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NASA eliminates chief scientist role and closes three offices in DOGE workforce reductions
Dr. Kate Calvin's position terminated and 23 employees laid off as part of Trump efficiency cuts
Apr 10, 2026
NASA eliminates chief scientist role and closes three offices in DOGE workforce reductions
Dr. Kate Calvin's position terminated and 23 employees laid off as part of Trump efficiency cuts
Iran war costs reach $30 billion as Republicans face funding fight under War Powers Resolution
GOP leadership scrambles to secure supplemental funding before 60-day congressional authorization deadline
Apr 10, 2026
Iran war costs reach $30 billion as Republicans face funding fight under War Powers Resolution
GOP leadership scrambles to secure supplemental funding before 60-day congressional authorization deadline
Judge rules Hegseth violated court order blocking press from Pentagon
Defense Secretary must comply with court orders on press access
Apr 10, 2026
Judge rules Hegseth violated court order blocking press from Pentagon
Defense Secretary must comply with court orders on press access
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House GOP blocks Iran war powers vote during pro forma session
GOP pro tempore gavels out before Ivey can speak on Iran war powers
Apr 9, 2026
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House GOP blocks Iran war powers vote during pro forma session
GOP pro tempore gavels out before Ivey can speak on Iran war powers
HUD emergency housing voucher program will run out of funding by end of 2026
Program that assists 60,000 people fleeing homelessness and domestic violence faces depletion
Apr 9, 2026
HUD emergency housing voucher program will run out of funding by end of 2026
Program that assists 60,000 people fleeing homelessness and domestic violence faces depletion
BIA orders deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
BIA orders Khalil's deportation despite active court injunction
Apr 9, 2026
BIA orders deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
BIA orders Khalil's deportation despite active court injunction
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Federal judge blocks Justice Department demand for Massachusetts voter roll data
Court says DOJ skipped the statute's own process
Apr 9, 2026
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Federal judge blocks Justice Department demand for Massachusetts voter roll data
Court says DOJ skipped the statute's own process
EPA Administrator Zeldin proposes weakening coal ash groundwater protections
Rule change would eliminate cleanup requirements and allow toxic ash to contaminate water supplies
Apr 9, 2026
EPA Administrator Zeldin proposes weakening coal ash groundwater protections
Rule change would eliminate cleanup requirements and allow toxic ash to contaminate water supplies
James Strahler pleads guilty to cyberstalking and AI-generated child sexual abuse material
Ohio man becomes first person convicted under Trump's Take It Down Act after targeting 10 victims
Apr 9, 2026
James Strahler pleads guilty to cyberstalking and AI-generated child sexual abuse material
Ohio man becomes first person convicted under Trump's Take It Down Act after targeting 10 victims
ArcelorMittal donated foreign steel to Trump's ballroom and got a $37 million tariff cut
The White House rewarded a steel donor with a federal tariff exemption worth $37 million
Apr 9, 2026
ArcelorMittal donated foreign steel to Trump's ballroom and got a $37 million tariff cut
The White House rewarded a steel donor with a federal tariff exemption worth $37 million
Nuclear Regulatory Commission cut nuclear security drills in half at all 93 U.S. reactors
Post-9/11 Force-on-Force attack simulations have been eliminated at all 93 operating reactors
Apr 9, 2026
Nuclear Regulatory Commission cut nuclear security drills in half at all 93 U.S. reactors
Post-9/11 Force-on-Force attack simulations have been eliminated at all 93 operating reactors
ICE spent $1 billion on detention warehouses without notifying states or Congress
Contracts for 30,000 new detention beds were signed in secret over six weeks
Apr 9, 2026
ICE spent $1 billion on detention warehouses without notifying states or Congress
Contracts for 30,000 new detention beds were signed in secret over six weeks
Louisiana Republicans move to abolish clerk's office won by exonerated man
Calvin Duncan served 28 years for a wrongful conviction and won 68% of the vote. His new bosses are eliminating his job
Apr 9, 2026
Louisiana Republicans move to abolish clerk's office won by exonerated man
Calvin Duncan served 28 years for a wrongful conviction and won 68% of the vote. His new bosses are eliminating his job
EPA gives water utilities two more years to remove PFAS from drinking water
Lee Zeldin extends EPA water cleanup deadline to 2031, shifting costs to ratepayers
Apr 8, 2026
EPA gives water utilities two more years to remove PFAS from drinking water
Lee Zeldin extends EPA water cleanup deadline to 2031, shifting costs to ratepayers
3.3 million people dropped from SNAP as work requirements expand
Enrollment hits 10-year low after OBBBA work requirement expansion
Apr 8, 2026
3.3 million people dropped from SNAP as work requirements expand
Enrollment hits 10-year low after OBBBA work requirement expansion
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending deportation protections for 5,000 Ethiopians
Judge Brian Murphy rules DHS violated congressional rules in terminating Temporary Protected Status
Apr 8, 2026
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending deportation protections for 5,000 Ethiopians
Judge Brian Murphy rules DHS violated congressional rules in terminating Temporary Protected Status
Federal judge gave FDA six months to respond before blocking mail-order mifepristone in Louisiana
Judge Joseph signaled that Louisiana will win its challenge to mail-order abortion pill access
Apr 8, 2026
Federal judge gave FDA six months to respond before blocking mail-order mifepristone in Louisiana
Judge Joseph signaled that Louisiana will win its challenge to mail-order abortion pill access
Office of Personnel Management demanded prescription and diagnosis records for 8 million federal workers
Sixty-five insurers were ordered to hand over every federal employee's prescriptions, diagnoses, and claims going back years
Apr 8, 2026
Office of Personnel Management demanded prescription and diagnosis records for 8 million federal workers
Sixty-five insurers were ordered to hand over every federal employee's prescriptions, diagnoses, and claims going back years
Israel killed 254 people in Lebanon within hours of the Iran ceasefire announcement
Four world leaders gave contradictory accounts of what the ceasefire actually covers
Apr 8, 2026
Israel killed 254 people in Lebanon within hours of the Iran ceasefire announcement
Four world leaders gave contradictory accounts of what the ceasefire actually covers
Prediction markets trigger multi-state legal war over whether federal law preempts state gambling rules
Third Circuit rules 2-1 for Kalshi, DOJ sues three states as prediction market legal war reaches federal appellate courts
Apr 7, 2026
Prediction markets trigger multi-state legal war over whether federal law preempts state gambling rules
Third Circuit rules 2-1 for Kalshi, DOJ sues three states as prediction market legal war reaches federal appellate courts