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Trump illegally withheld $2 billion in EV funds, GAO rules
GAO ruled Trump violated Impoundment Control Act—again
May 26, 2025
Trump illegally withheld $2 billion in EV funds, GAO rules
GAO ruled Trump violated Impoundment Control Act—again
Trump and EU reach 15% tariff compromise after threatening 50% duties
Six-week pause on 50% duties during trade negotiations
May 25, 2025
Trump and EU reach 15% tariff compromise after threatening 50% duties
Six-week pause on 50% duties during trade negotiations
Trump slashes National Security Council from 400 to 50 staff during Iran crisis
Trump fires 345 NSC experts mid-Iran crisis, hands Rubio both diplomacy and military strategy
May 23, 2025
Trump slashes National Security Council from 400 to 50 staff during Iran crisis
Trump fires 345 NSC experts mid-Iran crisis, hands Rubio both diplomacy and military strategy
Trump signs 225 executive orders in 2025 directing agencies to bypass public input, eliminate DEI offices, and gut environmental rules while fossil fuel companies gain billions in tax breaks
Trump signed 225 executive orders in 2025 directing agencies to bypass public input, eliminate DEI programs, and gut environmental protections while benefiting fossil fuel companies with billions in tax breaks and expedited permitting
May 23, 2025
Trump signs 225 executive orders in 2025 directing agencies to bypass public input, eliminate DEI offices, and gut environmental rules while fossil fuel companies gain billions in tax breaks
Trump signed 225 executive orders in 2025 directing agencies to bypass public input, eliminate DEI programs, and gut environmental protections while benefiting fossil fuel companies with billions in tax breaks and expedited permitting
Trump budget cuts $163 billion as HHS dismantles disability agency
SSA cuts 7,000 jobs while HHS fires 50% of disability staff and scatters programs
May 20, 2025
Trump budget cuts $163 billion as HHS dismantles disability agency
SSA cuts 7,000 jobs while HHS fires 50% of disability staff and scatters programs
Trump threatens 50% tariff on EU, delays deadline to July 9
Treasury Secretary Bessent says threat will "light a fire" under EU negotiations
May 19, 2025
Trump threatens 50% tariff on EU, delays deadline to July 9
Treasury Secretary Bessent says threat will "light a fire" under EU negotiations
Budget Committee advances reconciliation bill 17-16 on second try
Four holdouts flip to "present," unlocking $4 trillion reconciliation bill
May 18, 2025
Budget Committee advances reconciliation bill 17-16 on second try
Four holdouts flip to "present," unlocking $4 trillion reconciliation bill
Patel and Bongino tell Fox News Epstein killed himself
FBI director and deputy reverse their own Epstein conspiracy theories
May 18, 2025
Patel and Bongino tell Fox News Epstein killed himself
FBI director and deputy reverse their own Epstein conspiracy theories
FBI shuts FISA watchdog as Section 702 surveillance expands
Patel closes internal auditing office during surveillance reauthorization debate
May 18, 2025
FBI shuts FISA watchdog as Section 702 surveillance expands
Patel closes internal auditing office during surveillance reauthorization debate
EPA cancels 400 environmental justice grants worth $1.7 billion
Federal courts rule EPA terminations violated Clean Air Act and APA, $180 million restored
May 17, 2025
EPA cancels 400 environmental justice grants worth $1.7 billion
Federal courts rule EPA terminations violated Clean Air Act and APA, $180 million restored
House Epstein files deadline passes without full DOJ release
Congressional demands did not force immediate production of all Epstein records
May 16, 2025
House Epstein files deadline passes without full DOJ release
Congressional demands did not force immediate production of all Epstein records
Governors cut services as state budgets squeeze between pension debt and shrinking reserves
Governors Newsom, Pritzker, and Hochul slash Medicaid and education while rainy-day funds hit decade low
May 16, 2025
Governors cut services as state budgets squeeze between pension debt and shrinking reserves
Governors Newsom, Pritzker, and Hochul slash Medicaid and education while rainy-day funds hit decade low
Trump zeros out TRIO and GEAR UP college access programs
1.4 million low-income students lose college counseling and financial aid help
May 16, 2025
Trump zeros out TRIO and GEAR UP college access programs
1.4 million low-income students lose college counseling and financial aid help
HUD proposes $26 billion cut to rental assistance and two-year time limits
Trump budget slashes Section 8 funding by 43% while HUD halts fair housing enforcement
May 15, 2025
HUD proposes $26 billion cut to rental assistance and two-year time limits
Trump budget slashes Section 8 funding by 43% while HUD halts fair housing enforcement
Gabbard fires National Intelligence Council heads after their Venezuela assessment contradicted Trump
Six intelligence agencies agreed Tren de Aragua does not take orders from Maduro — the NIC analysts paid for saying so
May 14, 2025
Gabbard fires National Intelligence Council heads after their Venezuela assessment contradicted Trump
Six intelligence agencies agreed Tren de Aragua does not take orders from Maduro — the NIC analysts paid for saying so
Trump lifts decade of economic sanctions on Syria citing energy investment needs
Trump, Rubio, and Bessent dismantle decade-old Syria sanctions, opening door for US energy deals
May 13, 2025
Trump lifts decade of economic sanctions on Syria citing energy investment needs
Trump, Rubio, and Bessent dismantle decade-old Syria sanctions, opening door for US energy deals
Trump secures $600 billion Saudi AI investment during Riyadh visit
Nvidia sells 18,000 chips to Saudi Arabia after Trump lifts export controls
May 13, 2025
Trump secures $600 billion Saudi AI investment during Riyadh visit
Nvidia sells 18,000 chips to Saudi Arabia after Trump lifts export controls
Trump signs $142 billion Saudi arms deal, largest in U.S. history
Defense contractors gain as Riyadh gets advanced weapons amid Yemen human rights concerns
May 13, 2025
Trump signs $142 billion Saudi arms deal, largest in U.S. history
Defense contractors gain as Riyadh gets advanced weapons amid Yemen human rights concerns
Trump and McMahon advance Department of Education shutdown
Executive order and mass layoffs cut DOE workforce in half while states sue
May 13, 2025
Trump and McMahon advance Department of Education shutdown
Executive order and mass layoffs cut DOE workforce in half while states sue
Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariffs over Bolsonaro prosecution
Courts rule Trump's IEEPA tariffs exceed presidential authority, Supreme Court to decide
May 13, 2025
Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariffs over Bolsonaro prosecution
Courts rule Trump's IEEPA tariffs exceed presidential authority, Supreme Court to decide