Washington boycotts next chair's summit

2025 G20 summit
G20 summit attendance
G20 summit boycotted by US
G20 declaration
G20 sees consensus
+3
🕊️

Nov 21, 2025

Trump gives Ukraine less than a week to accept 28-point peace plan widely seen as favoring Russia

Verifying sources
💥

Nov 19, 2025

Local media report U.S. airstrike killed 12 Somali civilians including 8 children

Verifying sources
🤝

Nov 18, 2025

Trump gives Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman elaborate White House welcome, defends him over Khashoggi murder as "things happen"

Verifying sources

🛡️National Security

138
FBI investigates 6 Democratic lawmakers who filmed video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders

Nov 26, 2025

FBI investigates 6 Democratic lawmakers who filmed video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders

Pentagon launches 'thorough review' into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over video to troops
Trump Calls for Arrests of Democrats Who Urged Troops to Refuse Illegal Orders
aljazeera.com
FBI Records: The Vault: Famous Persons
Watergate scandal | History, Facts, & Impact
+30
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff transcript shows him coaching Russian counterpart on getting better Ukraine peace deal terms

Nov 26, 2025

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff transcript shows him coaching Russian counterpart on getting better Ukraine peace deal terms

Bloomberg: Witkoff advised Putin's aide on how to talk to Trump about Ukraine
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Witkoff Recorded Coaching Kremlin on Peace Plan, Bloomberg Reports
Former ambassador warns Witkoff call undermines Ukraine negotiating position
Who Is Steve Witkoff, Trump’s New Special Envoy?
+16
⚖️

Nov 24, 2025

Pentagon threatens to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to military service for court martial over illegal orders video

Verifying sources
Ukraine peace talks in Geneva revise US-Russia plan after criticism it favored Moscow, Trump demands Thanksgiving signature

Nov 23, 2025

Ukraine peace talks in Geneva revise US-Russia plan after criticism it favored Moscow, Trump demands Thanksgiving signature

Putin and Trump's envoy set for key Ukraine talks in Moscow
After progress in talks to end Ukraine war, US diplomacy faces Kremlin test
Rubio says US-Ukraine talks on Russia war were productive but much work remains in search of a deal
Texas men charged in plot to invade Haitian island, kill all men, enslave women and children

Nov 23, 2025

Texas men charged in plot to invade Haitian island, kill all men, enslave women and children

Airman indicted in scheme to overthrow Haitian island, take sex slaves
Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children
2 Texas Men Plotted Coup of Haitian Island to Enslave Women and Children, U.S. Says
Airman indicted in plot to take over Haitian island, enslave population
Texas men planned to murder all men, enslave women and children on foreign island: Indictment
+24
🕊️

Nov 21, 2025

Trump gives Ukraine less than a week to accept 28-point peace plan widely seen as favoring Russia

Verifying sources
Federal judge rules Trump's National Guard deployment to DC for "crime deterrence" unlawful, delays enforcement until Dec. 11

Nov 21, 2025

Federal judge rules Trump's National Guard deployment to DC for "crime deterrence" unlawful, delays enforcement until Dec. 11

Court rules Guard deployment unlawful
Guard deployment ruling
Judge rules Trump Guard deployment unlawful
Mayor Bowser statement on Guard
Trump immigration operations
+21
⚖️

Nov 20, 2025

Trump calls Democratic veterans "traitors" who should face death penalty for reminding troops they can refuse illegal orders

Verifying sources
💥

Nov 19, 2025

Local media report U.S. airstrike killed 12 Somali civilians including 8 children

Verifying sources
🎥

Nov 17, 2025

BBC investigation uncovers evidence implicating Marines never prosecuted in Haditha massacre

Verifying sources

📋Public Policy

125
Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments

Nov 26, 2025

Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments

Medicare drug price cuts: Ozempic list
CMS Delivers Savings to Seniors on 15 Major Drugs
H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Drug Pricing: Research on Savings from Medicaid and VA
Explaining the Prescription Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
+5
Recently passed federal law threatens to ban hemp-derived THC drinks sold in dozens of states within one year

Nov 24, 2025

Recently passed federal law threatens to ban hemp-derived THC drinks sold in dozens of states within one year

Federal law threatens hemp THC drink industry
21st Amendment
Economic analysis of federal hemp THC restrictions
Hemp Ban Hidden Inside Government Shutdown Bill. Mitch McConnell Backed The Move
Alcohol Industry Groups Push to Ban THC Drinks
+27
🚨

Nov 14, 2025

Shots fired at ICE agents in Chicago amid chaotic immigration enforcement operations

Verifying sources
🍎

Nov 13, 2025

SNAP restoration creates chaos as some states get full benefits while others get nothing

Verifying sources
📉

Nov 13, 2025

Trump approval drops to 68% among Republicans, down from 81% in March

Verifying sources
Supreme Court extends pause on $4B SNAP payments, affecting 42 million Americans as Jackson dissents

Nov 11, 2025

Supreme Court extends pause on $4B SNAP payments, affecting 42 million Americans as Jackson dissents

Supreme Court extends stay of order requiring administration to pay full SNAP benefits - ABC News
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
SNAP State Directory
Federal judge orders USDA to release contingency SNAP funds
Congress votes to end shutdown with funding bill
+13
Judge orders Trump to pay $4 billion in food stamps, rules administration acted "arbitrarily and capriciously"

Nov 6, 2025

Judge orders Trump to pay $4 billion in food stamps, rules administration acted "arbitrarily and capriciously"

Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
House Appropriations Committee
Rhode Island State Council of Churches v. Rollins - TRO/Enforcement Order
Agricultural Adjustment Act Amendment of 1935
SNAP State Directory
+7
Trump bars civil rights and immigration nonprofits from student loan forgiveness program

Nov 5, 2025

Trump bars civil rights and immigration nonprofits from student loan forgiveness program

New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activity
Federal Student Aid Data Center: Student Loan Portfolio
Department of Education Finalizes Rule for Unlawful Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Education Dept. PSLF Rule Prompting Lawsuits, Advocates Say
Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 209 (Friday, October 31, 2025)
+5
Trump threatens to withhold food stamps in defiance of court order, White House reverses hours later

Nov 5, 2025

Trump threatens to withhold food stamps in defiance of court order, White House reverses hours later

Senate Judiciary Committee
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
Federal judge orders USDA to use contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits
SNAP Will Be Partially Funded Through November—But Expect Major Benefits Reduction
White House walks back Trump comments on SNAP
+6
USDA moves to partially fund November SNAP using contingency funds after court orders; agency resists tapping child nutrition money

Nov 3, 2025

USDA moves to partially fund November SNAP using contingency funds after court orders; agency resists tapping child nutrition money

Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
When will November SNAP payments arrive? It might take months
Court filings in Commonwealth of Massachusetts, et al. v. USDA
Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) | Food and Nutrition Service
USDA uses contingency funds to partially cover SNAP payments amid shutdown
+6

⚖️Justice

121
Brazil sentences nine military generals to up to 24 years for plotting to kill president-elect Lula and prevent 2022 inauguration

Nov 25, 2025

Brazil sentences nine military generals to up to 24 years for plotting to kill president-elect Lula and prevent 2022 inauguration

Verifying sources
House publishes emails showing Larry Summers sought dating advice from Jeffrey Epstein a decade after sex crimes conviction

Nov 20, 2025

House publishes emails showing Larry Summers sought dating advice from Jeffrey Epstein a decade after sex crimes conviction

Verifying sources
DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison

Nov 26, 2025

DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison

ABC News: Noem directed Venezuelans to El Salvador
Alerta Venezuela: Between hell and helplessness report
Clearinghouse: Class action case Venezuela deportations
Cristosal: You Have Arrived in Hell report
House Foreign Affairs: Letter on CECOT torture
+82
FBI investigates 6 Democratic lawmakers who filmed video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders

Nov 26, 2025

FBI investigates 6 Democratic lawmakers who filmed video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders

Pentagon launches 'thorough review' into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over video to troops
Trump Calls for Arrests of Democrats Who Urged Troops to Refuse Illegal Orders
aljazeera.com
FBI Records: The Vault: Famous Persons
Watergate scandal | History, Facts, & Impact
+30
Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles

Nov 26, 2025

Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles

California labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to obstructing federal officer during immigration raid
California labor leader charged with impeding officer during immigration crackdown
AFL-CIO Condemns Politically Motivated Charges Against SEIU Leader David Huerta
SEIU California State Council
California labor leader detained at immigration protest
+20
DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data

Nov 25, 2025

DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data

Last Year's Rent: RealPage Reaches Settlement Agreement with the Department of Justice in Algorithmic Pricing Case
DOJ Settles Its Algorithmic Price-Fixing Case Against RealPage
Settlement limits rent algorithm that prosecutors deemed 'collusion'
The Wrist-Slappers Strike Again
DOJ and RealPage Agree to Settle Rental Price-Fixing Case
+31
Federal judge dismisses indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling Lindsey Halligan appointment unlawful

Nov 24, 2025

Federal judge dismisses indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling Lindsey Halligan appointment unlawful

Major Indictments Dismissed Based on Interim U.S. Attorney's Illegal Appointment
Stanford's Robert Weisberg on the Appointment Error That Unraveled the DOJ's Cases
Judge dismisses James Comey and Letitia James cases
Who is Lindsey Halligan, prosecutor in Comey, James cases?
Judge tosses indictments against James Comey and Letitia James
+36
Texas men charged in plot to invade Haitian island, kill all men, enslave women and children

Nov 23, 2025

Texas men charged in plot to invade Haitian island, kill all men, enslave women and children

Airman indicted in scheme to overthrow Haitian island, take sex slaves
Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children
2 Texas Men Plotted Coup of Haitian Island to Enslave Women and Children, U.S. Says
Airman indicted in plot to take over Haitian island, enslave population
Texas men planned to murder all men, enslave women and children on foreign island: Indictment
+24
US Marshals Service reports spike in threats against federal judges in early 2025

Nov 23, 2025

US Marshals Service reports spike in threats against federal judges in early 2025

As Judges Face More Threats, Only the Supreme Court Got New Security Funds
As judges face more threats, only the Supreme Court got new security funds
Federal Judges Got Over 500 Threats Since October, Marshals Say
Threats to federal judges increasing, US Marshals Service warns
Protective Investigations and Threat Statistics
+10
⚖️

Nov 21, 2025

ICE arrests 250 people in Charlotte operation targeting upscale neighborhoods and country clubs

Verifying sources

⚖️Justice

121
Brazil sentences nine military generals to up to 24 years for plotting to kill president-elect Lula and prevent 2022 inauguration

Nov 25, 2025

Brazil sentences nine military generals to up to 24 years for plotting to kill president-elect Lula and prevent 2022 inauguration

Verifying sources
House publishes emails showing Larry Summers sought dating advice from Jeffrey Epstein a decade after sex crimes conviction

Nov 20, 2025

House publishes emails showing Larry Summers sought dating advice from Jeffrey Epstein a decade after sex crimes conviction

Verifying sources
DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison

Nov 26, 2025

DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison

ABC News: Noem directed Venezuelans to El Salvador
Alerta Venezuela: Between hell and helplessness report
Clearinghouse: Class action case Venezuela deportations
Cristosal: You Have Arrived in Hell report
House Foreign Affairs: Letter on CECOT torture
+82
FBI investigates 6 Democratic lawmakers who filmed video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders

Nov 26, 2025

FBI investigates 6 Democratic lawmakers who filmed video telling troops they can refuse illegal orders

Pentagon launches 'thorough review' into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over video to troops
Trump Calls for Arrests of Democrats Who Urged Troops to Refuse Illegal Orders
aljazeera.com
FBI Records: The Vault: Famous Persons
Watergate scandal | History, Facts, & Impact
+30
Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles

Nov 26, 2025

Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles

California labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to obstructing federal officer during immigration raid
California labor leader charged with impeding officer during immigration crackdown
AFL-CIO Condemns Politically Motivated Charges Against SEIU Leader David Huerta
SEIU California State Council
California labor leader detained at immigration protest
+20
DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data

Nov 25, 2025

DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data

Last Year's Rent: RealPage Reaches Settlement Agreement with the Department of Justice in Algorithmic Pricing Case
DOJ Settles Its Algorithmic Price-Fixing Case Against RealPage
Settlement limits rent algorithm that prosecutors deemed 'collusion'
The Wrist-Slappers Strike Again
DOJ and RealPage Agree to Settle Rental Price-Fixing Case
+31
Federal judge dismisses indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling Lindsey Halligan appointment unlawful

Nov 24, 2025

Federal judge dismisses indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling Lindsey Halligan appointment unlawful

Major Indictments Dismissed Based on Interim U.S. Attorney's Illegal Appointment
Stanford's Robert Weisberg on the Appointment Error That Unraveled the DOJ's Cases
Judge dismisses James Comey and Letitia James cases
Who is Lindsey Halligan, prosecutor in Comey, James cases?
Judge tosses indictments against James Comey and Letitia James
+36
Texas men charged in plot to invade Haitian island, kill all men, enslave women and children

Nov 23, 2025

Texas men charged in plot to invade Haitian island, kill all men, enslave women and children

Airman indicted in scheme to overthrow Haitian island, take sex slaves
Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children
2 Texas Men Plotted Coup of Haitian Island to Enslave Women and Children, U.S. Says
Airman indicted in plot to take over Haitian island, enslave population
Texas men planned to murder all men, enslave women and children on foreign island: Indictment
+24
US Marshals Service reports spike in threats against federal judges in early 2025

Nov 23, 2025

US Marshals Service reports spike in threats against federal judges in early 2025

As Judges Face More Threats, Only the Supreme Court Got New Security Funds
As judges face more threats, only the Supreme Court got new security funds
Federal Judges Got Over 500 Threats Since October, Marshals Say
Threats to federal judges increasing, US Marshals Service warns
Protective Investigations and Threat Statistics
+10
⚖️

Nov 21, 2025

ICE arrests 250 people in Charlotte operation targeting upscale neighborhoods and country clubs

Verifying sources

🔐Ethics

98
Brazil sentences nine military generals to up to 24 years for plotting to kill president-elect Lula and prevent 2022 inauguration

Nov 25, 2025

Brazil sentences nine military generals to up to 24 years for plotting to kill president-elect Lula and prevent 2022 inauguration

Verifying sources
House publishes emails showing Larry Summers sought dating advice from Jeffrey Epstein a decade after sex crimes conviction

Nov 20, 2025

House publishes emails showing Larry Summers sought dating advice from Jeffrey Epstein a decade after sex crimes conviction

Verifying sources
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff transcript shows him coaching Russian counterpart on getting better Ukraine peace deal terms

Nov 26, 2025

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff transcript shows him coaching Russian counterpart on getting better Ukraine peace deal terms

