Elon Musk and Donald Trump want to make federal employees miserable on the job. Their latest trick: threaten criminal penalties for exercising free speech.
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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Trump Administration Is Objectively Pro-Cancer
America used to have the best medical research system in the world. Elon Musk and RFK Jr. are ripping it to shreds.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The GOP Is Destroying Justice to Embolden Trump’s Lawlessness
Attacks on judges from Republican members of Congress represent the subjugation of two branches of government under the president.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Federal Judge Halts CFPB Purge Again
DOGE was apparently part of the effort to hobble the agency, along with Clarence Thomas pal Mark Paoletta. For the moment, the firing of 1,483 workers is on hold.
Posted inWorking in America
OSHA Office Closure in ‘Cancer Alley’ Raises Fears About Risks to Workers
Louisiana is one of the most dangerous states in the U.S. for workers. The Trump administration plans to close its lone protection unit.
Posted inLaw and Justice
CFPB Slashed to the Bone, Threatening Financial Markets
The agency fired 1,500 workers on Thursday, which violates a court order and threatens a meltdown of mortgage markets and more.
Posted inPolitics
The ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ Tour Takes Los Angeles
At ‘Berniechella,’ the message from Sen. Sanders and AOC was clear: ‘Giving up and hiding under the covers is not acceptable. The stakes are just too high.’
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Trump Opens the Door to More Medicare Advantage Fraud
Private insurance companies just got a massive boost to their payments through the program, while DOGE fires the people responsible for oversight.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Congress Stops CFPB From Capping Overdraft Fees, Monitoring Big Tech
The two Congressional Review Act resolutions now go to President Trump.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Mad King Trump’s War on the Troops
The administration is vindictively hacking away at veterans’ benefits.