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Rolling Stone no paywall – “Originalism, a framework with roots in the segregationist past and funded by right-wing oligarchs, helped lead to Donald Trump’s unconstitutional regime By Sean Wilentz, Sidney Blumenthal – June 1, 2025: “An obscure ideology most people have never heard of is dominating almost every aspect of American life. Nearly every important …
Jacob Harris, DOGE Track: “We are now several months into the second Trump presidency. It’s been hard keeping track of all that is being damaged and lost within the federal government. Emboldened by Musk and the absence of oversight, the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) has been rampaging through agencies to subvert their security, …
Higher Ground Labs: “Each year, we track developments across the political technology space, providing a window into how our ecosystem is evolving—and what it means for Democratic campaigns and progressive infrastructure. This year’s report focuses on the turbulent 2024 election cycle and the hard lessons it left in its wake. The 2024 election presented enormous …
follow up to previous post – The US Library of Congress is under attack, see also Washington Post no paywall: “The Trump White House has a new target in its campaign to expand executive power: the Library of Congress. Never mind the name — administration lawyers are now arguing that the main research library of the …
Marisa Kabas – The Handbasket: “Secretary Marco Rubio’s State Department published a reorganization chart Thursday morning showing massive cuts to diplomatic offices and functions, plus a few new additions. Rubio’s department also reportedly sent the plan to Congress concurrently. What hasn’t been previously reported is the extensive 136-page document Congress received that includes the more …
Washington Post – Trump fired them all. The volumes of the Foreign Relations of the United States have been written since Abraham Lincoln’s time [no paywall] The Historical Advisory Committee — “the HAC,” in Washington lingo — is made up of nine academics nominated to serve rotating terms by the biggest and most prestigious associations …
Bloomberg – no paywall: “The bulk of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs were deemed illegal and blocked by the US trade court, dealing a major blow to a pillar of the Republican’s economic agenda. A panel of three judges at the US Court of International Trade in Manhattan issued a ruling Wednesday siding with Democratic-led …
REPORT: “Undermining the Watchdogs: The 19 Independent Inspectors General Fired by President Trump Uncovered Billions in Fraud, Waste, and Abuse” “U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a report detailing the Trump Administration’s unprecedented attacks on Inspectors General – the independent watchdogs tasked with rooting …
The Atlantic: “In the years before the Constitution was written, two of the most famous figures of the American Revolution were caught up in controversy over fears of undue foreign influence caused by their receipt of opulent gifts from European kings. One was a gold snuff box encrusted with 408 diamonds that King Louis XVI …
SciLit: “How a little-noticed tax and a bureaucratic cap could reshape U.S. innovation. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1 today, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a sweeping reconciliation bill intended to implement key components of the Trump administration’s fiscal agenda. Among its most controversial implications are those for science. You can read …
Politico: “Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative sought last week to gain access to the government’s central publishing operation, a congressional offshoot that provides public access to federal documents. The Government Publishing Office is the fourth legislative branch agency that President Donald Trump’s administration has recently attempted to access. DOGE made an inquiry about …
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report [Read the report here] uncovering the far-reaching scope of Trump’s attacks on science and their impact on public health. “Since January, Trump has launched an unprecedented, illegal and outrageous attack on science and scientists. …