Bloomberg: Witkoff advised Putin's aide on how to talk to Trump about Ukraine
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Witkoff Recorded Coaching Kremlin on Peace Plan, Bloomberg Reports
Former ambassador warns Witkoff call undermines Ukraine negotiating position
Who Is Steve Witkoff, Trump’s New Special Envoy?
+16
Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command

Nov 25, 2025

Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command

Office of the Surgeon General
What to know about the new CDC deputy director who has been critical of COVID vaccines
Dr. Abraham, a Skeptic of COVID-19 Vaccines, Tapped to Serve as Second in Command at the CDC
Louisiana's top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy
Outrage as 'dangerous' vaccine skeptic Ralph Abraham gets top CDC role
+24
US Marshals Service reports spike in threats against federal judges in early 2025

Nov 23, 2025

US Marshals Service reports spike in threats against federal judges in early 2025

As Judges Face More Threats, Only the Supreme Court Got New Security Funds
As judges face more threats, only the Supreme Court got new security funds
Federal Judges Got Over 500 Threats Since October, Marshals Say
Threats to federal judges increasing, US Marshals Service warns
Protective Investigations and Threat Statistics
+10
✈️

Nov 20, 2025

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy launches "be nice" airline civility campaign after years as Fox partisan attack host

Verifying sources
RFK Jr. personally orders CDC to promote debunked vaccine-autism link, breaking Sen. Cassidy confirmation promise

Nov 19, 2025

RFK Jr. personally orders CDC to promote debunked vaccine-autism link, breaking Sen. Cassidy confirmation promise

ABC: Doctor in ethics row
Biology Insights: Wakefield Study Fraud
Crooks and Liars: RFK Jr. changes CDC page
DNYUZ: RFK Jr. contaminates CDC website
SSI: Large Study
+38
📄

Nov 19, 2025

Trump signs bill giving DOJ 30 days to release all Epstein files after fighting disclosure for months

Verifying sources
📋

Nov 18, 2025

House votes 427-1 to release Epstein files after months of Trump opposition

Verifying sources
🌧️

Nov 17, 2025

FEMA acting chief David Richardson resigns after criticism for delayed response to Texas floods that killed 136

Verifying sources

🛂Immigration

78
Deck Practice

Nov 6, 2025

Deck Practice

Cut (cards)
Practice Pilot — A Card Game for Guitarists
How to build a productive practice routine
Study tools and flashcards
+2
DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison

Nov 26, 2025

DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison

ABC News: Noem directed Venezuelans to El Salvador
Alerta Venezuela: Between hell and helplessness report
Clearinghouse: Class action case Venezuela deportations
Cristosal: You Have Arrived in Hell report
House Foreign Affairs: Letter on CECOT torture
+82
ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa

Nov 26, 2025

ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa

Who is Vahid Abedini? University of Oklahoma professor detained by ICE despite valid visa
forumtogether.org
Iranian professor Vahid Abedini detained by ICE despite holding valid H-1B visa
MESA Board Statement Concerning the Detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini
time.com
+16
Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles

Nov 26, 2025

Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles

California labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to obstructing federal officer during immigration raid
California labor leader charged with impeding officer during immigration crackdown
AFL-CIO Condemns Politically Motivated Charges Against SEIU Leader David Huerta
SEIU California State Council
California labor leader detained at immigration protest
+20
⚖️

Nov 21, 2025

ICE arrests 250 people in Charlotte operation targeting upscale neighborhoods and country clubs

Verifying sources
🇸🇴

Nov 21, 2025

Trump terminates Somali TPS protections "immediately" for Minnesota's 87,000 Somalis, affecting only 705 with legal status

Verifying sources
✝️

Nov 18, 2025

Catholic bishops issue special message condemning Trump's "dehumanizing" immigration enforcement

Verifying sources
⚖️

Nov 17, 2025

Supreme Court to decide whether migrants stopped in Mexico can claim asylum in US

Verifying sources
⚖️

Nov 17, 2025

Supreme Court to decide if migrants on Mexican side of border are "arriving in United States"

Verifying sources

🛂Immigration

78
Deck Practice

Nov 6, 2025

Deck Practice

Cut (cards)
Practice Pilot — A Card Game for Guitarists
How to build a productive practice routine
Study tools and flashcards
+2
DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison

Nov 26, 2025

DOJ admits DHS Secretary Noem personally decided to deport Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador's CECOT prison

ABC News: Noem directed Venezuelans to El Salvador
Alerta Venezuela: Between hell and helplessness report
Clearinghouse: Class action case Venezuela deportations
Cristosal: You Have Arrived in Hell report
House Foreign Affairs: Letter on CECOT torture
+82
ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa

Nov 26, 2025

ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa

Who is Vahid Abedini? University of Oklahoma professor detained by ICE despite valid visa
forumtogether.org
Iranian professor Vahid Abedini detained by ICE despite holding valid H-1B visa
MESA Board Statement Concerning the Detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini
time.com
+16
Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles

Nov 26, 2025

Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles

California labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to obstructing federal officer during immigration raid
California labor leader charged with impeding officer during immigration crackdown
AFL-CIO Condemns Politically Motivated Charges Against SEIU Leader David Huerta
SEIU California State Council
California labor leader detained at immigration protest
+20
⚖️

Nov 21, 2025

ICE arrests 250 people in Charlotte operation targeting upscale neighborhoods and country clubs

Verifying sources
🇸🇴

Nov 21, 2025

Trump terminates Somali TPS protections "immediately" for Minnesota's 87,000 Somalis, affecting only 705 with legal status

Verifying sources
✝️

Nov 18, 2025

Catholic bishops issue special message condemning Trump's "dehumanizing" immigration enforcement

Verifying sources
⚖️

Nov 17, 2025

Supreme Court to decide whether migrants stopped in Mexico can claim asylum in US

Verifying sources
⚖️

Nov 17, 2025

Supreme Court to decide if migrants on Mexican side of border are "arriving in United States"

Verifying sources

🗳️Elections

64
🔥

Nov 21, 2025

Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns effective Jan. 5, 2026 after Trump calls her "traitor" and withdraws endorsement

Verifying sources
🗳️

Nov 18, 2025

Federal court blocks Texas redistricting as racial gerrymandering, orders 2021 maps for 2026

Verifying sources
🗳️

Nov 17, 2025

Ecuadorians reject foreign military bases in major defeat for U.S.-backed president

Verifying sources
💸

Nov 14, 2025

Trump delays promised $2,000 tariff dividend checks to "next year sometime"

Verifying sources
Newsom's former top aide Dana Williamson indicted for alleged theft of Becerra campaign funds

Nov 14, 2025

Newsom's former top aide Dana Williamson indicted for alleged theft of Becerra campaign funds

Ex-aide to California governor indicted for alleged theft of campaign funds from ex-health secretary
FBI Sacramento Statement on Indictment
Former Chief of Staff to the Governor of California Indicted on Public Corruption and Financial Crimes
Dana Williamson, former Newsom chief of staff, indicted on federal public corruption charges
Former Newsom chief indicted on public corruption charges
+3
⚖️

Nov 14, 2025

New prosecutor named to replace Fani Willis in Georgia election interference case against Trump

Verifying sources
🗳️

Nov 13, 2025

Progressive Katie Wilson defeats centrist Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell in upset victory

Verifying sources
🗳️

Nov 13, 2025

Jordan Wood exits Maine Senate race to run for House after Jared Golden won't seek reelection

Verifying sources
📉

Nov 13, 2025

Trump approval drops to 68% among Republicans, down from 81% in March

Verifying sources
🗽

Nov 13, 2025

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, putting spotlight on progressive ideology

Verifying sources

🗳️Elections

64
🔥

Nov 21, 2025

Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns effective Jan. 5, 2026 after Trump calls her "traitor" and withdraws endorsement

Verifying sources
🗳️

Nov 18, 2025

Federal court blocks Texas redistricting as racial gerrymandering, orders 2021 maps for 2026

Verifying sources
🗳️

Nov 17, 2025

Ecuadorians reject foreign military bases in major defeat for U.S.-backed president

Verifying sources
💸

Nov 14, 2025

Trump delays promised $2,000 tariff dividend checks to "next year sometime"

Verifying sources
Newsom's former top aide Dana Williamson indicted for alleged theft of Becerra campaign funds

Nov 14, 2025

Newsom's former top aide Dana Williamson indicted for alleged theft of Becerra campaign funds

Ex-aide to California governor indicted for alleged theft of campaign funds from ex-health secretary
FBI Sacramento Statement on Indictment
Former Chief of Staff to the Governor of California Indicted on Public Corruption and Financial Crimes
Dana Williamson, former Newsom chief of staff, indicted on federal public corruption charges
Former Newsom chief indicted on public corruption charges
+3
⚖️

Nov 14, 2025

New prosecutor named to replace Fani Willis in Georgia election interference case against Trump

Verifying sources
🗳️

Nov 13, 2025

Progressive Katie Wilson defeats centrist Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell in upset victory

Verifying sources
🗳️

Nov 13, 2025

Jordan Wood exits Maine Senate race to run for House after Jared Golden won't seek reelection

Verifying sources
📉

Nov 13, 2025

Trump approval drops to 68% among Republicans, down from 81% in March

Verifying sources
🗽

Nov 13, 2025

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, putting spotlight on progressive ideology

Verifying sources

🏢Legislative Process

62
Article I - Legislative Branch

Oct 16, 2025

Article I - Legislative Branch

Trump Federal Judges Appointed
Presidential 2025 Tariff Actions Timeline
Bills and Resolutions in Congress
Congress Struggled to Pass Spending Bills
GAO: Trump violated law for sixth time in withholding FEMA funds
+59
🔥

Nov 21, 2025

Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns effective Jan. 5, 2026 after Trump calls her "traitor" and withdraws endorsement

Verifying sources
📄

Nov 19, 2025

Trump signs bill giving DOJ 30 days to release all Epstein files after fighting disclosure for months

Verifying sources
📋

Nov 18, 2025

House votes 427-1 to release Epstein files after months of Trump opposition

Verifying sources
🔄

Nov 17, 2025

Trump reverses position on Epstein files, urges Republicans to vote for release after months of opposition

Verifying sources
Trump cuts ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene, calls her "wacky" and "traitor" over Epstein vote

Nov 15, 2025

Trump cuts ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene, calls her "wacky" and "traitor" over Epstein vote

The House Discharge Petition Procedure: A Primer
Who is Marjorie Taylor Greene? Trump’s MAGA ally turned critic
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump's opposition to releasing Epstein files 'huge miscalculation' - CBS Mornings
Discharge Petitions
Epstein Survivors Back Marjorie Taylor Greene After Trump Attacks
+7
Senate Democrats seek to "get to bottom" of Moreno's car data collection on senators

Nov 14, 2025

Senate Democrats seek to "get to bottom" of Moreno's car data collection on senators

Ohio Senator Looks Up Democratic Colleagues' VINs, Fellow Senator Blasts Actions as 'Creepy' - Yahoo News Canada
Plates and People's Privacy: Policy Recommendations for ALPR Use
AutoCheck Vehicle History Reports
What is a VIN? - Carfax
How VIN numbers can reveal what features your car has
+9
🗳️

Nov 13, 2025

Jordan Wood exits Maine Senate race to run for House after Jared Golden won't seek reelection

Verifying sources
🌿

Nov 13, 2025

McConnell adds hemp ban to shutdown bill, threatening $28 billion industry and 300,000 jobs

Verifying sources
🏛️

Nov 13, 2025

43-day shutdown ends as Trump signs funding bill after historic standoff

Verifying sources

📰Media Literacy

48
🎤

Nov 16, 2025

Trump defends Tucker Carlson after interview with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes

Verifying sources
Trump sues BBC for up to $5 billion despite apology, as director general and news CEO resign

Nov 15, 2025

Trump sues BBC for up to $5 billion despite apology, as director general and news CEO resign

Panorama (British TV programme)
BBC crisis: How did it unfold and what happens next?
Trump Says He Will Sue the BBC for Up to $5 Billion. Here's What Comes Next
Defamation claims: time limits
BBC-Trump crisis live: Broadcaster apologises to president over speech edit but rejects $1bn compensation demand
+3
📺

Nov 10, 2025

BBC director and news chief resign after Trump speech edit, president threatens $5 billion lawsuit

Verifying sources
📰

Oct 31, 2025

White House bars reporters from Upper Press

White House restricts media access in the West Wing (Politico, Oct. 31, 2025)
White House restricts access for journalists to press secretary’s office (Reuters, Oct. 31, 2025)
White House restricts media access in key area of the West Wing (Washington Post, Oct. 31, 2025)
Book bans surge; A Clockwork Orange tops list

Oct 1, 2025

Book bans surge; A Clockwork Orange tops list

Fox 5 San Diego: Stephen King Named Most Banned Author
PEN America: Disturbing Normalization Report
The Hill: Stephen King Named Most Banned Author
WTOP: PEN America on School District Censorship
Florida Department of Education: School District Reporting on Removed Materials
+7
Trump urges FCC to consider revoking broadcast licenses after ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Sep 18, 2025

Trump urges FCC to consider revoking broadcast licenses after ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel Live!

