<p>Following a Series of Government Hacks, Biden Closes Out His Administration With New Cybersecurity Order<br>—</p><p>The executive order follows a ProPublica investigation that found Microsoft prioritized profit over security, leaving the federal government vulnerable to the largest hack in U.S. history. Vendors must now demonstrate that their products are secure.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/biden-executive-order-cybersecurity-microsoft-solarwinds-hack?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/biden-executive-order-cybersecurity-microsoft-solarwinds-hack?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/bid</span><span class="invisible">en-executive-order-cybersecurity-microsoft-solarwinds-hack?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/biden/" rel="tag">#Biden</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#Cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/microsoft/" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> <a href="/tags/hacking/" rel="tag">#Hacking</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
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<p>If a bill that would ban almost all abortions moves to the South Carolina Senate, not a single Republican debating or voting on the restrictions will be a woman.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/republican-women-state-legislature-election-losses-south-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/republican-women-state-legislature-election-losses-south-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rep</span><span class="invisible">ublican-women-state-legislature-election-losses-south-carolina?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/southcarolina/" rel="tag">#SouthCarolina</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a></p>
<p>The DOJ has been investigating Texas AG Ken Paxton since 2020 on allegations that he misused his position to help a political donor. Under Trump, a Paxton ally, the yearslong investigation could come to an end.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-ken-paxton-doj-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-ken-paxton-doj-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-ken-paxton-doj-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/kenpaxton/" rel="tag">#KenPaxton</a></p>
<p>Donald Trump’s No. 2 Pick for the EPA Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm<br>—</p><p>David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water protections while serving in the Environmental Protection Agency during Trump’s first administration.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/david-fotouhi-donald-trump-epa-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/david-fotouhi-donald-trump-epa-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dav</span><span class="invisible">id-fotouhi-donald-trump-epa-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>North Dakota Sued the Interior Department at Least Five Times Under Gov. Doug Burgum. Now He’s Set to Run the Agency.<br>—</p><p>The state was hostile to Interior Department policies during the Biden administration. A review of its lawsuits under Burgum reveals an aggressively pro-fossil fuel agenda.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doug-burgum-north-dakota-interior-department-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/doug-burgum-north-dakota-interior-department-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dou</span><span class="invisible">g-burgum-north-dakota-interior-department-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/northdakota/" rel="tag">#NorthDakota</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/fossilfuels/" rel="tag">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#Energy</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a> <a href="/tags/gas/" rel="tag">#Gas</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a></p>
<p>This Icebreaker Has Design Problems and a History of Failure. It’s America’s Latest Military Vessel.<br>—</p><p>The builder of the icebreaker Aiviq has given more than $7 million to political campaigns, parties and committees since 2012. Under pressure from Congress, the Coast Guard purchased the vessel late last year.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/aiviq-icebreaker-military-coast-guard?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/aiviq-icebreaker-military-coast-guard?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/aiv</span><span class="invisible">iq-icebreaker-military-coast-guard?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#Military</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/alaska/" rel="tag">#Alaska</a></p>
<p>Insurers Failed to Comply With Mental Health Coverage Law, Department of Labor Report Finds<br>—</p><p>The probe found widespread noncompliance and violations of federal law in how health plans and insurers cover mental health care, echoing the findings of a recent ProPublica investigation.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/department-labor-investigation-health-insurance-doctors-healthcare?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/department-labor-investigation-health-insurance-doctors-healthcare?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dep</span><span class="invisible">artment-labor-investigation-health-insurance-doctors-healthcare?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/insurance/" rel="tag">#Insurance</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>More than two years after ProPublica sued the Navy, the Department of Defense is mandating public notice of military preliminary hearings.</p><p>Legal experts say the new guidance still falls far short of what is required under federal law.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/military-courts-access-navy-propublica-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/military-courts-access-navy-propublica-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mil</span><span class="invisible">itary-courts-access-navy-propublica-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/dod/" rel="tag">#DOD</a> <a href="/tags/navy/" rel="tag">#Navy</a> <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#Military</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>How Many Students Have Been Expelled Under Tennessee’s School Threats Law? There’s No Clear Answer.