The federal government is the economic backbone of the District of Columbia, as well as Maryland and Virginia. The sudden mass layoffs have already had knock-on effects in the capital city.
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Posted inPolitics
DOGE Wants to Make Your Baby’s Crib Unsafe
Three Democratic commissioners have been fired from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Trump’s team has its eye on dismantling the agency entirely.
Posted inTAP
Why Would Trump Gut FEMA and NOAA?
Today on TAP: Destroying American weather science will create a perfect storm of disaster.
Posted inPolitics
Republican Mega-Bill Charges Federal Workers for Basic Rights on the Job
If the spending bill is passed, an estimated three-quarters of eligible federal workers may be coerced into at-will employment.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supreme Court: Agency Deference Is Good Now
Less than a year after ending the latitude federal agencies were previously given by courts to implement laws, the Court’s conservatives brought it back for infrastructure approvals.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Privatizing Speculative Gain, Socializing Risk
Trump’s grand design for Fannie Mae ignorantly repeats a sordid history.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Go, Elon, and Never Darken Our Doors Again
The worst ultra-billionaire on Earth says he’s leaving government. Let’s hope he actually does it.
Posted inEducation in America
Borrowers Besieged
Student debtors are under attack on all sides. Government contractors make their life miserable, and financial predators are poised to capitalize.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Elon Musk’s Fake Retreat From DOGE
Despite the billionaire nominally stepping back, his loyalists remain in control of the group.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
VA Secretary Collins: Indifferent to Public’s and Congressional Opposition to His Gutting Veterans’ Care
In congressional testimony, he refused to take responsibility for his drastic downsizing.
