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Saturday, January 25, 2025

[Office of Management and Budget nominee Russell] Vought encountered strong opposition from Democratic Party members of the Senate Budget Committee, starting with ranking member Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., who opened the hearing by accusing Vought of favoring the rich over working-class Americans. read more


Most of Donald Trump's 26 executive orders, signed his first day in office on Jan. 20, are pulled directly from Project 2025, despite his previously claim accusing the agenda as "seriously extreme." read more


Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has revived three complaints against broadcast stations accused of bias against President Donald Trump. read more


A video on the pioneering Black pilots, famed for their World War II exploits, was stripped from the basic training curriculum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. A video about pathbreaking female aviators was also spiked. read more


A mayor claims Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested a U.S. citizen who served in the military during a raid just days into President Donald Trump's promised mass deportation operation. read more


Brown University School of Public Health and Brookings Institution researchers have conducted a longitudinal and cross-sectional study investigating trends in hospital and private equity affiliation among primary care physicians and the associated impact on negotiated service prices. The study revealed that, compared to independent primary care physicians, both hospital and private equity-affiliated physicians commanded higher negotiated prices for equivalent services. read more


The move is meant to please Trump voters, punish perceived enemies and represents "the most politically saturated security action since the Oppenheimer case in the 1950s." read more


For the first time in its more than 60-year history, the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)opens in a new tab or window did not go out as scheduled because of a communications pause at federal health agencies issued by the Trump administration. read more


Ghosting strikes the hiring process, as Gen-Z applicants react to unresponsive hiring managers by no longer replying to messages and sometimes not even turning up on the first day of work. read more


In the second part of a Fox News interview, Donald Trump says he "would rather not" impose tariffs on China, while saying it was their "one very big power" over Beijing read more


In a late night purge Friday, President Donald Trump Fired 17 inspectors general who work as watchdogs at multiple government agencies. read more


A sexting problem in the GOP could have kept Republicans from interrogating a key political target. read more


For years, Mexico has allowed the United States' deportation flights to cross over its airspace when flying undocumented immigrants back to their home countries without incident. But that's apparently no longer the case, according to a new report. read more


The new Trump administration has terminated all memberships of advisory committees that report to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). read more


A majority -- just over 57% -- of voters there supported a state constitutional amendment overturning the [abortion] ban, but unlike most states, Florida requires 60% to pass constitutional amendments. read more


The Senate cast a 50-50 vote with Vice President JD Vance casting a tie-breaking vote. GOP Senators Mitch McConnell, Susan Collin and Lisa Murkowski voted no along with all Democrats. read more


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