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Takeaways from federal appeals court hearing on Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act for deportations | CNN Politics The Trump administration pressed a federal appeals court on Monday to lift a judge’s temporary block against President Donald Trump’s use of a sweeping wartime authority to quickly deport alleged memb...

The Justice Department pressed a federal appeals court to lift a judge’s temporary block against President Donald Trump’s use of a sweeping wartime authority to quickly deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang.

Here are key takeaways from the hearing.

Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups: OPM HR (HR@OPM.GOV) The recipient's mailbox is full and can't accept messages now

This is the message federal employees receive after trying to send in their mandatory “5 bullets” email about what they did this week:

West Virginia Bans 7 Artificial Food Dyes, Citing Health Concerns At least 20 other states are considering bills restricting the use of certain food dyes and additives.

West Virginia has banned foods containing most artificial food dyes and two preservatives, citing their potential health risks. It's the first state in the U.S. to ban virtually all artificial dyes from foods sold statewide.

GitHub - davidpaiz-torres/q1-congressional-activity: Congressional Activity on Pending Legislation for Q1 (3/22/2025 cutoff Date) Congressional Activity on Pending Legislation for Q1 (3/22/2025 cutoff Date) - davidpaiz-torres/q1-congressional-activity

Actions can vary from a bill being introduced, passed, referred to or voted out of a committee. It can also include motions and amendment to a particular bill.

The data:
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The three most productive dates were: February 27, 2025, with 181 actions taken on pending legislation, January 3rd (the first day of the 119th congress) with 179 actions taken, and March 11, 2025, with 161 actions taken. On average, there was 62 actions taken per day (calculated by median).

Daily Congressional Activity, Determined by Actions on Pending Legislation.

A few months ago, I put together a discord bot to monitor federal legislative proposals in the United States. Since we are a week away from Q2, I decided to make a graphic showing Congress' most productive days (determined only by actions taken on pending legislation) in Q1. Data linked at end.

California bill would force ISPs to offer 100Mbps plans for $15 a month Like New York law, Calif. bill demands cheap plans for people with low incomes.

Unsurprisingly, broadband lobby groups are less than thrilled by the proposed legislation.

Fox's Brian Kilmeade: “It's not practical to think that we can do due process on 8 million people” Co-host Lawrence Jones: Constitutional rights “are afforded to illegals in this country. We should re...

And here we go -- Fox News is now saying we should get rid of "due process" because it's too cumbersome.

Brian Kilmeade: "But I also think it's not practical to think that we can do due process on 8 million people."

www.mediamatters.org/brian-kilmea...

An interesting development just weeks after China conducted their second test flight on their own 6th generation fighter jet.

President Trump just announced the development of a 6th generation US fighter jet. He says the new warplane will be called the “F-47.”

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

U.S. to lift pause on Ukraine aid as Kyiv agrees to ceasefire proposal The agreement followed an expansive meeting in Saudi Arabia. It was not immediately clear whether its terms would be acceptable to Moscow.

Breaking news: The Trump administration will immediately lift its pause on military and intelligence support for Ukraine after Kyiv’s endorsement of a U.S. ceasefire proposal, according to a joint statement by Ukraine and the United States.

DOGE employees ordered to stop using Slack while agency transitions to a records system not subject to FOIA

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Code on how these words are being removed

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GitHub reveals how software engineers are purging federal databases.

A project called "Remove-DEI" shows the tweaks used to remove "forbidden words" from a database about childhood school readiness.

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Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance | CNN Business Google’s updated AI ethics policy removes its promise that it won’t use the technology to pursue weapons and surveillance.

Google’s updated AI ethics policy removes its promise that it won’t use the technology to pursue weapons and surveillance.

Tech Policy Takeaways from US Senate Confirmation Hearings - Lutnick, Gabbard, Patel, and Kennedy | TechPolicy.Press David Paiz-Torres highlights where tech policy came up during last week's Senate confirmation hearings.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has sent Howard Lutnick's nomination to the Senate floor for a full vote.

In my latest post for @techpolicypress.bsky.social I discuss Lutnick's tech policy statements during his confirmation hearing. www.techpolicy.press/tech-policy-...

OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From Us OpenAI shocked that an AI company would train on someone else's data without permission or compensation.

OpenAI suspects DeepSeek may have done the same thing they've been accused of doing to others.

www.404media.co/openai-furio...

Ritchie Torres' deportation flip-flop

My first byline for POLITICO’s New York Playbook is on Rep. Ritchie Torres’ shifting stance on immigration. Read here: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

What to Expect from Howard Lutnick’s Department of Commerce on Tech | TechPolicy.Press David Paiz-Torres discusses the potential impact of Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick on three key tech policy issues.

David Paiz-Torres discusses the potential impact of Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick on three key tech policy issues.

Watch live: Trump makes AI infrastructure announcement on first full day in office | NBC News YouTube video by NBC News

He's expected to discuss the "stargate" project soon.
www.youtube.com/live/r8LYbHb...

Trump to announce up to $500 billion in private sector AI infrastructure investment President Trump is announcing billions in private sector investment by OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle to build AI infrastructure in the U.S.

Trump to announce up to $500 billion in private sector AI infrastructure investment www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a... via @CBSPolitics

Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife A woman once married to the brother of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, submitted a sworn statement to the Senate in a late-hour complication to his confirmation. His attorney denied her a...

President Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department was “abusive” towards his second/ex wife, according to a sworn statement submitted to senators by Pete Hegseth’s ex-sister-in-law.
-NYT

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...

Read: Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs Read the memo from Meta to its employees about ending major DEI programs across the company, effective immediately.

Meta says it getting rid of its DEI programs, effective immediately.
-Axios

www.axios.com/2025/01/10/m...

BREAKING: The House has PASSED H.R. 9495 by a vote of 219-184, with the vote breaking down roughly along party lines.

A total of 15 Democrats voted in favor of the bill, which is way down from the 52 who supported it last week. See below for full list!