In potential showdown, aid groups demand court find USAID, State officials in contempt Aid groups are urging a federal judge to find Trump administration officials in contempt to force them to reopen funding to global programs. USAID says it has a legal right to cancel aid contracts.

UPDATE: Aid groups are urging a federal judge to find Trump administration officials in contempt to force them to reopen funding to global programs. USAID says it has a legal right to cancel aid contracts.

Trump officials will not restart most foreign aid despite court order A judge last week ruled that the freeze on foreign aid must be reversed. But Trump's USAID team responded that many contracts give them the right to halt funding.

A judge last week ruled that the freeze on foreign aid must be reversed. But Trump's USAID team responded that many contracts give them the right to halt funding.

Tim Kaine on Fox News Sunday: Why isn't Trump getting the Republican leaders down in the White House and saying, 'here's what we're gonna do'? He's making all these cuts without Congress because he doesn't even think the Republican leadership will go along with him

Dear World, (An Apology From Decent Americans) Dear World,

Dear Leaders of the Free World,

We're not with these maniacs.

Sincerely,

Decent Americans

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-world...

"Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.' -J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit, pub. 1937

Twitter post from Ed Markey @SenMarkey . The post lists several actions that have been blocked: 'Birthright citizenship order - BLOCKED. Federal funding cut off - BLOCKED. Illegal feds resignation plan - BLOCKED. Access to Treasury's vital data system - BLOCKED. Firing 2000 USAID workers - BLOCKED. Drastic NIH Grant Cuts - BLOCKED. Removing public health websites - BLOCKED.'

The big question was whether the White House would obey court orders and appeal them as is its right, or whether it would thumb its nose and risk contempt. The White House so far has chosen to appeal.

America, thank you for speaking up for us! The National Park Service will exempt certain workers from Trump’s federal hiring freeze, including seasonal law enforcement rangers and public safety dispatchers.

Trump’s Funding Freeze Creates Chaos and Financial Distress for Farmers Regenerative farming programs supported by the USDA are thrown into chaos as federal funding is put on pause.

Democrats should not agree to replenish any funding into the USDA Commodity Credit Corporation until USDA releases ALL previously awarded grants to farmers.

Great point.

Today, 130+ local leaders & mayors urged Congress to preserve clean energy tax credits that have been critical in:

👷Creating good-paying jobs
💵 Saving households money on energy bills
🛣️ Protecting the right to a clean & healthy environment

Trump announced that he plans to sign an executive order next week to end the promotion of paper straws as an alternative to plastic ones. So much for the sea turtles.

"Texas authorities arrested a Jan. 6 rioter recently pardoned by President Trump on Thursday for online solicitation of a minor..."

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This. Make it hard for the Republicans to destroy the country.

Trump has no idea whatsoever what Musk is actually doing even though he also signed the executive order giving DOGE “full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, software systems, and IT systems."

Support Canadian alternatives!

Employees are being advised to abandon scientific priorities and focus on “unleashing America’s energy.”

The guy from The Apprentice, who hired a Fox weekend host to run the Pentagon and a cast member from the Real World to run the FAA (the two agencies associated with the incident) says the real cause of a deadly plain crash is DEI.

Kansas Hit With One Of The Largest Tuberculosis Outbreaks In History—And Trump Is Making It Worse Is anyone surprised?

He makes everything worse.

A tweet from Brian Tyler Cohen ( @briantylercohen ) reads: 'The same people wailing about DEI literally can't spell their own job title.' Below this, there is a screenshot of a tweet from Natalie Winters ( @nataliegwinters ) with the title 'War Room White House Corespondent' and an American flag emoji. The image shows Natalie Winters standing in front of the White House with her hands on her hips, wearing a black top with white cuffs and a lanyard with a badge around her neck.

So… Who got the job because of the way she looks or who she knows, and not her qualifications?

DeSantis faces pushback by fellow Republicans on his call for an immigration session Republican leaders in the state legislature say they support President Trump's pledge to combat illegal immigration but want to deal with it and other issues identified by DeSantis on their schedule, ...

Republican leaders in the state legislature say they support President Trump's pledge to combat illegal immigration but want to deal with it and other issues identified by DeSantis on their schedule, not his.

Excellent post

Trump Demands California Adopt Voter ID Requirement to Get Wildfire Aid Read more here.

The central core of Trumpism is voter suppression and election subversion. Too many people only pay attention to this right before elections and forget it once elections are over.

We must take this threat literally and seriously if we want to have free and fair elections in the future.

There are countless oil and gas leases sitting unused on the market because even corporations don’t want to drill. Keep your hands off our public lands. #FactsMatter

The Trump administration claims that expanding oil and gas drilling would help lower grocery costs. In reality, increasing American oil production—which is already booming—would have little to no effect.

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring Researchers facing

Trump has ordered the National Institutes of Health to cancel their review panels on cancer research.

“The impact of [Trump’s] collective executive orders appears devastating,” one senior NIH employee says.