FCC chairman unconvincingly claims he never threatened ABC station licenses
Brendan Carr says networks must serve the 'public interest.' What does that mean?
Emotional Jimmy Kimmel says in late-night return he never intended to make light of Kirk's killing
FCC Chair Downplays His Role in Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Claims It Was Not Because of ‘Anything That’s Happened at the Federal Government Level’
The Jimmy Kimmel battle is far from over — and it’s exposing a deep fracture in broadcast TV | CNN Business
+29
ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel Live after FCC chair Brendan Carr warns affiliates

Sep 17, 2025

ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel Live after FCC chair Brendan Carr warns affiliates

Behind the fall and resurrection of Jimmy Kimmel is a $6.2 billion merger and the companies that serve rural, conservative audiences | Fortune
FCC threats against Jimmy Kimmel echo a century of speech control
Democratic lawmakers demand answers from TV station owners that pulled Jimmy Kimmel's show
FCC chairman unconvincingly claims he never threatened ABC station licenses
FCC Chairman Says His “Easy Way Or The Hard Way” Comment About Jimmy Kimmel Wasn’t Meant As A Threat To Pull Licenses If ABC Didn’t Fire Him
+30
Trump sues New York Times for $15 billion over critical coverage

Sep 16, 2025

Trump sues New York Times for $15 billion over critical coverage

Judge tosses Trump's $15B defamation suit against New York Times, Penguin Random House
Florida federal judge tosses Trump's $15B defamation lawsuit against The New York Times
Trump v. New York Times Company et al
Maggie Haberman - Wikipedia
Federal judge dismisses Trump’s $15bn defamation lawsuit against NYT
+27
Fox host Jesse Watters declares 'they are at war with us' hours after Charlie Kirk was shot

Sep 10, 2025

Fox host Jesse Watters declares 'they are at war with us' hours after Charlie Kirk was shot

Is Political Violence Rising in America?
"Avenge Charlie's death": Fox News' Watters says to prepare for "war" following Kirk assassination - Salon.com
Jesse Watters Says MAGA Will ‘Avenge’ Charlie Kirk’s Death
‘They Are at War With Us!’ Fox News’ Jesse Watters Denounces ‘All These Rats’ After Charlie Kirk Assassination
Tyler Robinson named suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting: What to know about him and how he was apprehended
+6
August jobs report shows 22,000 jobs added; Trump had fired BLS commissioner in August

Sep 5, 2025

August jobs report shows 22,000 jobs added; Trump had fired BLS commissioner in August

Employers added 22,000 jobs in August, falling short of forecasts, as labor market cools
First jobs report since Trump fired data chief reveals slump to 22,000 new hires in August, unemployment highest since 2021 | Fortune
Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report
Trump fires labor statistics chief after large revision to jobs report
Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets
+6

🎓Education

46
ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa

Nov 26, 2025

ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa

Who is Vahid Abedini? University of Oklahoma professor detained by ICE despite valid visa
forumtogether.org
Iranian professor Vahid Abedini detained by ICE despite holding valid H-1B visa
MESA Board Statement Concerning the Detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini
time.com
+16
🏛️

Nov 19, 2025

Trump administration shifts K-12 programs to Labor Department, Indian education to Interior in historic agency restructuring

Verifying sources
🏫

Nov 18, 2025

Trump moves Education Department offices to other agencies without Congressional approval

Verifying sources
🎓

Nov 17, 2025

Turning Point USA visits Howard University during homecoming as HBCU bomb threats continue

Verifying sources
Melania Trump launches "Fostering the Future" initiative pairing federal resources with private partners

Nov 13, 2025

Melania Trump launches "Fostering the Future" initiative pairing federal resources with private partners

Melania Trump launches new 'Fostering the Future' effort to support foster youth with jobs, school
Child Welfare: State/Tribal/Local Roles in Protecting Children (HTML) - Congress.gov
Research - National Foster Youth Institute
Melania Trump Signs Husband's Executive Order for Show During White House Ceremony
House Sends Spending Bill to Trump to End Record 43-Day Shutdown
+6
Education Department caps graduate loans at $20,500 annually, eliminates Graduate PLUS program

Nov 6, 2025

Education Department caps graduate loans at $20,500 annually, eliminates Graduate PLUS program

AGB Policy Alert: Graduate Student Loan Limits
2025 Reconciliation Bill Changes
New Student Loan Maximums: How Much Can You Borrow For College?
Consensus Reached on Federal Student Loan Regulatory Changes - TICAS
ED Reaches Consensus on Federal Student Loan Limits, Professional Programs - Whiteboard Advisors
+4
Trump bars civil rights and immigration nonprofits from student loan forgiveness program

Nov 5, 2025

Trump bars civil rights and immigration nonprofits from student loan forgiveness program

New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activity
Federal Student Aid Data Center: Student Loan Portfolio
Department of Education Finalizes Rule for Unlawful Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Education Dept. PSLF Rule Prompting Lawsuits, Advocates Say
Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 209 (Friday, October 31, 2025)
+5
🏫

Oct 21, 2025

Education Department explores moving special education programs

The Trump Administration’s Latest Staffing Cuts at the Department of Education Threaten Children’s Success — Center for American Progress
Secretary McMahon Announces “Returning Education to the States” 50-State Tour — U.S. Department of Education
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions — Just Security
Linda McMahon lays out Education Department's 'final mission' — Politico
US education secretary says she is on 'final mission' to end bureaucracy — Reuters
+2
🎓

Oct 20, 2025

Universities reject White House funding compact

Sweezy v. New Hampshire, 354 U.S. 234 (1957) - Cornell LII
University of Arizona declines to sign onto Trump administration 'compact' - Reuters
MIT rejects White House proposal to overhaul policies for preferential funding - The Guardian
Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education (copy posted by Washington Examiner)
White House fails to entice top colleges to sign conservative compact - The Washington Post
+3

🎓Education

46
ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa

Nov 26, 2025

ICE detains University of Oklahoma professor despite valid H-1B work visa

Who is Vahid Abedini? University of Oklahoma professor detained by ICE despite valid visa
forumtogether.org
Iranian professor Vahid Abedini detained by ICE despite holding valid H-1B visa
MESA Board Statement Concerning the Detention of Dr. Vahid Abedini
time.com
+16
🏛️

Nov 19, 2025

Trump administration shifts K-12 programs to Labor Department, Indian education to Interior in historic agency restructuring

Verifying sources
🏫

Nov 18, 2025

Trump moves Education Department offices to other agencies without Congressional approval

Verifying sources
🎓

Nov 17, 2025

Turning Point USA visits Howard University during homecoming as HBCU bomb threats continue

Verifying sources
Melania Trump launches "Fostering the Future" initiative pairing federal resources with private partners

Nov 13, 2025

Melania Trump launches "Fostering the Future" initiative pairing federal resources with private partners

Melania Trump launches new 'Fostering the Future' effort to support foster youth with jobs, school
Child Welfare: State/Tribal/Local Roles in Protecting Children (HTML) - Congress.gov
Research - National Foster Youth Institute
Melania Trump Signs Husband's Executive Order for Show During White House Ceremony
House Sends Spending Bill to Trump to End Record 43-Day Shutdown
+6
Education Department caps graduate loans at $20,500 annually, eliminates Graduate PLUS program

Nov 6, 2025

Education Department caps graduate loans at $20,500 annually, eliminates Graduate PLUS program

AGB Policy Alert: Graduate Student Loan Limits
2025 Reconciliation Bill Changes
New Student Loan Maximums: How Much Can You Borrow For College?
Consensus Reached on Federal Student Loan Regulatory Changes - TICAS
ED Reaches Consensus on Federal Student Loan Limits, Professional Programs - Whiteboard Advisors
+4
Trump bars civil rights and immigration nonprofits from student loan forgiveness program

Nov 5, 2025

Trump bars civil rights and immigration nonprofits from student loan forgiveness program

New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activity
Federal Student Aid Data Center: Student Loan Portfolio
Department of Education Finalizes Rule for Unlawful Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Education Dept. PSLF Rule Prompting Lawsuits, Advocates Say
Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 209 (Friday, October 31, 2025)
+5
🏫

Oct 21, 2025

Education Department explores moving special education programs

The Trump Administration’s Latest Staffing Cuts at the Department of Education Threaten Children’s Success — Center for American Progress
Secretary McMahon Announces “Returning Education to the States” 50-State Tour — U.S. Department of Education
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions — Just Security
Linda McMahon lays out Education Department's 'final mission' — Politico
US education secretary says she is on 'final mission' to end bureaucracy — Reuters
+2
🎓

Oct 20, 2025

Universities reject White House funding compact

Sweezy v. New Hampshire, 354 U.S. 234 (1957) - Cornell LII
University of Arizona declines to sign onto Trump administration 'compact' - Reuters
MIT rejects White House proposal to overhaul policies for preferential funding - The Guardian
Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education (copy posted by Washington Examiner)
White House fails to entice top colleges to sign conservative compact - The Washington Post
+3

📈Trade

45
Ukraine peace talks in Geneva revise US-Russia plan after criticism it favored Moscow, Trump demands Thanksgiving signature

Nov 23, 2025

Ukraine peace talks in Geneva revise US-Russia plan after criticism it favored Moscow, Trump demands Thanksgiving signature

Putin and Trump's envoy set for key Ukraine talks in Moscow
After progress in talks to end Ukraine war, US diplomacy faces Kremlin test
Rubio says US-Ukraine talks on Russia war were productive but much work remains in search of a deal
G20 summit in Johannesburg ends without ceremonial US handover as Washington boycotts next chair's summit

Nov 23, 2025

G20 summit in Johannesburg ends without ceremonial US handover as Washington boycotts next chair's summit

2025 G20 summit
G20 summit attendance
G20 summit boycotted by US
G20 declaration
G20 sees consensus
+3
☕

Nov 14, 2025

Trump rolls back tariffs on coffee, bananas, and beef after Democrats win elections citing grocery prices

Verifying sources
💰

Nov 14, 2025

Switzerland cuts deal with Trump to lower tariffs to 15% from 39% baseline

Verifying sources
🛒

Nov 13, 2025

Trump shifts to economic messaging with South American grocery deals after months denying tariff impacts

Verifying sources
🤝

Oct 26, 2025

U.S., China agree trade framework in Malaysia

PolitiFact: Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s address to joint session of Congress
US agricultural exports/imports threatened by Trump trade actions
+1
Trump ends Canada trade talks over Ontario anti-tariff ad featuring Reagan

Oct 24, 2025

Trump ends Canada trade talks over Ontario anti-tariff ad featuring Reagan

How Trump Used Section 232 to Impose Canada Tariffs
Presidential 2025 Tariff Actions: Timeline and Status
Trump imposes 10% Canada tariff after Ontario ad sparks dispute
Trump ends trade talks with Canada over fake Reagan ad
Canada warns of retaliation after Trump tariff hike
+3
Firms absorb some tariff costs as PPI falls, not "CEOs hide Trump inflation"

Sep 10, 2025

Firms absorb some tariff costs as PPI falls, not "CEOs hide Trump inflation"

US supply chain prices unexpectedly fell 0.1% in August
Wholesale inflation cooled in August as businesses absorb tariff costs — for now | CNN Business
Short-Run Effects of 2025 Tariffs So Far
Why an economist says temporary U.S.-China tariff deal doesn't ease uncertainty
The Economic Effects of President Trump’s Tariffs — Penn Wharton Budget Model
+25
How Trump's tariffs hit many farmers while Biden pushed rural investments

Sep 9, 2025

How Trump's tariffs hit many farmers while Biden pushed rural investments

Tracking the Economic Impact of the Trump Tariffs
Farm Policy Outlook - Center for Commercial Agriculture
2025 Agricultural Trade and Tariffs Outlook | AgAmerica
White House: Biden-Harris Delivering for Rural Communities
Union of Concerned Scientists Farm Bill Analysis
+67
Bessent warns up to $1 trillion refund risk if Supreme Court strikes Trump's tariffs

Sep 8, 2025

Bessent warns up to $1 trillion refund risk if Supreme Court strikes Trump's tariffs

Appeals court strikes down many Trump tariffs, saying he overstepped his authority | CNN Business
Most Trump tariffs ruled illegal by appeals court, dealing major blow to trade policy
The Supreme Court and Trump’s tariffs: an explainer
Trump’s global tariffs are unlawful, appeals court says
Axios Trump Response
+5

🏥Public Health

44
Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments

Nov 26, 2025

Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments

Medicare drug price cuts: Ozempic list
CMS Delivers Savings to Seniors on 15 Major Drugs
H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Drug Pricing: Research on Savings from Medicaid and VA
Explaining the Prescription Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
+5
Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command

Nov 25, 2025

Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham, COVID vaccine skeptic who praised RFK Jr., named CDC second in command

Office of the Surgeon General
What to know about the new CDC deputy director who has been critical of COVID vaccines
Dr. Abraham, a Skeptic of COVID-19 Vaccines, Tapped to Serve as Second in Command at the CDC
Louisiana's top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy
Outrage as 'dangerous' vaccine skeptic Ralph Abraham gets top CDC role
+24
✈️

Nov 20, 2025

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy launches "be nice" airline civility campaign after years as Fox partisan attack host

Verifying sources
RFK Jr. personally orders CDC to promote debunked vaccine-autism link, breaking Sen. Cassidy confirmation promise

Nov 19, 2025

RFK Jr. personally orders CDC to promote debunked vaccine-autism link, breaking Sen. Cassidy confirmation promise

ABC: Doctor in ethics row
Biology Insights: Wakefield Study Fraud
Crooks and Liars: RFK Jr. changes CDC page
DNYUZ: RFK Jr. contaminates CDC website
SSI: Large Study
+38
🏥

Nov 16, 2025

Sen. Rick Scott introduces bill to replace Obamacare subsidies with Trump Health Freedom Accounts

Verifying sources
US contraceptives worth $9.7 million spoil in Belgium warehouses as Trump blocks distribution

Nov 15, 2025

US contraceptives worth $9.7 million spoil in Belgium warehouses as Trump blocks distribution

U.S. plans to destroy $9.7 million in contraceptives rather than send them overseas, sources say
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
MSI statement on stranded USAID contraceptives
US to destroy millions of dollars worth of contraceptives after aid shake-up
PAI analysis of stranded contraceptives and recommendations
+8
🔬

Nov 14, 2025

NIH scientist Jenna Norton placed on leave after criticizing Trump's funding cuts and mass firings

Verifying sources
🚁

Nov 14, 2025

Defense Secretary Hegseth announces "Operation Southern Spear" targeting "narco-terrorists" across hemisphere

Verifying sources
🏥

Nov 14, 2025

Trump administration directs visa officers to consider diabetes and obesity when screening immigrants

Verifying sources
🍎

Nov 13, 2025

SNAP restoration creates chaos as some states get full benefits while others get nothing

Verifying sources

👨‍⚖️Judicial Review

39
House publishes emails showing Larry Summers sought dating advice from Jeffrey Epstein a decade after sex crimes conviction

Nov 20, 2025

House publishes emails showing Larry Summers sought dating advice from Jeffrey Epstein a decade after sex crimes conviction

Verifying sources
Brazil sentences nine military generals to up to 24 years for plotting to kill president-elect Lula and prevent 2022 inauguration

Nov 25, 2025

Brazil sentences nine military generals to up to 24 years for plotting to kill president-elect Lula and prevent 2022 inauguration

Verifying sources
US Marshals Service reports spike in threats against federal judges in early 2025

Nov 23, 2025

US Marshals Service reports spike in threats against federal judges in early 2025

As Judges Face More Threats, Only the Supreme Court Got New Security Funds
As judges face more threats, only the Supreme Court got new security funds
Federal Judges Got Over 500 Threats Since October, Marshals Say
Threats to federal judges increasing, US Marshals Service warns
Protective Investigations and Threat Statistics
+10
⚖️

Nov 17, 2025

Supreme Court to decide if migrants on Mexican side of border are "arriving in United States"

Verifying sources
⚖️

Nov 17, 2025

Supreme Court to decide whether migrants stopped in Mexico can claim asylum in US

Verifying sources
🗳️

Nov 13, 2025

Supreme Court takes "scary" voting case that could force 29 states to change ballot receipt laws

Verifying sources
⚖️

Nov 13, 2025

Judge hears challenge to Lindsey Halligan appointment as Comey and James seek case dismissal

