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Saturday, February 22, 2025

Champagne corks were popping in Moscow after U.S. President Donald Trump verbally flogged Ukraine and its leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday. read more


While Elon Musk and his underlings demand budget cuts and layoffs across the federal government, funding for their agency -- the Department of Government Efficiency -- has soared to nearly $40 million, ProPublica found in a review of Office of Management and Budget records. read more


The administration flew almost all of the migrants it had held in the facility in Cuba to Honduras, and one to detention in the U.S., NBC News has learned. read more


In recent years, a growing number of scientific studies have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease isn't just a disease, it's an infection.


Hamilton Nolan: For many politically minded people who are not fascists, the weeks since Donald Trump's inauguration have felt like an unstoppable whirlwind of doom. read more


Trump's policies and pronouncements are at risk of colliding head-on. Fulfilling one could snuff out another. read more


As several national polls offer bad news for Donald Trump and Elon Musk, a leading political scientist explains why conditions are ripe for Democrats to run harder against their authoritarian overreach. read more


Former Department of Labor economist Jesse Rothstein posted on Bluesky that he believes Trump's drastic downsizing of the government will cause economic pain for Americans. "It seems almost unavoidable at this point," Rothstein wrote, "that we are headed for a deep, deep recession." read more


Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a pointed message for President Donald Trump after Canada's ice hockey team beat Team USA in overtime on Thursday. read more


The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is losing about 10 percent of its workforce through firings and buyout offers, according to people briefed on the cuts. read more


Senate Democrats have the power to block federal contracts to Tesla and SpaceX. It's the path to pushing Musk out of politics. read more


Hegseth is considering firing a number of military generals and flag officers, NBC News reported Wednesday, citing two Defense officials and three congressional officials. read more


It is the first shareholder lawsuit led by a U.S. state over Target's alleged mismanagement of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) matters. read more


The Trump administration's cuts to the federal workforce affect the World Trade Center Health Program, putting the health of 9/11 first responders at risk, critics said. read more


The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday it is planning to drop its lawsuit against Elon Musk's SpaceX ... read more


President Donald Trump on Friday terminated Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman CQ Brown Jr., the country's highest-ranking military officer, from his position. Brown, a fighter pilot, was the second Black person to serve as Joint Chiefs chairman after Army Gen. Colin Powell held the role from 1989 to 1993. read more


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