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USFacts: “Congress hasn’t passed a full budget on time since 1997. How is the government getting funded? Government budgeting is a massive project. Each year, the federal government takes in trillions of dollars and redistributes them (and, in most years, more) to fund government programs and address the current administration’s priorities. At USAFacts, we talk …
NextGov/FCW – “At least 15 government oversight websites were down — and with them, access to watchdog reports and required hotline and whistleblower links — as of Wednesday evening. That’s not due to the federal shutdown that began at midnight; it’s a deliberate move by the White House, whose Office of Management and Budget is …
Follow up to Oversight Democrats Release Third Batch of Documents from Jeffrey Epstein Estate see The Daily Beast: “From TD Bank to Honeycomb Partners, several hedge funds and banks were linked to the wealthy sex offender – Fresh documents from the estate of late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein reveal how the convicted sex trafficker carried on …
TechDirt: “…Here’s how the administration leads into its hit list of Democratic politicians (emphasis in the original): The carnage in Dallas, Texas — where a maniac with “ANTI-ICE” ammo gunned down an ICE field office in an attack clearly targeted at ICE personnel — lays bare the deadly consequences of Democrats’ unhinged crusade against our border …
Overview Shutdown Furlough Administrative Furlough This page provides information on shutdown furloughs [Note – this site does not provide comprehensive, detailed, accurate and actionable information on the consequences of the shutdown for the pay, insurance and employment of federal employees. In accordance with Circular A-11, agency contingency plans for a lapse in appropriations are hosted …
TMP: “In a stunning win for President Trump, the Supreme Court on Friday used its emergency docket to clear the way for him to continue to withhold billions of dollars in foreign aid despite congressional authorization of the monies. The decision implicitly ratified the president’s use of a pocket rescission, the refusal to spend the …
Peters Report Finds that DOGE Continues to Operate Unchecked, Likely Violating Federal Privacy and Security Laws, and Putting the Safety of Americans’ Personal Information in Danger. “U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a report revealing that the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is …
Follow up to Epstein Files Are Out. The Coverup is Worse Than You Think, See Also – “Democrats on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released partial records from the third batch of documents produced by the Jeffrey Epstein Estate, which includes phone message logs, copies of flight logs and manifests for aircrafts, copies …
CNBC: “Google long touted the need for factually accurate information on its platforms, but a letter submitted to Congress this week demonstrates how the tech company is shifting to prioritize “free expression.” The company’s YouTube division on Tuesday said it will soon allow accounts that were previously banned for spreading misinformation related to Covid-19 and …
BoingBoing – regardless of over concerns of “inaccuracies, hate speech, and ideological bias: “Some House and Senate Democrats, along with dozens of left-leaning advocacy groups, have criticized the Trump administration’s efforts to deploy Grok. They claim the chatbot produces inaccuracies, hate speech, and ideological bias, among other concerns, making it unsafe and untrustworthy for federal …
Law Dork: “A 90-year-old precedent meant nothing to the majority allowing Trump to fire an FTC commissioner during litigation. This is no way to run a court, let alone a country. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Republican appointees on Monday issued an order allowing President Donald Trump’s purported firing of Rebecca Slaughter as a Democratic commissioner …
Strength in Numbers: “Trump is unpopular Compare Trump’s topline job approval (-11) to that of other recent presidents, and he stands out quite clearly (not in a good way): The president’s entire domestic policy agenda is underwater, too — especially on the economy and inflation, the two issues that won him the 2024 election: But …
