In what he called the "most consequential day of deregulation in American history," the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles. "We are driving a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion and ushering in America's Golden Age, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in an essay in The Wall Street Journal. read more
"For almost 90 years, Social Security has never missed a paycheck " but 60 days into this administration, Social Security is now on the brink," Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, said in a statement. "Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek has proven again that he is in way over his head, compromising the privacy of millions of Americans, shutting down services that senior citizens rely on and planning debilitating layoffs, all in service to Elon Musk's lies."
Donald Trump has suggested he would be happy for the US to become an "associate member" of the Commonwealth, if King Charles were to make the offer. The US president on Friday posted a news story from The Sun that referred to a supposed "secret offer" the British monarch is due to extend during Trump's planned state visit to the UK. He added: "I Love King Charles. Sounds good to me!"
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. The Education Department oversees the country's $1.6 trillion federal student loan portfolio, provides funding to low-income students and enforces civil rights across the country. Only Congress can unilaterally eliminate the Education Department. But the Trump administration can starve the agency of resources. read more
A professor CUNY history professor named Angus Johnston posted a pretty good thread over at Bluesky yesterday about the current Constitutional crisis. I think he nails it perfectly. I've pasted his handful of posts together here for readability purposes read more
WASHINGTON: Amid the outcry over the leaking of top-secret war plans, on Monday millions of Americans called for a breathalyzer to be attached to Pete Hegseth's phone.
In an emotional apology at the Pentagon, Hegseth said that someone in his position "should never drink and text, and so I am giving up texting."
According to national security experts, a journalist was given access to highly sensitive war plans that are normally available only to people using a public bathroom at Mar-a-Lago.
(The Borowitz Report)