<br>—</p><p>Tennessee gives public agencies wide latitude to refuse to release data. That made it challenging for our reporters to figure out just how many students were affected.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-school-threat-law-expulsions-data?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-school-threat-law-expulsions-data?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ten</span><span class="invisible">nessee-school-threat-law-expulsions-data?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/tennessee/" rel="tag">#Tennessee</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a> <a href="/tags/teaching/" rel="tag">#Teaching</a></p>
<p>Vera Rubin Was a Pioneering Female Astronomer. Her Federal Bio Now Doesn’t Mention Efforts to Diversify Science.<br>—</p><p>The edits to the webpage offer a glimpse into how far the Trump administration will go in refusing to acknowledge today’s inequalities as it purges federal initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/vera-rubin-astronomer-dei-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/vera-rubin-astronomer-dei-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ver</span><span class="invisible">a-rubin-astronomer-dei-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/dei/" rel="tag">#DEI</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#Astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
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<p>Texas Lawmakers Pull Funding for Child Identification Kits Again After Newsrooms Report They Don’t Work<br>—</p><p>For the second legislative session, lawmakers have withdrawn funding for a company selling kits that promise to help find missing kids after ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reported there’s no evidence to support that claim.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-child-id-kits-funding-pulled?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-child-id-kits-funding-pulled?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-child-id-kits-funding-pulled?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/budget/" rel="tag">#Budget</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/policy/" rel="tag">#Policy</a></p>
<p>"A private citizen with zero Constitutional authority is effectively seizing control of critical government functions. 🚨 </p><p>The Constitution explicitly requires Senate confirmation for anyone wielding significant federal power — a requirement Musk has simply ignored"</p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/elons-twitter-destruction-playbook-hits-the-us-government-and-its-even-more-dangerous/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/elons-twitter-destruction-playbook-hits-the-us-government-and-its-even-more-dangerous/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/el</span><span class="invisible">ons-twitter-destruction-playbook-hits-the-us-government-and-its-even-more-dangerous/</span></a></p><p>Here’s a thread with links to articles about the <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> takeover of the US <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a>. </p><p>Is it a <a href="/tags/coup/" rel="tag">#coup</a>? Will anyone stop it?</p><p><a href="/tags/oligarchy/" rel="tag">#Oligarchy</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/usnews/" rel="tag">#USNews</a></p>
<p>Donald Trump’s choice to lead HUD has a history of voting against protections for poor tenants. And Trump’s choice to lead the IRS once pushed to abolish the agency entirely.</p><p>Revisit ProPublica’s reporting on some of Trump’s key appointees:<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-appointments-cabinet-propublica-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-appointments-cabinet-propublica-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/don</span><span class="invisible">ald-trump-appointments-cabinet-propublica-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/tax/" rel="tag">#Tax</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a></p>
<p>Three Months After Missouri Voted to Make Abortion Legal, Access Is Still Being Blocked<br>—</p><p>Reproductive rights are now enshrined in the state constitution, but Missouri’s main abortion provider is fighting legal hurdles to resume offering the procedure. Meanwhile, anti-abortion lawmakers strategize to prevent a return of abortion services.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/missouri-abortion-ban-amendment-planned-parenthood-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/missouri-abortion-ban-amendment-planned-parenthood-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mis</span><span class="invisible">souri-abortion-ban-amendment-planned-parenthood-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#Missouri</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>Dismissed by DEI: Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target”<br>—</p><p>The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants — even though the jobs some lost were not directly involved with any DEI programs.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dei-black-women-minorities-careers-jobs-dismissed?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-dei-black-women-minorities-careers-jobs-dismissed?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-dei-black-women-minorities-careers-jobs-dismissed?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/dei/" rel="tag">#DEI</a> <a href="/tags/diversity/" rel="tag">#Diversity</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/blackmastodon/" rel="tag">#BlackMastodon</a></p>
