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Trump administration restarts '1776 Commission' to draft patriotic curriculum for Title I schools
Patriotic Education Commission drafts pro-America K-12 civics curriculum

Trump administration restarts '1776 Commission' to draft patriotic curriculum for Title I schools
Patriotic Education Commission drafts pro-America K-12 civics curriculum
Federal court temporarily blocks Trump move to dismantle IMLS
Library-services agency fight tests whether presidents can shrink congressionally created agencies
Federal court temporarily blocks Trump move to dismantle IMLS
Library-services agency fight tests whether presidents can shrink congressionally created agencies

Ninth Circuit blocks Trump travel ban protecting approved refugees
Federal court blocks visa restrictions for seventh time

Ninth Circuit blocks Trump travel ban protecting approved refugees
Federal court blocks visa restrictions for seventh time

DOT approves $3.89 billion loan for Georgia express-lanes public-private partnership
SR 400 project shows federal support for toll-lane P3 financing

DOT approves $3.89 billion loan for Georgia express-lanes public-private partnership
SR 400 project shows federal support for toll-lane P3 financing
Corps of Engineers narrows WOTUS jurisdiction excluding wetlands
EPA strips federal protection from wetlands and intermittent streams
Corps of Engineers narrows WOTUS jurisdiction excluding wetlands
EPA strips federal protection from wetlands and intermittent streams
Four states sue EPA in federal court over Clean Air Act rollbacks
Four states sue as EPA rolls back 30 environmental regulations
Four states sue EPA in federal court over Clean Air Act rollbacks
Four states sue as EPA rolls back 30 environmental regulations
Federal cuts strip $1.1B from DC budget as unemployment jumps 20%
Congress cuts $1.1 billion from DC budget as punishment
Federal cuts strip $1.1B from DC budget as unemployment jumps 20%
Congress cuts $1.1 billion from DC budget as punishment
Secret Service paid millions above market rates at Trump properties
Government watchdogs find taxpayers charged above-market rates costing millions
Secret Service paid millions above market rates at Trump properties
Government watchdogs find taxpayers charged above-market rates costing millions
SpaceX installs Starlink at White House bypassing federal security protocols
SpaceX internet installation through distant data center prompts self-dealing concerns
SpaceX installs Starlink at White House bypassing federal security protocols
SpaceX internet installation through distant data center prompts self-dealing concerns

FAA privatization plan transfers ATC to nonprofit corporation
Safety experts warn profit motive threatens aviation security

FAA privatization plan transfers ATC to nonprofit corporation
Safety experts warn profit motive threatens aviation security

FDA REMS restrictions limit mifepristone despite Dobbs ruling
Women's Day marches protest new limits on telemedicine abortion access

FDA REMS restrictions limit mifepristone despite Dobbs ruling
Women's Day marches protest new limits on telemedicine abortion access
NATO Article 3 obligations threatened over 4% GDP demand
Alliance fractures as Trump threatens military withdrawals
NATO Article 3 obligations threatened over 4% GDP demand
Alliance fractures as Trump threatens military withdrawals
Federal Judges Organize Unprecedented Defense of Judicial Independence Against 2025 Threats
Federal judges and retired jurists organize unprecedented defense of judicial independence against escalating threats
Federal Judges Organize Unprecedented Defense of Judicial Independence Against 2025 Threats
Federal judges and retired jurists organize unprecedented defense of judicial independence against escalating threats
Treasury Department establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve under Executive Order
Trump creates federal bitcoin stockpile as first crypto strategic reserve
Treasury Department establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve under Executive Order
Trump creates federal bitcoin stockpile as first crypto strategic reserve
Treasury converts DOJ forfeiture assets into Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Executive order diverts seized crypto into off-budget bitcoin reserves
Treasury converts DOJ forfeiture assets into Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Executive order diverts seized crypto into off-budget bitcoin reserves
Treasury establishes Bitcoin reserve using DOJ civil forfeiture assets
US establishes bitcoin reserve using seized cryptocurrency without taxpayer funds
Treasury establishes Bitcoin reserve using DOJ civil forfeiture assets
US establishes bitcoin reserve using seized cryptocurrency without taxpayer funds
HUD Secretary Scott Turner oversees housing funds amid contracting and staffing scrutiny
HUD decisions affect grants, vouchers, FHA programs and homelessness funding
HUD Secretary Scott Turner oversees housing funds amid contracting and staffing scrutiny
HUD decisions affect grants, vouchers, FHA programs and homelessness funding

DOJ sues California over truck emissions after Congress kills waivers
DOJ sues California over clean-car standards challenging federal authority

DOJ sues California over truck emissions after Congress kills waivers
DOJ sues California over clean-car standards challenging federal authority
DOL lowers FLSA overtime threshold affecting 3 million workers
Labor Department cuts overtime eligibility for 3 million workers
DOL lowers FLSA overtime threshold affecting 3 million workers
Labor Department cuts overtime eligibility for 3 million workers
DOJ restores mandatory minimums while Pentagon transfers military equipment
Federal prisons overflow as rehabilitation programs end
DOJ restores mandatory minimums while Pentagon transfers military equipment
Federal prisons overflow as rehabilitation programs end