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DOGE fired NOAA’s climate scientists – they just launched Climate.us – “Keeping trusted climate information up to date and easy to find.. Climate hazards—both natural and human-caused—are a significant threat to public health and safety, to communities and infrastructure, to the economy, and to forests and other natural resources. Americans who don’t understand climate can’t …
The New York Times – no paywall: “Behind the scenes, the Trump White House went to extensive lengths to advance its theory of executive power, potentially giving the president remarkable leeway to install loyalists at nearly every echelon of government. In the tiny corner of the legal world that follows such things, the March ruling …
The Guardian: “A new report sheds light on the unprecedented growth of the US government’s immigration surveillance arsenal, revealing fresh details about how spending on technology and AI tools to find and track migrants has soared to record levels during Donald Trump’s second term. The report, released this week, analyzed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
The Atlantic – no paywall: Money once used for crucial national-park repairs is now financing Trump’s redecorating projects. The pathway that connects the White House residence to the Oval Office has long been paved in Tennessee flagstone. Every president since Harry Truman made the 45-second commute, and made it without complaint, until Donald Trump. The …
ProPublica – The Secret IRS Files: “In 2007, Jeff Bezos, then a multibillionaire and now the world’s richest man, did not pay a penny in federal income taxes. He achieved the feat again in 2011. In 2018, Tesla founder Elon Musk, the second-richest person in the world, also paid no federal income taxes. Michael Bloomberg managed …
Washington Post – no paywall: “Why the nation’s founding document is marred by stains, a mysterious handprint. The physical journey of the Declaration of Independence tells its own story. Its imperfections and endurance reflect those of the America it helped create…Two and a half centuries ago, the newborn United States did not yet reflect the …
“The Trump administration took aim at the separation of church and state June 26, 2026, issuing a draft report from the president’s Religious Liberty Commission that says the separation concept is a legal error and that Americans should view religion as an “essential support” and always remember “the Creator who made us and bestows our …
PBS – “Postmaster General David Steiner told a Senate committee Wednesday that, if a proposed rule is adopted, the U.S. Postal Service would withhold mail ballots from states that do not hand over to the federal government lists of people who have requested absentee or mail ballots. Watch Steiner’s remarks in the video player above. …
The Guardian “A document on an embryo adoption program may be marginal – but it marks an escalation in the pursuit of fetal personhood. The Trump administration quietly declared frozen embryos to be children last week. In a call for grant applications related to a nearly 20-year-old program meant to raise awareness about frozen embryo …
Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote. AP, June 24, 2026. “A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote. …
Washington Post – no paywall: The Interior Department’s guidance instructs parks staff not to confirm deaths, the severity of injuries or other details. “…recent internal guidance prohibits park staff or other Interior Department employees from directly notifying the public about the deaths. The department, which oversees the National Park Service, had not issued any statements …
Federal Agency Workforce Changes: Update for July 2025 to January 2026. GAO-26-108583 Published: Jun 17, 2026. Publicly Released: Jun 17, 2026. Full Report Executive orders in 2025 aimed to reduce the federal workforce and restrict hiring in many areas. This is our second report on these workforce changes. The number of federal employees declined across …