<p>Here is the beginning of the 3rd <a href="/tags/thread/" rel="tag">#thread</a> on Elon Musk's takeover of the US government:</p><p>Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew<br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/elon-m</span><span class="invisible">usk-doge-tracker/</span></a></p><p>"Musk’s team, known as the Dept of Govt Efficiency, has already thrown entire swaths of the federal <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> & its programs into disarray — programs that serve millions of <a href="/tags/americans/" rel="tag">#Americans</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> himself has made no secret of his intentions, saying that <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> is a “wood chipper for bureaucracy” and that he is “deleting” agencies."</p><p><a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/coup/" rel="tag">#Coup</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a></p>
<p>The Department of Education Told Employees to End Support for Transgender Students<br>—</p><p>The directive, which continues the Trump administration’s efforts to curb transgender rights, could end school-based mental health services and support for homeless students.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/department-of-education-transgender-students-email?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/department-of-education-transgender-students-email?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dep</span><span class="invisible">artment-of-education-transgender-students-email?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/trans/" rel="tag">#Trans</a> <a href="/tags/transrights/" rel="tag">#TransRights</a> <a href="/tags/transgender/" rel="tag">#Transgender</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?<br>—</p><p>The Trump administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek to preserve the historical record in direct opposition to their own government.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/january-6-erasure-doj-database-trump-history?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/january-6-erasure-doj-database-trump-history?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/jan</span><span class="invisible">uary-6-erasure-doj-database-trump-history?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#Jan6</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>By giving Elon Musk’s engineers access to USAID’s entire digital network, including personal information for thousands of employees, the Trump administration may have violated the Privacy Act of 1974, three experts told ProPublica.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/usaid-trump-musk-destruction-may-have-broken-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/usaid-trump-musk-destruction-may-have-broken-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/usa</span><span class="invisible">id-trump-musk-destruction-may-have-broken-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/usaid/" rel="tag">#USAID</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>The Courts Blocked Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze. Agencies Are Withholding Money Anyway.<br>—</p><p>Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — and the limits of the presidency.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-funding-freeze-workarounds?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-funding-freeze-workarounds?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-administration-funding-freeze-workarounds?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/funding/" rel="tag">#Funding</a></p>
<p>President Donald Trump has given Elon Musk sweeping authority to overhaul the U.S. government bureaucracy and its operations around the globe.</p><p>ProPublica confirmed the identities and roles of more than 20 key people affiliated with Musk.</p><p><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/elon-m</span><span class="invisible">usk-doge-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>ProPublica has identified nine additional Musk-affiliated staffers. A former staffer at Boring Company now has an official role at DOGE in the Executive Office of the President. A former X employee now works in the General Services Administration.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-doge-staffers-additional-names?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-doge-staffers-additional-names?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-doge-staffers-additional-names?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention<br>—</p><p>One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dhs-thomas-fugate-cp3-terrorism-prevention?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-dhs-thomas-fugate-cp3-terrorism-prevention?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-dhs-thomas-fugate-cp3-terrorism-prevention?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#Extremism</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#Security</a> <a href="/tags/terrorism/" rel="tag">#Terrorism</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>We obtained records showing how a DOGE staffer with no medical experience used AI to identify which VA contracts to kill.</p><p>His tool concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000. <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-veterans-affairs-ai-contracts-health-care?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-veterans-affairs-ai-contracts-health-care?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-doge-veterans-affairs-ai-contracts-health-care?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/veterans/" rel="tag">#Veterans</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>A proposed regulation would have denied disability benefits to at least 830,000 older blue-collar workers.</p><p>But after reporting from ProPublica and others, the Trump administration has killed the plan.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-social-security-disability-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-social-security-disability-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-administration-social-security-disability-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#Disability</a> <a href="/tags/socialsecurity/" rel="tag">#SocialSecurity</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>