Trump officials suggest suspending habeas corpus. Here’s what it means. The Trump administration is considering whether it can suspend the right of an individual to challenge their detention in court.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has indicated that the Trump administration is considering whether it can suspend habeas corpus, the right of an individual to challenge their detention in court.

Here's what that means.

how benefits are calculated cutting what workers would receive. As if the job cuts weren’t bad enough, now they’re coming for your retirement too.

House Republicans are now targeting federal workers’ retirement benefits to help fund their massive tax cuts. Last week, the House Oversight Committee approved a plan to slash $50 billion from the retirement system over the next decade by changing

Internal VA Emails Reveal How Trump Cuts Jeopardize Veterans’ Care, Including To “Life-Saving Cancer Trials” Despite a congressional mandate to expand care for veterans, internal Veterans Affairs messages obtained by ProPublica paint a stark portrait of how chaotic cost cutting has already imperiled tests…

In one email to Veterans Affairs HQ, doctors in PA said a hiring freeze was causing “severe and immediate impacts” and that more than 1,000 veterans would lose access to treatment for cancer, kidney disease and traumatic brain injuries.

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Army confirms military parade for its 250th anniversary will be held on Trump's birthday Until recently, the Army’s birthday festival plans did not include a massive parade, which officials say will cost tens of millions of dollars. But Trump has long wanted a military parade, and…

Plans for the parade, as first detailed by The Associated Press on Thursday, call for about 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles and 50 helicopters to follow a route from Arlington, Virginia, to the National Mall.
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Trump budget would slash rental aid by 40% -- and let states fill the gap if they want The proposal would cut off rental subsidies after two years for able-bodied adults. Advocates warn if enacted, the White House plan would tip many low-income renters over the edge into homelessness.

The proposal would cut off rental subsidies after two years for able-bodied adults. Advocates warn if enacted, the White House plan would tip many low-income renters over the edge into homelessness.

Medical journals hit with threatening letters from Justice Department The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., has sent letters to several leading medical journals asking for information about their editorial practices.

The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., has sent letters to several leading medical journals asking for information about their editorial practices.

"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom." —MLK

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let DOGE View Social Security Data A federal judge in Maryland found that scrutiny of the agency’s sensitive information systems by Elon Musk’s team appeared to violate federal privacy laws.

Breaking News: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to let Elon Musk’s team have access to sensitive records at the Social Security Administration.

6-Day ICE Operation in Florida Resulted in More Than 1,000 Arrests The Trump administration hopes to work with local law enforcement as it tries to reach its goals for mass deportation.

A six-day immigration sweep in Florida in April resulted in the arrests of more than 1,100 people, the Trump administration said on Thursday, as it increasingly relies on local law enforcement to help speed deportations.

RFK Jr. will require shift in how new vaccines are tested, HHS says The potential change outlined in a statement would require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, sparking concerns among medical experts.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. intends to change how vaccines are tested. a move that the agency said will increase transparency, but that medical experts fear could limit access to vaccines and undermine the public’s trust in immunization depending on its implementation.

"Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized," Doug Emhoff said in reaction to the Trump administration firing him and senior Biden White House officials from the board that oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. nyti.ms/3GxToqH

FBI, national security agencies using polygraphs for ‘leak’ hunts Current and former officials say the crackdown at the FBI, the Pentagon and Office of the Director of National Intelligence is creating a climate of fear and harming national security.

National security agencies across the Trump administration are ramping up investigations into alleged leaks to the news media, in some cases using polygraph tests that current and former officials say are creating a climate of fear and intimidation.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Sues White House to Block Board Firings The media organization said that the White House emailed three of the company’s five directors on Monday, telling them that their positions had been terminated.

news: The Trump administration tried to fire several board members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS. They sued to stop it.

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Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.

Breaking News: The top vaccine official at the FDA abruptly resigned, saying that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “misinformation and lies” were irresponsible.

Our judges are under threat — not just politically, but physically. And instead of defending the rule of law, GOP lawmakers are inflaming the situation.

This is dangerous. It’s un-American. And it needs to stop.

Republicans are considering legislation to limit the scope of federal injunctions, potentially curbing the judiciary’s power. These injunctions are typically issued when judges believe a law or executive action may be unconstitutional.

Since January, SpaceX has received over $560 million in government contracts—an amount projected to surpass $2 billion in taxpayer funding by year’s end, averaging roughly $6.1 million per day. Follow the money and see where it goes.

Layoffs at NOAA, which warns us about severe weather

Attacking NIH, which finds cures for illnesses

Dismantling SSA, which administers Social Security payments

Terminating food inspectors and food safety committees at the USDA...

The "specifics" of DOGE put us all at risk.

Trump Orders Smithsonian to Promote ‘American Greatness’ in Executive Order The president complained in an executive order that the Smithsonian had advanced “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”

President Trump is moving to curb the independence of the Smithsonian Institution, saying he wants to make into a “symbol of inspiration and American greatness.”

Musk’s staffers have descended on the SEC and will be granted the same access as official staff, including full network, system, and data privileges.

This has huge implications. Basically step 2 in completing dismantling the federal infrastructure.

Trump administration moves to end union rights at many federal agencies The White House cited national security concerns for an executive order that represents a major expansion of its efforts to shrink the government.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday evening abolishing union rights at more than two dozen federal agencies and offices, in a major expansion of the administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government.

Live updates: Trump administration moves to formally abolish USAID, an action Congress has not yet authorized Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.

A letter sent to employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on Friday said that most positions would be eliminated in the coming months through reductions in force.

Love updates here.

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has its billion dollar grant cut by Trump administration Gavi, which helps countries purchase and distribute vaccines, is among thousands of programs determined to be "inconsistent with the national interest or Agency policy priorities."

Gavi, which helps countries purchase and distribute vaccines, is among thousands of programs determined to be "inconsistent with the national interest or Agency policy priorities."

A 25-year-old Musk staffer violated Treasury policies by emailing an unencrypted database containing personal information to two Trump administration officials.

This isn’t legal, Elon.

Musk steps up calls to impeach judges, offering $100 to voters who join in. America PAC is paying registered Wisconsin voters to sign its petition against “activist judges.” Talk about paid protesters. Now, judges are receiving violent threats online.

Trump administration fired nearly the entire civil rights branch of the Department of Homeland Security.

This is a coup! U.S. Institute for Peace called the DC police on the Musk team members in an effort to stop them from trespassing because the institute has control of its own building and the land it sits on. But instead, the DC police allowed them to enter and kicked out the institute’s officials.

We are fighting like hell to stop Musk’s staffers. They come into our buildings, forcibly removing us with the FBI, U.S. Marshals, and police. This coup must be stopped.