Verifying sources
DOJ sues California over Prop 50 redistricting map while ignoring GOP-drawn maps in Texas and Florida

Nov 13, 2025

DOJ sues California over Prop 50 redistricting map while ignoring GOP-drawn maps in Texas and Florida

California Republicans sue over new US House map approved by voters
Tangipa v. Newsom docket and filings
Justice Department Sues Governor Gavin Newsom for California’s Race-Based Redistricting Plan
Justice Department sues to block California's new congressional map
Justice Department Backs Lawsuit Against California Redistricting Measure
+4
⚖️

Nov 13, 2025

Federal judge orders 615 people arrested in Illinois immigration crackdown granted bond by Nov. 21

Verifying sources
Supreme Court extends pause on $4B SNAP payments, affecting 42 million Americans as Jackson dissents

Nov 11, 2025

Supreme Court extends pause on $4B SNAP payments, affecting 42 million Americans as Jackson dissents

Supreme Court extends stay of order requiring administration to pay full SNAP benefits - ABC News
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
SNAP State Directory
Federal judge orders USDA to release contingency SNAP funds
Congress votes to end shutdown with funding bill
+13

🤝Civic Action

38
Bayrou's austerity plan collapses; 'Bloquons tout' protests follow

Sep 10, 2025

Bayrou's austerity plan collapses; 'Bloquons tout' protests follow

Unknown
Unknown
Durov expressed pride in the influence of Telegram on the protests in France
200,000 protest across France in first test for new prime minister
World - Europe - Block Everything Protests Sweep Across France Scores Arrested 2025 09 10 | Reuters
+29
K.P. Sharma Oli resigns after Gen‑Z protests; former chief justice sworn in as interim PM

Sep 9, 2025

K.P. Sharma Oli resigns after Gen‑Z protests; former chief justice sworn in as interim PM

Nepal’s Discord Vote Might Be the Future of Protest
Nepal's ousted PM Oli exits army barracks, relocates after Gen Z protests
‘More egalitarian’: How Nepal’s Gen Z used gaming app Discord to pick PM
Nepal appoints its first female PM after historic week of deadly protests
Youthful anger at political ‘nepo babies’ drives Nepal protests
+40
Michigan judge dismisses charges against 15 accused 2020 'fake electors'

Sep 9, 2025

Michigan judge dismisses charges against 15 accused 2020 'fake electors'

Pending OG fetch for michigan-dismisses-fake-electors-charges-sep-2025
Pending OG fetch for michigan-dismisses-fake-electors-charges-sep-2025
Republican says he regrets trusting those who advised false electors
Pending OG fetch for michigan-dismisses-fake-electors-charges-sep-2025
+2
Trump orders removal of 44-year peace vigil after reporter complains it's an "eyesore"

Sep 5, 2025

Trump orders removal of 44-year peace vigil after reporter complains it's an "eyesore"

Wikipedia: Rep. Van Drew's Letter to Interior Secretary
MEAWW: Trump Links Vigil to Homeless Encampment Clearing
ACLU: Considering Legal Action on Vigil Removal
Brookings: Trump's First Amendment Precedents
MSNBC: Federal Agents Dismantle Vigil
+6
Rep. Jerry Nadler announces retirement at 78, reigniting Democratic age debates

Sep 3, 2025

Rep. Jerry Nadler announces retirement at 78, reigniting Democratic age debates

Jerry Nadler is retiring for a great reason
Dem Rep. Jerry Nadler Is Retiring; Attention Turns to His Successor
Rep. Jerry Nadler to Retire After More Than Three Decades in Congress
Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler to retire from Congress - UPI.com
Rep. Jerrold Nadler to retire, says Democrats need "generational change"
+3
Trump calls Utah redistricting ruling unconstitutional while pushing Texas gerrymandering

Aug 27, 2025

Trump calls Utah redistricting ruling unconstitutional while pushing Texas gerrymandering

Utah ordered to redraw congressional map, seat for Democrats possible
Utah Strikes Down Gerrymandered Map, Reinstates Voter-Approved Redistricting Reforms
Should Congress ban partisan gerrymandering? Here’s what Utah lawmakers say
President Trump calls Utah’s gerrymandering ruling ‘absolutely unconstitutional’
Trump threatens military deployment against Democratic-led cities

Aug 25, 2025

Trump threatens military deployment against Democratic-led cities

How Trump is elevating potential 2028 Democrats
Governor Pritzker holds water taxi press conference defying Trump National Guard threats
The Posse Comitatus Act Explained
2028 United States presidential election
Trump's L.A. National Guard deployment stands on shaky legal ground
+23
Texas Republicans ram through gerrymandered map as Democrats surrender quorum fight

Aug 20, 2025

Texas Republicans ram through gerrymandered map as Democrats surrender quorum fight

August 5, 2025: Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove key Democrat from office in showdown over redistricting | CNN Politics
Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map
What about Texas? California Republicans pressed for answers in redistricting fight
AP analysis shows Texas and California redistricting efforts could mess with rare partisan balance
+6
State Department silent on Scotland protests during presidential visit

Jul 25, 2025

State Department silent on Scotland protests during presidential visit

Protesters rally with bagpipes and pointed signs as Trump visits Scotland
Scotland protests Trump – with wit, bite and bagpipes
'Scotland is already great.' Protesters troll Trump on his golfing trip
As Trump plays golf in Scotland, protesters take to the streets and decry his visit
Hundreds rally in Scotland to protest against Trump's golf visit
+5
Musk files FEC paperwork for third party after reconciliation split

Jul 22, 2025

Musk files FEC paperwork for third party after reconciliation split

Elon Musk
Musk says he's formed the America Party. Here's what to know
Trump says Musk has gone 'off the rails' after Tesla CEO announces new political party
Elon Musk vows to start a new political party after Trump feud. Here
Musk forms new party after split with Trump over tax and spending bill
+3

🏙️Local Issues

37
🤝

Nov 21, 2025

Trump welcomes NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to White House after calling him his "worst nightmare" during campaign

Verifying sources
🕌

Nov 18, 2025

Texas Governor Abbott designates CAIR as terrorist organization, bans Muslim group from owning property

Verifying sources
⚖️

Nov 14, 2025

New prosecutor named to replace Fani Willis in Georgia election interference case against Trump

Verifying sources
Data center opposition accelerates as $98B in AI projects blocked in three months

Nov 14, 2025

Data center opposition accelerates as $98B in AI projects blocked in three months

Verifying sources
Newsom's former top aide Dana Williamson indicted for alleged theft of Becerra campaign funds

Nov 14, 2025

Newsom's former top aide Dana Williamson indicted for alleged theft of Becerra campaign funds

Ex-aide to California governor indicted for alleged theft of campaign funds from ex-health secretary
FBI Sacramento Statement on Indictment
Former Chief of Staff to the Governor of California Indicted on Public Corruption and Financial Crimes
Dana Williamson, former Newsom chief of staff, indicted on federal public corruption charges
Former Newsom chief indicted on public corruption charges
+3
🗳️

Nov 13, 2025

Progressive Katie Wilson defeats centrist Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell in upset victory

Verifying sources
🗽

Nov 13, 2025

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, putting spotlight on progressive ideology

Verifying sources
🗳️

Nov 13, 2025

Jordan Wood exits Maine Senate race to run for House after Jared Golden won't seek reelection

Verifying sources
🗳️

Nov 4, 2025

Virginia Democrats win trifecta as Spanberger elected governor and party holds House

Verifying sources
Trump urges New Yorkers to vote for Andrew Cuomo over GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa to block progressive Mamdani

Nov 3, 2025

Trump urges New Yorkers to vote for Andrew Cuomo over GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa to block progressive Mamdani

Trump scoffs at being compared to Zohran Mamdani, quips he's 'much better looking' than 'Communist' candidate
Andrew Cuomo Distances Himself from Trump Endorsement: POTUS 'Does Not Support Me,' Opposes 'Existential Threat' Mamdani
Campaign Legal Center
How federal funding to cities works
Federal Election Commission
+13

💡Technology

36
⚖️

Nov 18, 2025

Judge rules Meta is not a social networking monopoly, won't have to spin off Instagram or WhatsApp

Verifying sources
🔬

Nov 14, 2025

NIH scientist Jenna Norton placed on leave after criticizing Trump's funding cuts and mass firings

Verifying sources
Data center opposition accelerates as $98B in AI projects blocked in three months

Nov 14, 2025

Data center opposition accelerates as $98B in AI projects blocked in three months

Verifying sources
Senate Democrats seek to "get to bottom" of Moreno's car data collection on senators

Nov 14, 2025

Senate Democrats seek to "get to bottom" of Moreno's car data collection on senators

Ohio Senator Looks Up Democratic Colleagues' VINs, Fellow Senator Blasts Actions as 'Creepy' - Yahoo News Canada
Plates and People's Privacy: Policy Recommendations for ALPR Use
AutoCheck Vehicle History Reports
What is a VIN? - Carfax
How VIN numbers can reveal what features your car has
+9
Trump imposes $100,000 payment on many new H-1B petitions; unveils $1M Gold Card program

Sep 19, 2025

Trump imposes $100,000 payment on many new H-1B petitions; unveils $1M Gold Card program

Trump signs proclamation adding $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visa applications
Trump signs proclamation adding $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications
The Biden administration can stop H-1B visas from fueling outsourcing: Half of the top 30 H-1B employers were outsourcing firms in 2021
Trump's $100k H1B visa: big tech wins, startups lose
Useful Stats: A look at the H-1B visa program by industry, employer and state | SSTI
+35
Trump hosts tech leaders at Rose Garden dinner September 2025

Sep 4, 2025

Trump hosts tech leaders at Rose Garden dinner September 2025

Musk will not attend Trump tech CEO dinner at White House
Trump to Host Meta’s Zuckerberg, Tech CEOs in Redone Rose Garden
Presidential Records and Transparency
Presidential Precedents and Democracy
Media Coverage Analysis
+12
Newsmax sues Fox News for antitrust violations in conservative media war

Sep 3, 2025

Newsmax sues Fox News for antitrust violations in conservative media war

Deadline - Newsmax Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Fox News
Wikipedia - United States antitrust law
Bloomberg Law - Newsmax Sues Fox News Claiming Conservative TV News Monopoly
Adweek - Here Are the 2nd Quarter of 2025 Cable News Ratings
Axios - Newsmax files antitrust lawsuit against Fox
+10
Trump family gains $5 billion from cryptocurrency while setting federal policy

Sep 3, 2025

Trump family gains $5 billion from cryptocurrency while setting federal policy

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Signs GENIUS Act into Law
ABC7 Chicago: World Liberty Financial ethics landmines
ABC News: What to know about the GENIUS Act
Wikipedia: $Trump cryptocurrency
Fortune: The Trump family's wealth grows by $5 billion as its crypto token begins trading
+14
Disney pays $10 million for turning kids' cartoons into surveillance goldmine

Sep 2, 2025

Disney pays $10 million for turning kids' cartoons into surveillance goldmine

Disney to Pay $10 Million to Settle FTC Allegations
The Walt Disney Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings for Fiscal 2024
Disney settles charges that it violated children’s online privacy protection law
Axios: COVID-era compliance failures
+2
Silicon valley investor takes control of cdc as kennedy's right-hand man

Aug 30, 2025

Silicon valley investor takes control of cdc as kennedy's right-hand man

The Future of ACA's Medicaid Expansion: What do Changes in HR1 ...
Fact-checking Trump's claims on mail-in voting in California - PBS
How Our Laws Are Made - Congress.gov Resources
Fired CDC director Susan Monarez testifies RFK Jr. pressured her
Nine former CDC directors issue dire warning over ...
+71

💡Technology

36
⚖️

Nov 18, 2025

Judge rules Meta is not a social networking monopoly, won't have to spin off Instagram or WhatsApp

Verifying sources
🔬

Nov 14, 2025

NIH scientist Jenna Norton placed on leave after criticizing Trump's funding cuts and mass firings

Verifying sources
Data center opposition accelerates as $98B in AI projects blocked in three months

Nov 14, 2025

Data center opposition accelerates as $98B in AI projects blocked in three months

Verifying sources
Senate Democrats seek to "get to bottom" of Moreno's car data collection on senators

Nov 14, 2025

Senate Democrats seek to "get to bottom" of Moreno's car data collection on senators

Ohio Senator Looks Up Democratic Colleagues' VINs, Fellow Senator Blasts Actions as 'Creepy' - Yahoo News Canada
Plates and People's Privacy: Policy Recommendations for ALPR Use
AutoCheck Vehicle History Reports
What is a VIN? - Carfax
How VIN numbers can reveal what features your car has
+9
Trump imposes $100,000 payment on many new H-1B petitions; unveils $1M Gold Card program

Sep 19, 2025

Trump imposes $100,000 payment on many new H-1B petitions; unveils $1M Gold Card program

Trump signs proclamation adding $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visa applications
Trump signs proclamation adding $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications
The Biden administration can stop H-1B visas from fueling outsourcing: Half of the top 30 H-1B employers were outsourcing firms in 2021
Trump's $100k H1B visa: big tech wins, startups lose
Useful Stats: A look at the H-1B visa program by industry, employer and state | SSTI
+35
Trump hosts tech leaders at Rose Garden dinner September 2025

Sep 4, 2025

Trump hosts tech leaders at Rose Garden dinner September 2025

Musk will not attend Trump tech CEO dinner at White House
Trump to Host Meta’s Zuckerberg, Tech CEOs in Redone Rose Garden
Presidential Records and Transparency
Presidential Precedents and Democracy
Media Coverage Analysis
+12
Newsmax sues Fox News for antitrust violations in conservative media war

Sep 3, 2025

Newsmax sues Fox News for antitrust violations in conservative media war

Deadline - Newsmax Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Fox News
Wikipedia - United States antitrust law
Bloomberg Law - Newsmax Sues Fox News Claiming Conservative TV News Monopoly
Adweek - Here Are the 2nd Quarter of 2025 Cable News Ratings
Axios - Newsmax files antitrust lawsuit against Fox
+10
Trump family gains $5 billion from cryptocurrency while setting federal policy

Sep 3, 2025

Trump family gains $5 billion from cryptocurrency while setting federal policy

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Signs GENIUS Act into Law
ABC7 Chicago: World Liberty Financial ethics landmines
ABC News: What to know about the GENIUS Act
Wikipedia: $Trump cryptocurrency
Fortune: The Trump family's wealth grows by $5 billion as its crypto token begins trading
+14
Disney pays $10 million for turning kids' cartoons into surveillance goldmine

Sep 2, 2025

Disney pays $10 million for turning kids' cartoons into surveillance goldmine

Disney to Pay $10 Million to Settle FTC Allegations
The Walt Disney Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings for Fiscal 2024
Disney settles charges that it violated children’s online privacy protection law
Axios: COVID-era compliance failures
+2
Silicon valley investor takes control of cdc as kennedy's right-hand man

