Lake, whom Trump appointed without Senate confirmation to run Voice of America parent agency, cut over 1,000 jobs
Read more via The Guardian: Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency, voiding mass layoffs
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Beyond the Iran war: Trump’s no-good, very-bad day on jobs, gas, Epstein
President Donald Trump on March 6 found himself dealing not only with an intensifying U.S. assault on Iran but also a decline in jobs, a rise in gas prices and unverified allegations of sexual misconduct from the release of more Jeffrey Epstein files.
Read more at USA Today: Beyond the Iran war: Trump’s no-good, very-bad day on jobs, gas, Epstein
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Trump fires Noem amid controversies over her leadership at DHS
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was ousted in the first Cabinet shakeup of President Trump’s second term. She received bipartisan criticism for the agency’s handling of the immigration crackdown, delays in emergency response and self-promotion in a nine-figure ad campaign.
Watch PBS News coverage/read a transcript here: Trump fires Noem amid controversies over her leadership at DHS
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Senate Democrats block bill to fund DHS
Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), spurning pressure from Republicans who argued the conflict with Iran has heightened the need to end the agency shutdown.
Read more via The Hill: Senate Democrats block bill to fund DHS again
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Board Delays Vote on Trump’s Ballroom Amid Deluge of Public Criticism
The board, which is led by Trump allies, had been expected to vote to approve the project on Thursday. But Stephen Staudigl, a spokesman for the panel, said in a statement that the timing would be pushed back “given the large amount of public input on the project.”
Read more via the NYT: Board Delays Vote on Trump’s Ballroom Amid Deluge of Public Criticism
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Federal judge blocks DeSantis executive order declaring CAIR a ‘terrorist organization’
“The question before this Court is whether the Governor can, in a non-emergency situation, unilaterally designate one of the largest Muslim civil rights groups in America as a ‘terrorist organization’ and withhold government benefits from anyone providing material support or resources to the group,” Walker wrote in his order. “This Court finds he cannot.”
Read more via the Florida Phoenix: Federal judge blocks DeSantis executive order declaring CAIR a ‘terrorist organization’
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DOJ quietly shelves Biden autopen investigation that Trump demanded
It is difficult to bring a criminal case when there is not even a readily identifiable and applicable criminal statute, the person briefed on the matter said.
Read more via NBS News: DOJ quietly shelves Biden autopen investigation that Trump demanded
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‘No Safety in Appeasement’: Law Firms That Fought Trump Vindicated as DOJ Drops Cases
Congressman Jamie Raskin said the US Department of Justice’s decision Monday to abandon its legal cases against law firms that refused to capitulate to President Donald Trump should serve as “a reminder that those who fight back against authoritarianism are winning.”
Read more via Common Dreams: ‘No Safety in Appeasement’: Law Firms That Fought Trump Vindicated as DOJ Drops Cases
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Punk in the Park canceled after backlash over founder’s Trump donation
Punk in the Park traveling music festival has canceled all of its 2026 events, including one in Orlando, after the company’s founder was exposed for donating to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Read more via Orlando Weekly: Punk in the Park canceled after backlash over founder’s Trump donation
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Gregory Bovino Is Now Under Criminal Investigation
Former Customs and Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino’s use of chemical irritants during the Department of Homeland Security’s “Operation Metro Surge” in Minnesota is among 17 criminal investigations now underway in Hennepin County, where Minneapolis is located, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Monday.
Read more via Mother Jones: Gregory Bovino Is Now Under Criminal Investigation
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