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Trump order to close Education department sparks congressional action, lawsuits(The Center Square) – Lawmakers, school advocates and teachers’ unions are taking swift action after President Donald Trump’s executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education, one of his… Read More
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Education Department pushes back as Democrat-led states sue over workforce cuts(The Heartlander) — After a coalition of Democratic-led states sued over the Trump administration’s slashing of the Department of Education, the federal agency is doubling down on its mission to… Read More
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EPA chops Obama-era rule at ‘heart of climate change religion’(The Heartlander) — The Trump EPA is ending an Obama-era rule and other regulations that “will roll back trillions of dollars in regulatory costs and hidden taxes.” Environmental Protection Agency… Read More
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Federal judges push back on Musk, DOGE, employee firings(The Heartlander) — Federal judges are striking back against Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s attempts to shrink the federal workforce. A San Francisco judge Thursday ordered six federal agencies to… Read More
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Democrats gamble with government shutdown as deadline looms(The Center Square) – Less than 48 hours before federal agencies run out of money, Senate Democrats have decided to risk a government shutdown in a largely symbolic effort to… Read More
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Trump-style tax relief: IRS could cut up to half its workforce(The Heartlander) — The IRS may cut up to half of its workforce, offering Americans a different kind of “tax relief.” The cuts are part of President Donald Trump’s plan… Read More
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Trump, Vance confront Zelenskyy in heated Oval Office meeting(The Heartlander) — President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance rebuked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “disrespectful” during a heated confrontation in the Oval Office on Friday. During the… Read More
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Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Education Department sensitive records(The Heartlander) — The newly created Department of Government Efficiency has been temporarily blocked from accessing sensitive data from the Education Department after a federal district judge ruled granting DOGE… Read More
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Stephen Miller schools media on Musk, presidency with civics lesson(The Heartlander) –The White House press corps was on the receiving end of an impassioned lecture about civics and the realities of presidential power on Thursday. President Donald Trump’s Deputy… Read More
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Trump orders end to taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal foreign nationals(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed federal agencies to stop funding public benefits for foreign nationals living illegally in the U.S. The order cites federal law,… Read More
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Judge clears path for Trump to buy out 75,000 federal employees(The Center Square) – A federal judge has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move forward with plans to trim the federal workforce through a deferred resignation program. Read More
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CONFIRMED: RFK Jr. to focus on chronic disease, healthcare costs as HHS head(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate has voted 52-48 Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services, where he will oversee the nation’s… Read More
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Trump fires military academy board members, citing ‘woke’ infiltration(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Monday announced he was firing the boards for the military service academies, citing an infiltration of “woke” ideology. When President Joe Biden… Read More
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Lawmakers push legislation to abolish USAID entirely(The Center Square) – Reps. Gregory Steube, R-Fla., and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., have each introduced bills that would immediately halt all federal funding to the United States Agency for… Read More
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Historic significance of DOGE unprecedented, yet Democrats who once claimed to champion lean government now oppose itWhat we’re witnessing in the era of DOGE is completely unprecedented in human history. Never before has a populace been able to seize its overtly corrupt… Read More
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New Trump AG Bondi to target ‘weaponization of justice’(The Center Square) – Pam Bondi will assume the role of U.S. Attorney General after the Senate voted to confirm her 54-46 on Tuesday. Bondi faced opposition from Democrats who… Read More
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White House to trim federal workforce through buyouts(The Center Square) – The White House took steps to make good on its promise to cut the federal government down to size by giving federal workers a choice: return… Read More
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White House refuses to raise flags for Trump’s inauguration(The Center Square) – The White House has no plans to raise U.S. flags flying at half-staff across the country as a result of former President Jimmy Carter's death for… Read More
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Federal government set new U.S. record for corruption, lying in 2024; can it ever recover Americans’ trust?As social media memes increasingly remind us, it can be a crime to lie to Congress – but not for Congress to lie to us. Maybe it’s time it was. Read More
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Trump faces federal employee unions in government efficiency battle(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to drastically cut government and clean out inefficiencies, but he faces an entrenched power in Washington, D.C. that may throw a… Read More