Aug 30, 2025

Silicon valley investor takes control of cdc as kennedy's right-hand man

The Future of ACA's Medicaid Expansion: What do Changes in HR1 ...
Fact-checking Trump's claims on mail-in voting in California - PBS
How Our Laws Are Made - Congress.gov Resources
Fired CDC director Susan Monarez testifies RFK Jr. pressured her
Nine former CDC directors issue dire warning over ...
+71

🌱Environment

26
🌏🏛️

Nov 12, 2025

Newsom leads U.S. climate diplomacy at COP30 after Trump administration refuses to attend

Verifying sources
State Department eliminates climate office; US attendance at COP30 is uncertain

Nov 1, 2025

State Department eliminates climate office; US attendance at COP30 is uncertain

UN-Klimakonferenz in Belém 2025
Executive Order 14162
Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - April 2025 | DLA Piper - JDSupra
Rubio eliminates office that oversees climate talks
World must 'honour 1.5C', small island states insist at Cop30 summit - as it happened
+1
DC consumer protection lawsuit survives fossil fuel legal challenges, heads to discovery

Aug 15, 2025

DC consumer protection lawsuit survives fossil fuel legal challenges, heads to discovery

District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corp. - Climate Case Chart
Congress attacks D.C. lawsuit as Big Oil lobbies for immunity
D.C. v. Exxon Mobil Corp. - Original Complaint
DOJ Urges Federal Judge to Strike Down Climate Change Law
DC climate lawsuit survives flurry of motions to dismiss
+3
Trump opens Alaska's Arctic refuge to drilling while hosting Putin on former Russian land

Aug 14, 2025

Trump opens Alaska's Arctic refuge to drilling while hosting Putin on former Russian land

Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it's hosting a U.S.-Russia summit
Trump administration plans for oil deep in Arctic Ocean, where US claim has yet to be recognized | Alaska Beacon
Trump is ‘sympathetic’ to executive order on Alaskan drilling, senator says
Arctic Refuge drilling controversy - Wikipedia
Make Alaska Russian Again? Trump's Legitimization of Putin's Land Grab Sets a Horrible Precedent
+4
Environmental groups sue Trump over secret climate contrarian report

Aug 13, 2025

Environmental groups sue Trump over secret climate contrarian report

What We Must Understand About the Dark Enlightenment Movement
Peter Thiel, Trump's Man in Silicon Valley
READING: JD Vance's "Introduction" to the "Project 2025" Book
Rockbridge Network - Wikipedia
FOIA cache
+15
Rhode Island federal court forces Shell to reveal climate cover-up in discovery ruling

Aug 12, 2025

Rhode Island federal court forces Shell to reveal climate cover-up in discovery ruling

Climate Litigation Updates (March 2025, Part 1) | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. Shell Oil Products US - The Climate Litigation Database
Judge Rejects Shell’s Attempt to Stall CLF Climate Lawsuit
Shell Told To Disclose Climate Risk Docs In RI Terminal Case - Law360
+1
Trump administration orders deletion of 50 years of EPA climate data

Jul 30, 2025

Trump administration orders deletion of 50 years of EPA climate data

Trump's EPA now says greenhouse gases don't endanger people
Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters
Disappearing Data: Trump Administration Removing Climate Information from Government Websites
Trump's EPA Just Deleted Climate Change
World Court issues landmark advisory opinion on climate obligationsnot binding law

Jul 24, 2025

World Court issues landmark advisory opinion on climate obligationsnot binding law

World Court says countries are legally obligated to curb emissions, protect climate
States legally obligated to tackle climate change: ICJ
The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage
ICJ: What the world court’s landmark opinion means for climate change - Carbon Brief
Trump tells Fed's Lisa Cook she's fired; she says 'he has no authority to do so'
+8
State Department strips climate from G20 as U.S. assumes presidency

Jul 21, 2025

State Department strips climate from G20 as U.S. assumes presidency

International action on climate change
European Council Press Releases on Climate Policy
Trump Plans to Remove Climate from G20 Agenda
State Department G20 Presidency 2026 Planning
Space Force cancels GOES satellites as NOAA warns of hurricane blind spots

Jul 1, 2025

Space Force cancels GOES satellites as NOAA warns of hurricane blind spots

Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Trump admin will cut hurricane forecasters out of key satellite data in one month | CNN
Pentagon shutters key satellites that monitor hurricanes
Trump terminates satellite data considered crucial to storm forecasting
Pentagon Sends Hurricane Forecasters Scrambling After Suddenly Announcing Shutdown of Key Satellites
+8

🌱Environment

26
🌏🏛️

Nov 12, 2025

Newsom leads U.S. climate diplomacy at COP30 after Trump administration refuses to attend

Verifying sources
State Department eliminates climate office; US attendance at COP30 is uncertain

Nov 1, 2025

State Department eliminates climate office; US attendance at COP30 is uncertain

UN-Klimakonferenz in Belém 2025
Executive Order 14162
Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - April 2025 | DLA Piper - JDSupra
Rubio eliminates office that oversees climate talks
World must 'honour 1.5C', small island states insist at Cop30 summit - as it happened
+1
DC consumer protection lawsuit survives fossil fuel legal challenges, heads to discovery

Aug 15, 2025

DC consumer protection lawsuit survives fossil fuel legal challenges, heads to discovery

District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corp. - Climate Case Chart
Congress attacks D.C. lawsuit as Big Oil lobbies for immunity
D.C. v. Exxon Mobil Corp. - Original Complaint
DOJ Urges Federal Judge to Strike Down Climate Change Law
DC climate lawsuit survives flurry of motions to dismiss
+3
Trump opens Alaska's Arctic refuge to drilling while hosting Putin on former Russian land

Aug 14, 2025

Trump opens Alaska's Arctic refuge to drilling while hosting Putin on former Russian land

Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it's hosting a U.S.-Russia summit
Trump administration plans for oil deep in Arctic Ocean, where US claim has yet to be recognized | Alaska Beacon
Trump is ‘sympathetic’ to executive order on Alaskan drilling, senator says
Arctic Refuge drilling controversy - Wikipedia
Make Alaska Russian Again? Trump's Legitimization of Putin's Land Grab Sets a Horrible Precedent
+4
Environmental groups sue Trump over secret climate contrarian report

Aug 13, 2025

Environmental groups sue Trump over secret climate contrarian report

What We Must Understand About the Dark Enlightenment Movement
Peter Thiel, Trump's Man in Silicon Valley
READING: JD Vance's "Introduction" to the "Project 2025" Book
Rockbridge Network - Wikipedia
FOIA cache
+15
Rhode Island federal court forces Shell to reveal climate cover-up in discovery ruling

Aug 12, 2025

Rhode Island federal court forces Shell to reveal climate cover-up in discovery ruling

Climate Litigation Updates (March 2025, Part 1) | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. Shell Oil Products US - The Climate Litigation Database
Judge Rejects Shell’s Attempt to Stall CLF Climate Lawsuit
Shell Told To Disclose Climate Risk Docs In RI Terminal Case - Law360
+1
Trump administration orders deletion of 50 years of EPA climate data

Jul 30, 2025

Trump administration orders deletion of 50 years of EPA climate data

Trump's EPA now says greenhouse gases don't endanger people
Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters
Disappearing Data: Trump Administration Removing Climate Information from Government Websites
Trump's EPA Just Deleted Climate Change
World Court issues landmark advisory opinion on climate obligationsnot binding law

Jul 24, 2025

World Court issues landmark advisory opinion on climate obligationsnot binding law

World Court says countries are legally obligated to curb emissions, protect climate
States legally obligated to tackle climate change: ICJ
The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage
ICJ: What the world court’s landmark opinion means for climate change - Carbon Brief
Trump tells Fed's Lisa Cook she's fired; she says 'he has no authority to do so'
+8
State Department strips climate from G20 as U.S. assumes presidency

Jul 21, 2025

State Department strips climate from G20 as U.S. assumes presidency

International action on climate change
European Council Press Releases on Climate Policy
Trump Plans to Remove Climate from G20 Agenda
State Department G20 Presidency 2026 Planning
Space Force cancels GOES satellites as NOAA warns of hurricane blind spots

Jul 1, 2025

Space Force cancels GOES satellites as NOAA warns of hurricane blind spots

Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Trump admin will cut hurricane forecasters out of key satellite data in one month | CNN
Pentagon shutters key satellites that monitor hurricanes
Trump terminates satellite data considered crucial to storm forecasting
Pentagon Sends Hurricane Forecasters Scrambling After Suddenly Announcing Shutdown of Key Satellites
+8

💵Tax & Budget

25
💸

Nov 14, 2025

Trump delays promised $2,000 tariff dividend checks to "next year sometime"

Verifying sources
🏥

Nov 13, 2025

Shutdown deal excludes ACA subsidy extension as enhanced tax credits expire Dec. 31

Verifying sources
💵

Nov 13, 2025

1.4 million federal workers await backpay after missing two full paychecks during shutdown

Verifying sources
🎓

Oct 20, 2025

Universities reject White House funding compact

Sweezy v. New Hampshire, 354 U.S. 234 (1957) - Cornell LII
University of Arizona declines to sign onto Trump administration 'compact' - Reuters
MIT rejects White House proposal to overhaul policies for preferential funding - The Guardian
Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education (copy posted by Washington Examiner)
White House fails to entice top colleges to sign conservative compact - The Washington Post
+3
Senate deadlocks on ACA subsidies, 800,000 workers furloughed

Oct 1, 2025

Senate deadlocks on ACA subsidies, 800,000 workers furloughed

BBC: US government shuts down with path to reopening uncertain
Congressional Budget Office: Effects of ACA Reconciliation
CBS News: Government shutdown begins
CNBC: Government shutdown live updates
Healthcare.gov: Premium Tax Credit glossary
+8
About 750,000 federal workers furloughed as Senate votes fail amid ACA subsidy fight

Oct 1, 2025

About 750,000 federal workers furloughed as Senate votes fail amid ACA subsidy fight

Federal News Network: Federal Unions Challenge Layoff Threats
KFF Health News: Why Democrats Are Casting the Government Shutdown as a Health Care Showdown
The Hill: Why Congress Is Running Out of Time for an ObamaCare Deal
Government Executive: White House Layoff Threats
NBC News: US Shutdown Enters Day 6 as Trump Dodges Obamacare Funds
+16
Firms absorb some tariff costs as PPI falls, not "CEOs hide Trump inflation"

Sep 10, 2025

Firms absorb some tariff costs as PPI falls, not "CEOs hide Trump inflation"

US supply chain prices unexpectedly fell 0.1% in August
Wholesale inflation cooled in August as businesses absorb tariff costs — for now | CNN Business
Short-Run Effects of 2025 Tariffs So Far
Why an economist says temporary U.S.-China tariff deal doesn't ease uncertainty
The Economic Effects of President Trump’s Tariffs — Penn Wharton Budget Model
+25
Freedom Caucus pushes a funding freeze; reports of a year-long lock through the 2026 midterms are unverified

Sep 5, 2025

Freedom Caucus pushes a funding freeze; reports of a year-long lock through the 2026 midterms are unverified

Freedom Caucus electoral strategy through 2026 midterms
Freedom Caucus Chair tells Steve Bannon Trump agenda needs spending cuts
How continuing resolutions impact federal agency discretionary spending
Republicans divided on government funding strategy
Analysis of House full-year continuing resolution effects
+6
Congress faces September 30 shutdown as Democrats demand leverage

Sep 2, 2025

Congress faces September 30 shutdown as Democrats demand leverage

AMCHP: Seven-month continuing resolution analysis
Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
National Association of Counties: CR impact statement
Tick tock: Congress has 14 legislative days to stop a government shutdown
Government funding deadline pressure
+1
Treasury market meltdown as 30-year bonds near dangerous 5% threshold

Sep 1, 2025

Treasury market meltdown as 30-year bonds near dangerous 5% threshold

Unknown
What’s going on in the US Treasury market, and why does it matter? | Brookings
A federal appeals court ruled against Trump

👷Labor

20
Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles

Nov 26, 2025

Labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to charges of obstructing ICE raid in Los Angeles

California labor leader David Huerta pleads not guilty to obstructing federal officer during immigration raid
California labor leader charged with impeding officer during immigration crackdown
AFL-CIO Condemns Politically Motivated Charges Against SEIU Leader David Huerta
SEIU California State Council
California labor leader detained at immigration protest
+20
✈️

Nov 17, 2025

FAA lifts all flight restrictions after 43-day shutdown caused 9,500 cancellations

Verifying sources
📊

Nov 14, 2025

Trump's top economist says October jobs report won't include unemployment rate due to shutdown

Verifying sources
🔬

Nov 14, 2025

NIH scientist Jenna Norton placed on leave after criticizing Trump's funding cuts and mass firings

Verifying sources
✈️

Nov 13, 2025

Air travel disruptions persist after shutdown as FAA orders continued 6% flight cancellations

Verifying sources
💵

Nov 13, 2025

1.4 million federal workers await backpay after missing two full paychecks during shutdown

Verifying sources
Senate bill reverses Trump's 4,000 federal layoffs, bars new firings through January

Nov 9, 2025

Senate bill reverses Trump's 4,000 federal layoffs, bars new firings through January

Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
American Federation of Government Employees v. United States Office of Management and Budget – Preliminary Injunction Order
Federal Judge Issues Immediate Halt of Trump Administration’s Illegal Firing of Federal Workers During Shutdown
Interior Department targets 2,000 employees in government shutdown
Shutdown layoffs indefinitely blocked following new court order - GovExec
+5
Trump plans mass federal layoffs during shutdown

Oct 2, 2025

Trump plans mass federal layoffs during shutdown

Wikipedia: 2025 United States federal mass layoffs
Federal News Network: Government shutdown layoffs to occur very soon
U.S. Office of Special Counsel: File a Complaint
American Federation of Government Employees: Official Website
Center for American Progress: Trump Administration Plans to Retaliate
+8
Trump imposes $100,000 payment on many new H-1B petitions; unveils $1M Gold Card program

Sep 19, 2025

Trump imposes $100,000 payment on many new H-1B petitions; unveils $1M Gold Card program

Trump signs proclamation adding $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visa applications
Trump signs proclamation adding $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications
The Biden administration can stop H-1B visas from fueling outsourcing: Half of the top 30 H-1B employers were outsourcing firms in 2021
Trump's $100k H1B visa: big tech wins, startups lose
Useful Stats: A look at the H-1B visa program by industry, employer and state | SSTI
+35
Bayrou's austerity plan collapses; 'Bloquons tout' protests follow

Sep 10, 2025

Bayrou's austerity plan collapses; 'Bloquons tout' protests follow

Unknown
Unknown
Durov expressed pride in the influence of Telegram on the protests in France
200,000 protest across France in first test for new prime minister
World - Europe - Block Everything Protests Sweep Across France Scores Arrested 2025 09 10 | Reuters
+29

