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DOJ line prosecutors resign citing Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Career prosecutors choose ethics over orders in largest Justice Department protest ever
DOJ line prosecutors resign citing Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Career prosecutors choose ethics over orders in largest Justice Department protest ever

Senate Bill 1151 mandates nationwide E-Verify under IRCA amendments
E-Verify mandate forces every US employer to verify workers online

Senate Bill 1151 mandates nationwide E-Verify under IRCA amendments
E-Verify mandate forces every US employer to verify workers online
State Department silent as White House praises Hong Kong crackdown
Trump praises Hong Kong crackdown, triggering rare UK-EU joint rebuke
State Department silent as White House praises Hong Kong crackdown
Trump praises Hong Kong crackdown, triggering rare UK-EU joint rebuke
DOGE seizes congressionally created peace institute with federal police and FBI backup
Judge called it gross usurpation of power and ordered takeover reversed before appeals court stayed ruling
DOGE seizes congressionally created peace institute with federal police and FBI backup
Judge called it gross usurpation of power and ordered takeover reversed before appeals court stayed ruling
Seventeen states ban ranked choice voting as GOP blocks electoral reform
Six states ban ranked choice voting in 2025 as Republicans block electoral alternatives
Seventeen states ban ranked choice voting as GOP blocks electoral reform
Six states ban ranked choice voting in 2025 as Republicans block electoral alternatives
ICE, FBI, and DEA arrest 370 people in Boston-area worksite raids, seize 49kg of drugs
370 arrested in Boston raids targeting warehouses and restaurants
ICE, FBI, and DEA arrest 370 people in Boston-area worksite raids, seize 49kg of drugs
370 arrested in Boston raids targeting warehouses and restaurants

USDA proposes 30% SNAP reduction through regulatory changes
SNAP faces 30% cut affecting 10 million households' food security

USDA proposes 30% SNAP reduction through regulatory changes
SNAP faces 30% cut affecting 10 million households' food security
HUD and Interior open 500 million acres of federal land to tackle housing shortage
Task force has no authority to transfer land without Congress
HUD and Interior open 500 million acres of federal land to tackle housing shortage
Task force has no authority to transfer land without Congress
FBI diverts 934 agents from national security to redact Epstein files
Counterterrorism agents work 12-hour shifts redacting files instead of tracking threats
FBI diverts 934 agents from national security to redact Epstein files
Counterterrorism agents work 12-hour shifts redacting files instead of tracking threats
Trump revokes Secret Service protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden
First removal of protection for presidential children while parent lives
Trump revokes Secret Service protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden
First removal of protection for presidential children while parent lives
Army Corps awards $70 million border wall contract bypassing competitive bidding
Taxpayers pay millions per mile for ineffective barrier
Army Corps awards $70 million border wall contract bypassing competitive bidding
Taxpayers pay millions per mile for ineffective barrier
DARPA accelerates autonomous weapons under Defense Production Act
Pentagon accelerates autonomous weapons development despite ethical concerns
DARPA accelerates autonomous weapons under Defense Production Act
Pentagon accelerates autonomous weapons development despite ethical concerns
Musk's team installs Starlink on White House roof without security clearance
Musk company installs internet at White House despite conflicts and security questions
Musk's team installs Starlink on White House roof without security clearance
Musk company installs internet at White House despite conflicts and security questions
Whistleblower networks document Hatch Act and ethics violations
Whistleblowers create secret channels as retaliation intensifies
Whistleblower networks document Hatch Act and ethics violations
Whistleblowers create secret channels as retaliation intensifies

Rubio fires 1,353 State Dept staff, cuts 92% of USAID grants in diplomatic overhaul
Career officials forced out en masse in January transition

Rubio fires 1,353 State Dept staff, cuts 92% of USAID grants in diplomatic overhaul
Career officials forced out en masse in January transition
Trump unleashes biggest financial deregulation since 2018, scrapping Basel III and bank merger rules
Trump dismantles Dodd-Frank protections while eliminating crypto oversight
Trump unleashes biggest financial deregulation since 2018, scrapping Basel III and bank merger rules
Trump dismantles Dodd-Frank protections while eliminating crypto oversight
OPM resurrects Schedule F stripping protections from career workforce
Schedule F enables mass firings as loyalty replaces merit in government
OPM resurrects Schedule F stripping protections from career workforce
Schedule F enables mass firings as loyalty replaces merit in government
ICE deploys Palantir AI to surveil 33 million legal residents
Government tracks social posts of legal residents and citizens
ICE deploys Palantir AI to surveil 33 million legal residents
Government tracks social posts of legal residents and citizens
OMB cuts Education budget as Senate delays McMahon confirmation
Education Department closure shifts federal school funding to states
OMB cuts Education budget as Senate delays McMahon confirmation
Education Department closure shifts federal school funding to states
Executive order targets Education Department as Congress holds sole authority
Dismantling Education Department would transform how schools get funded
Executive order targets Education Department as Congress holds sole authority
Dismantling Education Department would transform how schools get funded