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A federal judge on Monday scheduled a Wednesday court hearing for Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), forbidding the government from moving forward with deportation efforts before then. Lawyers for Khalil, a green card holder and leading pro-Palestinian demonstrator whose arrest was cheered by …
An early glimpse into Federal jobless claims for next week. https://t.co/iQA4MzwneI pic.twitter.com/QXt3SmTgGd — Anna Wong (@AnnaEconomist) March 7, 2025 Massive spike in job cut announcements pic.twitter.com/06LUZwwXjQ — Peter Berezin (@PeterBerezinBCA) March 6, 2025
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) have teamed up to reintroduce the “End the Fed” bill in the House and Senate to liquidate the Federal Reserve’s assets and transfer all money to the Treasury. Additionally, Massie also introduced a bill to audit the Federal Reserve in the House. Massie previously introduced the …
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will reopen a federal immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey that has a 1,000-bed capacity — the largest facility of its type on the East Coast. ICE announced Thursday that Delaney Hall will be the agency’s first detention center to open under the Trump administration, which has made cracking down …
With mass Trump-era layoffs, adversaries see vulnerable, bitter ex-officials as prime recruitment targets. 🚨U.S. INTEL: RUSSIA AND CHINA RECRUITING FIRED US OFFICIALS U.S. intelligence warns that Russia and China are aggressively recruiting recently fired federal employees, particularly those with security clearances. With the Trump administration conducting mass layoffs,… https://t.co/vMzKgSzwRK pic.twitter.com/utJkUxs1hU — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February …
Federal officials have reportedly identified the hacker behind the AI video of President Donald Trump kissing the feet of Elon Musk, which was broadcast on televisions in the Housing and Urban Development cafeteria on Monday. According to a report, the responsible individual was escorted out of the building once caught. This indicates they were a …
Imagine if every governor followed suit—billions in taxpayer dollars saved, bureaucratic bloat slashed, and real efficiency restored. Florida GOP Gov DeSantis announces state DOGE task force Florida’s state DOGE force is based of of the federal agency started by President Donald Trump and led by Elon Musk to cut government spending. Florida GOP Gov. Ron …
MUST WATCH: This is one of the most epic exchanges ever between Trump and the Governor of Maine pic.twitter.com/mqjTVBStZi — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 21, 2025 ‘See you in court:’ Trump clashes with Maine’s governor over transgender athletes 911, I would like to report a homicide pic.twitter.com/zypGvFzwzU — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 21, 2025 …
This is a full-scale, taxpayer-funded cover-up. The Department of Education, the agency entrusted with shaping our future, is instead engaged in a secret operation to protect illegal immigrants—and they’re using encrypted apps to evade oversight. Travis Combs himself admits they’ve deliberately removed citizenship status checks to keep the program off the books. Who authorized this? …
by Michael Most Americans don’t know that for much of U.S. history there was no federal income tax and there was no central bank. But now everyone assumes that we must have a federal income tax and a central bank in order to have a functioning society. Today, there are just a handful of nations …
Mass layoffs by the Trump administration have left Colorado federal workers, as well as Coloradans who rely on federal programs, in limbo.
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has scheduled a rare holiday court hearing on Monday, in a case brought by Democratic state attorneys general seeking to protect major federal agencies from Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting team known as DOGE. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, D.C., on Sunday called the hearing for Monday, …
President Trump just signed a sweeping executive order to protect Second Amendment rights—but what does it do? The order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to review and potentially eliminate federal actions that restrict gun ownership, including ATF regulations, firearm classifications, and enforcement policies from the Biden administration.
Some federal employees who have been laid off were reportedly given only 30 minutes to pack their belongings and vacate federal offices. Federal agencies were ordered by Donald Trump to fire mostly probationary staff, with as many as 200,000 workers set to be affected and some made to rush off the premises, the Washington Post …
🚨BREAKING: President Trump signs Executive Order cutting ALL federal funding to schools that mandate the COVID vaccine. pic.twitter.com/kkUs20407X — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 14, 2025 President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order halting federal funds for schools that require students to be vaccinated against coronavirus before they can attend classes in person. Trump’s administration has …
It’s wild how much has changed in such a short time. The buyout program initiated by Trump and pushed forward by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has seen a staggering 75,000 federal workers walk away with a package they just couldn’t refuse. With the federal workforce swelling to over 2 million, Musk’s vision of slashing …
The Producer Price Index (PPI) for January jumped by +.4%, exceeding the forecasted +.3%. This unexpected rise highlights ongoing inflation pressures, which could have significant effects on both consumers and businesses. The PPI gauges the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. When the PPI is higher …
A federal judge in Boston Monday will consider whether to block President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk from carrying out their unprecedented plan to buy out tens of thousands of federal employees. Three federal employee unions — with the support of 20 Democratic attorneys general — have argued that the Office of Personnel …
State legislators want Congress to hand over all mineral rights and federal public lands in Wyoming except Yellowstone As Western lawmakers float a variety of bad ideas for transferring federal lands to states, a group of Wyoming state senators are making a particularly outrageous request of the federal government. On Thursday, those lawmakers pushed forward …
About 20,000 federal workers have accepted the “buyout” offer put forward by the Trump administration last week, a senior administration official tells Axios. Why it matters: It’s a significant number of people — about 1% of the federal workforce — but still substantially less than the White House’s target of 5% to 10%. https://www.axios.com/2025/02/04/trump-buyout-federal-workers-20000
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration has mandated that all federal employees must remove pronouns from their email signatures by 5PM today. pic.twitter.com/RlBv9VLUNL — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 31, 2025 Pronoun Warrior Pete Buttigieg Nukes "He/Him" From Social Media https://t.co/01GO10BmIW — zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 31, 2025 The mandate affects multiple federal agencies, including the Department of Transportation, …
Checks out https://t.co/cDCK2IBkaL — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 29, 2025
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "We have informed the federal workforce that if they are working for the federal government, they must show up to the office on time and on schedule… If they don't agree by February 6 to show up back to work in their office, they will be terminated." pic.twitter.com/Kvu9ghYpvn — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) …
by confoundedinterest17 Wow. Money printing by The Federal Reserve went will after the Covid outbreak in early 2020. So did Federal spending. Unfortunately, politicians are addicted to Federal spending. And Senators like Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) are trying to obstruct any spending cuts by Trump and his DOGE. Well, M1 Money printing …
Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump issued an order on Tuesday to stop federal funding, sponsorship, promotion, assistance, for gender affirming care for children under age 19. “It is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another, …
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Atlanta announced on social media its involvement in the efforts alongside other federal law enforcement partners.
🚨 Unsettling message spotted on Google Earth near Cesar Chavez Ave, LA: "HELP," "TRAFICO," "LAPD," and "FEDERAL" written in debris Coordinates: 34°03’17.8”N, 118°13’32.2”W. Tartarian type bridge & corner building =100% tunnels in the area!! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/eFhKwtsy9D — Maria Omeara 🇺🇸 (@MariaOmeara13) January 25, 2025 pic.twitter.com/VxB0XMSbyR — Maria Omeara 🇺🇸 (@MariaOmeara13) January 25, 2025
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Colorblind meritocracy fosters unity, rewarding hard work and talent over division. With one sweeping stroke, this executive order aims to dismantle decades of race-based preferences in the federal government. Source: https://t.co/Ntz9BuTfCk — The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole) January 22, 2025 https://twitter.com/UnfiltdTruth/status/1882809556528775281