🤖AI Governance

17
Fed nominee refuses to quit White House job in ethics violation

Sep 4, 2025

Fed nominee refuses to quit White House job in ethics violation

Stephen Miran - Wikipedia
Federal Reserve Economic Data: Inflation Rates 1970s
Senate Banking Committee Contact
Bank for International Settlements: Central Bank Independence and Inflation
Brookings: Why Central Bank Independence Matters
+10
Trump hosts tech leaders at Rose Garden dinner September 2025

Sep 4, 2025

Trump hosts tech leaders at Rose Garden dinner September 2025

Musk will not attend Trump tech CEO dinner at White House
Trump to Host Meta’s Zuckerberg, Tech CEOs in Redone Rose Garden
Presidential Records and Transparency
Presidential Precedents and Democracy
Media Coverage Analysis
+12
Social Security AI denies 73% of disability claims automatically

Jul 29, 2025

Social Security AI denies 73% of disability claims automatically

Brazil’s AI-powered social security app is wrongly rejecting claims
SSA is rolling out a new chatbot for employees
How Is AI Changing Social Security Disability Claims?
Fighting AI Driven Insurance Denials: How to Appeal When Algorithms Reject Your Healthcare Claim (2025 Guide)
SSA’s Push to Incorporate AI into Decision-Making: What It Means for Your Disability Claim
OSTP directive bans algorithmic bias reviews for federal AI systems

Jul 25, 2025

OSTP directive bans algorithmic bias reviews for federal AI systems

Trump's new AI policies keep culture war focus on tech companies
Trump reveals plan to win in AI: Remove ‘red tape’ for Silicon Valley | CNN Business
Silicon Valley’s bet on Trump starts to pay off
Trump’s AI Action Plan, Explained | Built In
Trump's executive orders politicize AI | Brookings
+2
AI Safety Alliance launches six-figure Washington lobbying campaign

Jun 30, 2025

AI Safety Alliance launches six-figure Washington lobbying campaign

Analysis | Republicans’ bid to stop state AI laws heads for a crucial vote
The Senate’s AI Pause May Take Billions in State Broadband Funds Hostage
Brendan Steinhauser: Secure AI for America’s future … and humanity’s too
‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could block AI regulations for 10 years, leaving its harms unchecked - Poynter
The Alliance for Secure AI
+3
Trump advisor Curtis Yarvin calls for replacing democracy with corporate rule

Jun 21, 2025

Trump advisor Curtis Yarvin calls for replacing democracy with corporate rule

Elon Musk may be gone but DOGE isn't done remaking the federal government
Friday essay: Trump’s reign fits Curtis Yarvin’s blueprint of a CEO-led American monarchy. What is technological fascism?
JD Vance and the rise of the 'New Right'
What We Must Understand About the Dark Enlightenment Movement
Who is Curtis Yarvin? Conservative linked to JD Vance wants "monarchy"
+9
Tech executives implement Yarvin governance model in federal positions

Jun 20, 2025

Tech executives implement Yarvin governance model in federal positions

Elon Musk may be gone but DOGE isn't done remaking the federal government
ICE wants more blockchain analytics tech; Army recruits officers from Meta, OpenAI and Palantir for new detachment
Musk officially steps down from DOGE after wrapping work streamlining government
Musk May Be Leaving D.C., but He’s Still Pulling the Strings
Friday essay: Trump’s reign fits Curtis Yarvin’s blueprint of a CEO-led American monarchy. What is technological fascism?
+16
Palantir hits $3.9 billion revenue as Trump expands surveillance contracts

Jun 15, 2025

Palantir hits $3.9 billion revenue as Trump expands surveillance contracts

Palantir shares fall as company reports in-line earnings, lifts full-year guidance
How Palantir, the secretive tech company, is rising in the Trump era
Anduril Board Member Stephens Considered for Deputy Defense Chief
Social Media Surveillance by the U.S. Government
Massive data leak reveals Israeli NSO spyware used to target activists, journalists, and political leaders
+26
Palantir combines government databases to build complete citizen profiles

Jun 14, 2025

Palantir combines government databases to build complete citizen profiles

How Palantir, the secretive tech company, is rising in the Trump era
The Posse Comitatus Act Explained
How Peter Thiel’s Palantir Helped the NSA Spy on the Whole World
Data Brokers: A Call For Transparency and Accountability: A Report of the Federal Trade Commission (May 2014)
Palantir draws scrutiny over work with law enforcement
+19
Anduril deploys 300 AI surveillance towers on US-Mexico border

Jun 13, 2025

Anduril deploys 300 AI surveillance towers on US-Mexico border

Space Force is contracting with SpaceX for new, secretive MILNET SATCOM network - Breaking Defense
Anduril Surveillance Towers Boost Southern US Border Security
No More Deaths • No Más Muertes
Massive data leak reveals Israeli NSO spyware used to target activists, journalists, and political leaders
How Peter Thiel’s Palantir Helped the NSA Spy on the Whole World
+24

🎖️Veterans

14
🪖

Nov 14, 2025

Venezuelan President Maduro mobilizes 200,000 soldiers as U.S. military presence grows in region

Verifying sources
🚁

Nov 14, 2025

Defense Secretary Hegseth announces "Operation Southern Spear" targeting "narco-terrorists" across hemisphere

Verifying sources
OMB opposes Kaine's Venezuela war powers resolution as Trump threatens veto

Nov 6, 2025

OMB opposes Kaine's Venezuela war powers resolution as Trump threatens veto

War Powers Resolution: Overview and Legal Issues for Congress
Senate GOP shuts down war powers resolution aimed at Trump’s Venezuela strikes - CBS News
OMB opposes war powers resolution on Venezuela, warns of veto - CNN
Congress.gov (general legislative tools and appropriations)
Congressional Record – Senate debate on S.J.Res. 90 (Nov. 6, 2025)
+18
Pentagon strikes 15 alleged drug boats, killing 64 people in Caribbean and Pacific

Oct 24, 2025

Pentagon strikes 15 alleged drug boats, killing 64 people in Caribbean and Pacific

Hegseth says U.S. strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela kills 4 'narco-terrorists'
Hegseth bars military officials from discussing drug boat strikes with Congress without prior approval
Congressional Record - Senate Armed Services Oversight
Hegseth says U.S. carried out another strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific Ocean, killing 4 people
US carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing 3 alleged drug smugglers
+8
Trump and Gov. Bill Lee sign memorandum to mobilize Guard for Memphis despite Mayor Paul Young's objections

Sep 15, 2025

Trump and Gov. Bill Lee sign memorandum to mobilize Guard for Memphis despite Mayor Paul Young's objections

Trump isn't sending troops to cities with highest crime rates, data shows
Trump is deploying the National Guard to Memphis. Experts worry it's becoming normal
Trump is deploying the National Guard to Memphis. Experts worry it's becoming normal
Trump signs memo sending National Guard to Memphis
Trump sends National Guard, more federal law enforcement to Memphis
+7
Poland downs Russian drones after airspace breaches; NATO opens Article 4 consultations

Sep 10, 2025

Poland downs Russian drones after airspace breaches; NATO opens Article 4 consultations

Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during attack on Ukraine
Poland triggers NATO Article 4 after Russia's drone incursion
2025 Russian drone incursion into Poland - Wikipedia
US not sure Russia deliberately launched drones into Poland
Poland responds to Russian drones incursion
+10
Israeli strike in Doha kills Hamas negotiators and a Qatari security officer

Sep 9, 2025

Israeli strike in Doha kills Hamas negotiators and a Qatari security officer

CSIS: What Comes Next for Israel-Hamas Ceasefire
International Relations Review: Israel-Qatar Strike Turning Point
Arab Center DC: Israel Attack Pattern
White House: Executive Order Assuring Security of Qatar
CounterPunch: Israel Qatar Strike Undermines International Law
+23
Trump threatens to shoot down Venezuelan military aircraft as U.S. military presence around Venezuela grows

Sep 5, 2025

Trump threatens to shoot down Venezuelan military aircraft as U.S. military presence around Venezuela grows

US turns up heat against drug cartels in Caribbean: What to know
US weighs strikes on cartels in Venezuela, F-35 warplanes deploy: Reports
Trump weighs strikes targeting cartels inside Venezuela, part of wider pressure campaign on Maduro, sources say | CNN Politics
France24: Miller statements on Maduro
US News: US deploys 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico
DHS funnels $10 billion through Navy for detention centers

Sep 4, 2025

DHS funnels $10 billion through Navy for detention centers

Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001) — Supreme Court opinion
Posse Comitatus Act (18 U.S.C. § 1385) — Cornell LII
Trump stages National Guard troops as federal judge rules military deployment illegal

Aug 25, 2025

Trump stages National Guard troops as federal judge rules military deployment illegal

Trump to deploy National Guard and federalize D.C. police in crime-fighting effort
Trump's plan to create Guard units to quell civil unrest alarms experts
As Trump administration unleashes federal show of force in DC, other US cities on president’s radar push back | CNN
Trump expands targets for possible military deployment to more Democratic-led cities
+3

📚Historical Precedent

13
⚰️

Nov 20, 2025

Trump and Vance not invited to Dick Cheney funeral as bipartisan leaders gather

Verifying sources
🏛️

Nov 17, 2025

Photos show White House East Wing completely demolished for Trump's $300 million ballroom

Verifying sources
Treasury releases draft images of proposed Trump $1 commemorative coin on Oct. 3, 2025

Oct 3, 2025

Treasury releases draft images of proposed Trump $1 commemorative coin on Oct. 3, 2025

Al Jazeera: Is it legal for Trump to put his picture on US Mint dollar coin?
Newsweek: Are Donald Trump coin designs illegal? What we know
The Hill: Treasury defends Trump coin plan for 250th anniversary
Axios: Trump coin design raises legal questions
MSNBC: Treasury eyes commemorative dollar coin for Trump
+9
Trump orders Smithsonian to rewrite American history for political propaganda

Aug 13, 2025

Trump orders Smithsonian to rewrite American history for political propaganda

How to Find and Support School Board Candidates Who Oppose Censorship
How Complex History Education Builds Critical Thinking Skills
How Authoritarian Movements Target Educational Institutions
Political Censorship of Climate Science in Natural History Museums
Topics Targeted for Removal in Smithsonian Political Directive
+5
Defense Secretary Hegseth removes Tuskegee Airmen and Colin Powell from Pentagon displays

Jun 19, 2025

Defense Secretary Hegseth removes Tuskegee Airmen and Colin Powell from Pentagon displays

Trump def sec sidelines Juneteenth and its 'particular significance' to US military history
Hegseth Recommended a 'Passive Approach' to Honoring Juneteenth
The Pentagon’s DEI purge ignores lessons from America’s biggest military disasters | CNN
Pentagon restores some webpages honoring minority service members but defends DEI purge
Arlington National Cemetery Removes Content On Black And Women Veterans From Website | Essence
+11
Federal Judges Association forms unprecedented coalition defending Article III

May 30, 2025

Federal Judges Association forms unprecedented coalition defending Article III

Spike in threats to judges prompts calls for more security
The Constitution: What Does it Say?
Project 2025 and the Project to Take Over Our Courts and Our Rights
The Supreme Court’s Last Chance to Rein in Universal Injunctions
National Judicial College joins in national statement defending judicial independence - The National Judicial College
+1
ABA and Brennan Center document National Emergencies Act abuse

Apr 15, 2025

ABA and Brennan Center document National Emergencies Act abuse

What Trump's national emergencies could mean for American democracy
The 911 presidency: Trump flexes emergency powers in his second term
ABA emergency powers statement
What Trump can do with emergency powers — and why it’s scaring this expert
Yale and Harvard law professors declare Article II crisis

Apr 1, 2025

Yale and Harvard law professors declare Article II crisis

What Trump's national emergencies could mean for American democracy
How Trump is blasting through norms and testing limits of his power
UC Law SF Experts Examine Legal Limits of Trump’s Sweeping Executive Orders - UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings)
What’s a constitutional crisis? Here’s how Trump’s recent moves are challenging the Constitution’s separation of powers
Trump's government shakeup may test Supreme Court's role as firewall
+1
Senate Judiciary bypasses ABA ratings for Article III nominees

Jan 23, 2025

Senate Judiciary bypasses ABA ratings for Article III nominees

OPM
Lawfare
Gallup
OGE memo
PPS
+10
DOJ drops charges against 1,500 January 6 defendants in presidential clemency

Jan 20, 2025

DOJ drops charges against 1,500 January 6 defendants in presidential clemency

Some judges reject DOJ claim that Jan. 6 pardons apply to other crimes
Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence
Granting Pardons And Commutation Of Sentences For Certain Offenses Relating To The Events At Or Near The United States Capitol On January 6, 2021
The presidential pardon power, explained
Trump issues sweeping pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 rioters
+8

📊Electoral Systems

12
DOJ sues California over Prop 50 redistricting map while ignoring GOP-drawn maps in Texas and Florida

Nov 13, 2025

DOJ sues California over Prop 50 redistricting map while ignoring GOP-drawn maps in Texas and Florida

California Republicans sue over new US House map approved by voters
Tangipa v. Newsom docket and filings
Justice Department Sues Governor Gavin Newsom for California’s Race-Based Redistricting Plan
Justice Department sues to block California's new congressional map
Justice Department Backs Lawsuit Against California Redistricting Measure
+4
🗳️

Nov 4, 2025

Virginia Democrats win trifecta as Spanberger elected governor and party holds House

Verifying sources
Trump attacks California Proposition 50 while pushing Texas Republicans to redraw districts

Nov 4, 2025

Trump attacks California Proposition 50 while pushing Texas Republicans to redraw districts

Citizens Redistricting Commission
California voters approve Prop. 50, redrawing congressional maps to favor Democrats
2025 California Proposition 50
Proposition 50 - Official Voter Information Guide
California's Proposition 50 on redistricting to pass in blow to Trump
+16
Florida loyalist Joe Gruters elected RNC chair as Trump tightens party control

Aug 22, 2025

Florida loyalist Joe Gruters elected RNC chair as Trump tightens party control

Michael Whatley steps down from RNC. His next challenge is for NC to learn his name - NewsBreak
New RNC chair Joe Gruters vows to 'ride the president all the way to victory' in midterms
RNC elects longtime Trump loyalist, Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, as new chair
RNC elects longtime Trump loyalist, Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, as new chair
Republican National Committee elects Trump-backed Joe Gruters as new chair | CNN Politics
+12
Texas Republicans ram through gerrymandered map as Democrats surrender quorum fight

Aug 20, 2025

Texas Republicans ram through gerrymandered map as Democrats surrender quorum fight

August 5, 2025: Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove key Democrat from office in showdown over redistricting | CNN Politics
Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map
What about Texas? California Republicans pressed for answers in redistricting fight
AP analysis shows Texas and California redistricting efforts could mess with rare partisan balance
+6
Texas Democrats flee state capital to block GOP gerrymandering special session

Aug 4, 2025

Texas Democrats flee state capital to block GOP gerrymandering special session

August 5, 2025: Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove key Democrat from office in showdown over redistricting | CNN Politics
Texas Democrats walked out to block the GOP. How well has the tactic worked before?
Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map
Texas Democrats flee state in effort to block GOP’s House map overhaul
US Democrats flee Texas to block Trump-backed election redistricting
+2
Japanese Sanseito party deploys Cambridge Analytica veterans

Jul 20, 2025

Japanese Sanseito party deploys Cambridge Analytica veterans

Why Is Japan Seeing a Surge in Anti-Immigration Sentiment?
Saitama Lawmaker States Foreigners in Japan Have No Fundamental Human Rights
Takaichi's PM Dream: Anti-Immigration Politics or a Cultural Clash?
Anti-foreigner sentiments and politicians are on the rise as Japan faces a population crisis
Sanseito: Anti-vaxxers inspired by Trump and Reform UK make big gains in Japan
+7
Democratic AGs expand NVRA access as federal courts limit voting

Apr 3, 2025

Democratic AGs expand NVRA access as federal courts limit voting

Legal challenges are expected for President Trump's voter registration executive order
Young People and the 2024 Election: Struggling, Disconnected, and Dissatisfied
Rock the Vote registers 2 million under Twenty-Sixth Amendment

Apr 3, 2025

Rock the Vote registers 2 million under Twenty-Sixth Amendment

50th Edition - Spring 2025
Young People and the 2024 Election: Struggling, Disconnected, and Dissatisfied
Young Voters Shifted Toward Trump but Still Favored Harris Overall
4. Age, generational cohorts and party identification
Billionaire networks coordinate local elections to rig congressional maps

Jan 15, 2025

Billionaire networks coordinate local elections to rig congressional maps

Texas Republicans Aim for Five-Seat Gain in New Proposed Gerrymander - Sabato's Crystal Ball
2025 Texas redistricting - Wikipedia
The controversial tactic both sides are using ahead of pivotal midterms for Trump presidency
Texas Republicans unveil redistricting map to expand GOP foothold by 5 seats
Led by Trump, Republicans push to redraw election maps in multiple states

🚇Infrastructure

10
✈️

Nov 17, 2025

FAA lifts all flight restrictions after 43-day shutdown caused 9,500 cancellations

Verifying sources
✈️

Nov 13, 2025

Air travel disruptions persist after shutdown as FAA orders continued 6% flight cancellations

Verifying sources
Controller shortages push 61% of U.S. flights into delays as shutdown drags on

Nov 10, 2025

Controller shortages push 61% of U.S. flights into delays as shutdown drags on

FAA has lifted emergency flight reductions used to ease staffing shortages
FAA ends shutdown-era flight cuts at 40 US airports
Revealed: The Airlines Most Impacted By The Shutdown Cancellations
Air travelers face frustration and delays during shutdown
Will Thanksgiving flights be canceled? Shutdown sparks nationwide delays
+12
Trump threatens unpaid controllers while dangling $10,000 bonus for those who never called out

Nov 10, 2025

Trump threatens unpaid controllers while dangling $10,000 bonus for those who never called out

OMB tells staff that GEFTA might not guarantee back pay without new appropriations
Trump offers $10,000 to controllers but lacks clear funding; Congress must appropriate pay, legal experts say
S.24 — 116th Congress (2019): Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
FlightAware - Flight Tracker and Global Flight Status
Trump to Air Traffic Controllers: Return to Work 'NOW'
+5
White House East Wing demolition begins for planned "State Ballroom" addition

Oct 22, 2025

White House East Wing demolition begins for planned "State Ballroom" addition

White House State Ballroom
Statement in Response to the Proposed Construction of the White House Ballroom | National Trust for Historic Preservation
Trump's $300M White House Ballroom Demolishes Historic East Wing
Ballroom construction paused White House tours for months, but they're likely to resume soon, officials say
National Capital Planning Commission Review Requirements for White House Alterations
+9
Trump freezes $2.1B in Chicago transit funding citing "race-based contracting"

Oct 3, 2025

Trump freezes $2.1B in Chicago transit funding citing "race-based contracting"

Construction Dive: Illinois plans $50.6B for infrastructure, Trump blocks Chicago money
Democracy Now: Trump Uses Shutdown to Withhold Federal Funding
AP: Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects
Block Club Chicago: Trump Administration pauses billions for Red Line Extension
Chicago Sun-Times: Trump freezes $2.1B for Chicago projects
+8
International mail collapse as 30+ countries halt US shipments over Trump tariff chaos

Aug 25, 2025

International mail collapse as 30+ countries halt US shipments over Trump tariff chaos

Trump tariffs cause international mail collapse: 30 countries halt US shipments
International mail collapse: 30 countries halt US shipments
Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries
Duty-free no more: Parcels worth under $800 no longer qualify for a US tariff exemption
Unknown
+12
Rhode Island federal court forces Shell to reveal climate cover-up in discovery ruling

Aug 12, 2025

Rhode Island federal court forces Shell to reveal climate cover-up in discovery ruling

Climate Litigation Updates (March 2025, Part 1) | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. Shell Oil Products US - The Climate Litigation Database
Judge Rejects Shell’s Attempt to Stall CLF Climate Lawsuit
Shell Told To Disclose Climate Risk Docs In RI Terminal Case - Law360
+1
Supreme Court saves $8 billion rural broadband fund in 6-3 ruling

Jun 27, 2025

Supreme Court saves $8 billion rural broadband fund in 6-3 ruling

Supreme Court upholds $8 billion FCC-linked fund for internet, phone service
The Universal Service Fund is headed to the Supreme Court. Now what?
Supreme Court to Decide Fate of $8 Billion Broadband Fund
Courts ponder the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund
Appeals judges rule against fund used to provide phone services for rural and low-income people
+1
FAA privatization plan transfers ATC to nonprofit corporation

Mar 9, 2025

FAA privatization plan transfers ATC to nonprofit corporation

The Trump administration is pushing for an overhaul of the air traffic control system
ICYMI: Trump Administration’s Plan to Modernize Air Traffic Control System
White House overhaul of troubled US air traffic control system will cost 'lots of billions'
CRS memo
Sign In with Auth0
+3

🔍Policy Analysis

10
Off‑year elections deliver Democratic sweep as Trump approval slips amid shutdown

Nov 4, 2025

Off‑year elections deliver Democratic sweep as Trump approval slips amid shutdown

Federal workers miss paychecks as shutdown continues into November
California Proposition 50, Legislative Redistricting Initiative (2025)
2025 New York City mayoral election
President Trump's Job Approval — October 2025
U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill defeats Trump-backed Jack Ciattarelli in N.J. governor’s race
+11
Trump urges New Yorkers to vote for Andrew Cuomo over GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa to block progressive Mamdani

Nov 3, 2025

Trump urges New Yorkers to vote for Andrew Cuomo over GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa to block progressive Mamdani

Trump scoffs at being compared to Zohran Mamdani, quips he's 'much better looking' than 'Communist' candidate
Andrew Cuomo Distances Himself from Trump Endorsement: POTUS 'Does Not Support Me,' Opposes 'Existential Threat' Mamdani
Campaign Legal Center
How federal funding to cities works
Federal Election Commission
+13
Freedom Caucus pushes a funding freeze; reports of a year-long lock through the 2026 midterms are unverified

Sep 5, 2025

Freedom Caucus pushes a funding freeze; reports of a year-long lock through the 2026 midterms are unverified

Freedom Caucus electoral strategy through 2026 midterms
Freedom Caucus Chair tells Steve Bannon Trump agenda needs spending cuts
How continuing resolutions impact federal agency discretionary spending
Republicans divided on government funding strategy
Analysis of House full-year continuing resolution effects
+6
Treasury secretary bessent publicly supports Trump firing fed governor cook

Aug 26, 2025

Treasury secretary bessent publicly supports Trump firing fed governor cook

ABC News: Historical Case for Fed Independence
BBC: Cook Court Case Legal Analysis
Brookings: Fed Policy and Inequality Research
C-SPAN: Bessent Senate Confirmation Hearing
Trump tells Fed's Lisa Cook she's fired; she says 'he has no authority to do so'
+24
Cabinet meetings become Trump loyalty performances instead of policy discussions

Aug 26, 2025

Cabinet meetings become Trump loyalty performances instead of policy discussions

Yahoo News: Cabinet members spent hours praising Trump
KRCGTV: Trump second-term achievements celebrated in cabinet meeting
Political Wire: What, Exactly, Was That Cabinet Meeting?
The Week: Trump soaks up adoration in his made-for-TV Cabinet meetings
ADN: In 3-hour televised Cabinet meeting, Trump soaks up flattery
+7
Trump fires BLS commissioner, threatens statistical independence with Project 2025 loyalist

Aug 20, 2025

Trump fires BLS commissioner, threatens statistical independence with Project 2025 loyalist

Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report
Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets
Fact check: Trump's claims jobless numbers were 'rigged'
Bureau of Labor Statistics tells the US what's up with the economy – Trump firing its top official may undercut trust in its data
How the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report really works and why data revisions are not 'a scam' as Trump claims
+3
Tucson expands zoning for affordable housing as Arizona mandates middle housing statewide

Aug 14, 2025

Tucson expands zoning for affordable housing as Arizona mandates middle housing statewide

news.azpm.org
azcentral.com
azpreservation.org
kold.com
urbanphoenixproject.org
+1
Gallup registers 37% presidential approval amid independent defection

Jul 24, 2025

Gallup registers 37% presidential approval amid independent defection

Trump’s Polling Hits New Low, as He Loses Independent Support
Independents Drive Trump's Approval to 37% Second-Term Low
Trump's approval rating holds steady amid deep partisan divide on deportations and 'big, beautiful bill'
Roughly 6 in 10 Americans oppose Trump’s megabill, CNN poll finds | CNN Politics
Trump
+4
Columbia, Brown to disclose admissions race data under Trump settlement

Jul 20, 2025

Columbia, Brown to disclose admissions race data under Trump settlement

Trump seeks to force universities to turn over admissions data on race
Trump orders colleges to share admissions data, with an eye on affirmative action
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Major Settlement with Brown University
Brown University strikes $50m deal to end Trump administration pressure
Trump Administration Settles Antisemitism and Other Discrimination Complaints with Columbia University, Brown University, and UCLA
Treasury Secretary Bessent blocks Fed Chair removal attempt

Jul 20, 2025

Treasury Secretary Bessent blocks Fed Chair removal attempt

Trump Slams ‘Untruthful’ WSJ Article About Treasury Secretary Warning Him to Not Fire Fed Chair: ‘I Know Better Than Anybody What’s Good for the Market’
Trump disputes WSJ report on Bessent talking him out of firing Powell
Hijacking the Fed
Trump denies another Journal report, this time on Powell, Bessent
Bessent eyes review of Fed amid Trump dust-up with Powell
+1

🌪️Disaster Management

8
UN report: Gaza reconstruction will cost $70+ billion over decades after Israel's indiscriminate and disproportionate killings created "human-made abyss"

Nov 26, 2025

UN report: Gaza reconstruction will cost $70+ billion over decades after Israel's indiscriminate and disproportionate killings created "human-made abyss"

The Israel-Hamas war's devastating human toll after 2 years
The Human Toll of the Gaza War
Security Council resolution 2735 (2024)
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Deif
2025 Gaza war ceasefire
+28
🌪️

Nov 22, 2025

Trump administration denies FEMA disaster relief for Illinois again despite Governor Pritzker''s appeal

Verifying sources
🌧️

Nov 17, 2025

FEMA acting chief David Richardson resigns after criticism for delayed response to Texas floods that killed 136

Verifying sources
180 FEMA veterans warn Trump cuts risk Katrina-level disasters

Aug 25, 2025

180 FEMA veterans warn Trump cuts risk Katrina-level disasters

Labor Notes: Federal Workers Declare Five-Alarm Fires
National Weather Service at breaking point as storm approaches
Al Jazeera: FEMA staffers warn Trump cuts will result in Katrina-level catastrophe
Trump administration investigation into FEMA workers
CNN Newsource: Trump administration investigation into FEMA workers
+3
NWS Director confirms 44% vacancy rate endangers hurricane forecasting

Jul 23, 2025

NWS Director confirms 44% vacancy rate endangers hurricane forecasting

Article from nhc.noaa.gov
NOAA Official Statement on Weather Service Staffing Crisis
NOAA Weather Service Technical Training Center Programs
Texas Flooding Deaths Linked to Delayed Weather Warnings
Storm Prediction Center - Severe Weather Forecasting Operations
+4
FEMA Administrator Richardson absent as Stafford Act response fails Texas

Jul 10, 2025

FEMA Administrator Richardson absent as Stafford Act response fails Texas

Senators Murray and Peters Demand Kristi Noem Revoke Policy Requiring Personal Sign Off on Disaster Funds
Kristi Noem Turned Her Back on Texas Flood Victims
FEMA Officials Said Kristi Noem's Texas Flood Response Was Delayed Because Of Her New Policy
FEMA leader is a no-show after deadly Texas flooding
Leigh Wambsganss and the duplicity of Christian nationalist women
+4
Trump slashes National Security Council from 400 to 50 staff during Iran crisis

May 23, 2025

Trump slashes National Security Council from 400 to 50 staff during Iran crisis

Axios: Deep State characterization
CNN: Waltz Signal group chat incident
NPR: Bolton criticism of Rubio dual role
Reuters: White House NSC firings
Washington Post: National Security Council staff cuts
+2
Homeland Security council targets FEMA abolition under Stafford Act review

Jan 26, 2025

Homeland Security council targets FEMA abolition under Stafford Act review

7 Takeaways from Trump’s Disaster Preparedness Executive Order and What It Means for US
Trump wants states to handle disasters. States aren't prepared
Trump order put states at the forefront of cyber and natural disaster response
Trump Moves to Abolish FEMA, Shift Disaster Response to States
Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency
+1

🎭Religion & Culture

8
✝️

Nov 18, 2025

Catholic bishops issue special message condemning Trump's "dehumanizing" immigration enforcement

Verifying sources
🎓

Nov 17, 2025

Turning Point USA visits Howard University during homecoming as HBCU bomb threats continue

Verifying sources
DHS launches "Operation Charlotte's Web" immigration enforcement, sparking criticism over children's book name

Nov 16, 2025

DHS launches "Operation Charlotte's Web" immigration enforcement, sparking criticism over children's book name

Operation Southern Spear
ICE Enforcement Sweeps North Carolina: What Employers Need to Know
Arrest tally grows to 250 in immigration enforcement surge
Federal immigration agents launch crackdown in Charlotte
Granddaughter of Charlotte's Web author upset with use of its title
+13
21 arrested, 4 officers injured as faith leaders clash with police outside Broadview ICE facility

Nov 14, 2025

21 arrested, 4 officers injured as faith leaders clash with police outside Broadview ICE facility

Cops, protesters injured, 21 arrested after scuffles erupt during Broadview ICE facility protest - Chicago Sun-Times
ICE arrests nearly 550 in Chicago area as part of 'Midway Blitz'
21 arrested, 4 officers injured as protesters, police clash outside Broadview ICE facility during faith vigil Friday - CBS Chicago
At least seven faith leaders arrested at Broadview ICE facility protest | The Christian Century
Judge orders release of over 300 'Operation Midway Blitz' detainees
+5
Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis bid to overturn Obergefell, leaves same-sex marriage rights intact

Nov 10, 2025

Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis bid to overturn Obergefell, leaves same-sex marriage rights intact

Supreme Court Rejects Kim Davis' Request to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Kim Davis' Lawyers Argue Altered Marriage Licenses Are Valid
The Economic Impact of Marriage Equality 10 Years After Obergefell
Jury awards $100,000 to Kentucky couple denied marriage license by ex-County Clerk Kim Davis
H.R.8404 — Respect for Marriage Act
+13
White House fires most National Council on the Humanities members

Oct 1, 2025

White House fires most National Council on the Humanities members

Hyperallergic: Trump Fires Majority of Council
ARTnews: Trump Administration Fires Majority
Boca Raton Tribune: Trump Administration Dismisses Council Members
Boston Globe: White House Fires Council Members
NOTUS: White House Purges Council
+3
Pope Leo XIV says U.S. immigrant treatment is 'inhuman' and questions a narrow 'pro-life' label

Sep 30, 2025

Pope Leo XIV says U.S. immigrant treatment is 'inhuman' and questions a narrow 'pro-life' label

Daily Signal: Pope's Remarks on Illegal Immigrants Draw White House Response
Word&Way: Pope Leo XIV Enters US Political Fray
NPR: Pope Leo says inhuman treatment of immigrants isn't pro-life
Washington Post: Pope makes rare comments on U.S. politics
CBC: Pope Leo's comments on inhuman treatment
+6
Trump weaponizes federal funding to force Smithsonian censorship of slavery history

Aug 24, 2025

Trump weaponizes federal funding to force Smithsonian censorship of slavery history

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Major Settlement with Brown University
Columbia’s deal with Trump preserves autonomy on admissions, academic speech
Harvard has $2.2 billion in grants frozen by Trump administration after rejecting demands
Trump says Smithsonian should focus on America’s 'Brightness,' not 'how bad Slavery was'
Artist Amy Sherald cancels major Smithsonian exhibition, citing censorship | CNN
+43

🚜Agriculture

7
Recently passed federal law threatens to ban hemp-derived THC drinks sold in dozens of states within one year

Nov 24, 2025

Recently passed federal law threatens to ban hemp-derived THC drinks sold in dozens of states within one year

Federal law threatens hemp THC drink industry
21st Amendment
Economic analysis of federal hemp THC restrictions
Hemp Ban Hidden Inside Government Shutdown Bill. Mitch McConnell Backed The Move
Alcohol Industry Groups Push to Ban THC Drinks
+27
🛒

Nov 13, 2025

Trump shifts to economic messaging with South American grocery deals after months denying tariff impacts

Verifying sources
🌿

Nov 13, 2025

McConnell adds hemp ban to shutdown bill, threatening $28 billion industry and 300,000 jobs

Verifying sources
How Trump's tariffs hit many farmers while Biden pushed rural investments

Sep 9, 2025

How Trump's tariffs hit many farmers while Biden pushed rural investments

Tracking the Economic Impact of the Trump Tariffs
Farm Policy Outlook - Center for Commercial Agriculture
2025 Agricultural Trade and Tariffs Outlook | AgAmerica
White House: Biden-Harris Delivering for Rural Communities
Union of Concerned Scientists Farm Bill Analysis
+67
USDA Secretary Rollins orders relocation or resignation for 2,600 employees

Jul 25, 2025

USDA Secretary Rollins orders relocation or resignation for 2,600 employees

USDA to Relocate Thousands of DC Employees to Regional Hubs - Farm Policy News
USDA to relocate thousands of staff outside Washington, consolidate dozens of offices
USDA to relocate more than half of D.C. area employees under reorganization plan
Secretary Rollins Announces USDA Reorganization, Restoring the Department’s Core Mission of Supporting American Agriculture
+1
USDA implements RIF forcing 2,600 relocations under reorganization

Jul 24, 2025

USDA implements RIF forcing 2,600 relocations under reorganization

USDA expects fewer employees will refuse relocation as laid-off feds struggle to find jobs
Shake-up at the USDA will send 2,600 D.C. jobs to 5 new regional hubs
USDA to Relocate Thousands of DC Employees to Regional Hubs - Farm Policy News
USDA to relocate thousands of staff outside Washington, consolidate dozens of offices
Secretary Rollins Announces USDA Reorganization, Restoring the Department’s Core Mission of Supporting American Agriculture
+5
Trump quietly reverses immigration crackdown after industry lobbying

Jun 14, 2025

Trump quietly reverses immigration crackdown after industry lobbying

Trump tells ICE to pause raids on hotels, farms and restaurants
Trump Administration Reverses ICE Raids Guidance
Trump says immigration crackdown is taking workers from farms and hotels
ICE directed to pause immigration arrests at farms, hotels and restaurants, sources tell CBS News
Trump decides to pause ICE raids in agriculture, meatpacking, and hospitality, then quickly reverses course
+5

🔒Digital Rights

7
Disney pays $10 million for turning kids' cartoons into surveillance goldmine

Sep 2, 2025

Disney pays $10 million for turning kids' cartoons into surveillance goldmine

Disney to Pay $10 Million to Settle FTC Allegations
The Walt Disney Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings for Fiscal 2024
Disney settles charges that it violated children’s online privacy protection law
Axios: COVID-era compliance failures
+2
Russian hackers breach US federal courts while Trump calls 2016 interference "Obama hoax"

Aug 12, 2025

Russian hackers breach US federal courts while Trump calls 2016 interference "Obama hoax"

Russia suspected of hacking US federal court filing system, NYT reports
Trump on Russians hacking into the computer system that manage US federal court documents
Russian government hackers said to be behind US federal court filing system hack
Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning
How Tulsi Gabbard is trying to rewrite the history of the 2016 election
+7
FDIC and Fed project banking crisis from unregulated stablecoins

Jul 21, 2025

FDIC and Fed project banking crisis from unregulated stablecoins

Stablecoins in 2025: The Strategic Playbook for Banks
View from the FDIC: Update on Key Policy Issues | FDIC.gov
Speech by Governor Waller on stablecoins
U.S. banks fear losing up to $6.6 trillion in deposits to stablecoins
Supreme Court upholds Texas age verification for porn sites 6-3

Jun 27, 2025

Supreme Court upholds Texas age verification for porn sites 6-3

Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age-Verification Law for Porn Sites
Texas porn age verification law upheld by Supreme Court | CNN Politics
Supreme Court sides with Texas' age verification law for porn sites
Supreme Court upholds Texas adult website age-verification law
U.S. Supreme Court weighing constitutionality of Texas’ age-verification requirement for porn sites
+3
Trump slashes cybersecurity budget, fires 1,000 cyber defenders

May 2, 2025

Trump slashes cybersecurity budget, fires 1,000 cyber defenders

Cost of a cyber data breach averaged $4.35 mln
Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024 - IBM Community
Security | IBM
Trump proposes major cut to CISA’s budget, citing false ‘censorship’ claims
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Key Private and Public Cyber Expectations Need to Be Consistently Addressed - U.S. GAO
+2
DOGE uses AI to monitor anti-Trump sentiment in federal agencies

Apr 1, 2025

DOGE uses AI to monitor anti-Trump sentiment in federal agencies

Without Musk, DOGE likely to fizzle out, says ex-staffer
Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Public-sector concerns over AI are lessening, survey says
DOGE Sparks Surveillance Fear Across the US Government
IBM and the Holocaust - Wikipedia
+17
Supreme Court reviews Fourth Amendment challenge to FISA expansion

Feb 26, 2025

Supreme Court reviews Fourth Amendment challenge to FISA expansion

EFF amicus
EPIC press
JustSecurity analysis
Lawfare recap
PCLOB data
+9

⚡Energy

5
Data center opposition accelerates as $98B in AI projects blocked in three months

Nov 14, 2025

Data center opposition accelerates as $98B in AI projects blocked in three months

Verifying sources
Trump sanctions Russia's two largest oil companies after Ukraine peace talks stall

Oct 22, 2025

Trump sanctions Russia's two largest oil companies after Ukraine peace talks stall

Lukoil to sell international assets
Treasury Sanctions announcement
Russia-related Designations
Spot crude premiums jump after sanctions
Market impacts of sanctions
+3
Bessent's nomination and the Doral G20 raise conflict and emoluments concerns

Sep 5, 2025

Bessent's nomination and the Doral G20 raise conflict and emoluments concerns

Avant Capital Bessent Investment Strategy
Treasury Department Bessent Economic Speech
Global Treasurer Trump Economic Vision
Trump says 2026 G20 will take place at his Doral resort
Trump announces plans to host 2026 G20 summit at his Doral resort
+7
Trump opens Alaska's Arctic refuge to drilling while hosting Putin on former Russian land

Aug 14, 2025

Trump opens Alaska's Arctic refuge to drilling while hosting Putin on former Russian land

Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it's hosting a U.S.-Russia summit
Trump administration plans for oil deep in Arctic Ocean, where US claim has yet to be recognized | Alaska Beacon
Trump is ‘sympathetic’ to executive order on Alaskan drilling, senator says
Arctic Refuge drilling controversy - Wikipedia
Make Alaska Russian Again? Trump's Legitimization of Putin's Land Grab Sets a Horrible Precedent
+4
State Department strips climate from G20 as U.S. assumes presidency

Jul 21, 2025

State Department strips climate from G20 as U.S. assumes presidency

International action on climate change
European Council Press Releases on Climate Policy
Trump Plans to Remove Climate from G20 Agenda
State Department G20 Presidency 2026 Planning

⚡Energy

5
Data center opposition accelerates as $98B in AI projects blocked in three months

Nov 14, 2025

Data center opposition accelerates as $98B in AI projects blocked in three months

Verifying sources
Trump sanctions Russia's two largest oil companies after Ukraine peace talks stall

Oct 22, 2025

Trump sanctions Russia's two largest oil companies after Ukraine peace talks stall

Lukoil to sell international assets
Treasury Sanctions announcement
Russia-related Designations
Spot crude premiums jump after sanctions
Market impacts of sanctions
+3
Bessent's nomination and the Doral G20 raise conflict and emoluments concerns

Sep 5, 2025

Bessent's nomination and the Doral G20 raise conflict and emoluments concerns

Avant Capital Bessent Investment Strategy
Treasury Department Bessent Economic Speech
Global Treasurer Trump Economic Vision
Trump says 2026 G20 will take place at his Doral resort
Trump announces plans to host 2026 G20 summit at his Doral resort
+7
Trump opens Alaska's Arctic refuge to drilling while hosting Putin on former Russian land

Aug 14, 2025

Trump opens Alaska's Arctic refuge to drilling while hosting Putin on former Russian land

Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it's hosting a U.S.-Russia summit
Trump administration plans for oil deep in Arctic Ocean, where US claim has yet to be recognized | Alaska Beacon
Trump is ‘sympathetic’ to executive order on Alaskan drilling, senator says
Arctic Refuge drilling controversy - Wikipedia
Make Alaska Russian Again? Trump's Legitimization of Putin's Land Grab Sets a Horrible Precedent
+4
State Department strips climate from G20 as U.S. assumes presidency

Jul 21, 2025

State Department strips climate from G20 as U.S. assumes presidency

International action on climate change
European Council Press Releases on Climate Policy
Trump Plans to Remove Climate from G20 Agenda
State Department G20 Presidency 2026 Planning

🏘️Housing

4
DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data

Nov 25, 2025

DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data

Last Year's Rent: RealPage Reaches Settlement Agreement with the Department of Justice in Algorithmic Pricing Case
DOJ Settles Its Algorithmic Price-Fixing Case Against RealPage
Settlement limits rent algorithm that prosecutors deemed 'collusion'
The Wrist-Slappers Strike Again
DOJ and RealPage Agree to Settle Rental Price-Fixing Case
+31
🏠

Nov 13, 2025

Trump floats 50-year mortgage plan as economic messaging shifts amid voter frustration

Verifying sources
Trump threatens furniture tariffs within 50 days sending retail stocks plummeting

Aug 22, 2025

Trump threatens furniture tariffs within 50 days sending retail stocks plummeting

Trump vows to impose furniture tariffs. What would that mean for prices?
Donald Trump announces "tariff investigation" for US furniture imports
Why Trump’s furniture tariffs could complicate efforts to reassemble China trade
Tucson expands zoning for affordable housing as Arizona mandates middle housing statewide

Aug 14, 2025

Tucson expands zoning for affordable housing as Arizona mandates middle housing statewide

news.azpm.org
azcentral.com
azpreservation.org
kold.com
urbanphoenixproject.org
+1

🏘️Housing

4
DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data

Nov 25, 2025

DOJ settlement bars landlords from using RealPage rent-pricing software to coordinate pricing with confidential tenant data

Last Year's Rent: RealPage Reaches Settlement Agreement with the Department of Justice in Algorithmic Pricing Case
DOJ Settles Its Algorithmic Price-Fixing Case Against RealPage
Settlement limits rent algorithm that prosecutors deemed 'collusion'
The Wrist-Slappers Strike Again
DOJ and RealPage Agree to Settle Rental Price-Fixing Case
+31
🏠

Nov 13, 2025

Trump floats 50-year mortgage plan as economic messaging shifts amid voter frustration

Verifying sources
Trump threatens furniture tariffs within 50 days sending retail stocks plummeting

Aug 22, 2025

Trump threatens furniture tariffs within 50 days sending retail stocks plummeting

Trump vows to impose furniture tariffs. What would that mean for prices?
Donald Trump announces "tariff investigation" for US furniture imports
Why Trump’s furniture tariffs could complicate efforts to reassemble China trade
Tucson expands zoning for affordable housing as Arizona mandates middle housing statewide

Aug 14, 2025

Tucson expands zoning for affordable housing as Arizona mandates middle housing statewide

news.azpm.org
azcentral.com
azpreservation.org
kold.com
urbanphoenixproject.org
+1