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DOGE’s haphazard takeover of Social Security risked data of millions of Americans ‘leaking into the wrong hands’

Tiffany Flick, a civil servant of 30 years, detailed the speed with which a DOGE associate was parachuted into the Social Security Administration to access sensitive data

The Independent UK

Doge takeover of social security seemed ‘based on myth’, says ex-senior official

Tiffany Flick claims agents from Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting unit assailed staff with questions about fraud

The Guardian - US

Abortion pill manufacturer asks to join suit that could rewrite US abortion access

GenBioPro seeks to defend access to mifepristone in suit brought by attorneys general of Idaho, Missouri and Kansas

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A government watchdog that was fired by Trump is trying to protect tens of thousands of federal workers from latest culling

The Office of Special Counsel’s findings could have major implications for fired federal workers trying to get their jobs back.

Fortune

Trump sued by USAID workers union for shutting down global aid agency: ‘Profound moral stain’

Trump administration’s actions already triggered a ‘global humanitarian crisis,’ lawsuit states

The Independent UK

Trump White House Abruptly Flip Flops On Federal Aid Freeze After Judge Blocks Move

The Trump Administration abruptly reversed its federal aid freeze Wednesday after immense backlash and a federal judge's intervention.

International Business Times

Trump White House Says Federal Aid is Still Paused, Insists It Only Rescinded Memo About the Freeze Not the Freeze Itself

The Trump administration rescinded Wednesday a memo freezing federal spending on federal loans and grants, sending the country into a state of confusion.

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OMB rescinds memo, causes more confusion

A memo ordering federal agencies to suspend most federal grants was already temporarily blocked by a judge

Salon

In the wilderness: Democrats struggle to navigate the politics of new Trump era

Once united in opposition to Trump during his first term, Democrats now flounder with his return to the White House

The Guardian - US

Republican-run states see opportunity to push extreme policies under Trump

Emboldened red states could advocate for rightwing reforms from steep tax cuts to slashes to education

The Guardian - US

Democracy 2025: the lawyer leading ‘swift legal defenses’ against new Trump threat

Skye Perryman and her progressive coalition are preparing to fight in court and in the public square against Project 2025 and other foes

The Guardian - US

Trump’s Project 2025 plot would take ‘wrecking ball’ to US institutions, key Democrat warns

Jared Huffman sounds alarm over extremist manifesto for second Trump term produced by Heritage Foundation

The Guardian - US

Texas anti-abortion activists pushed abortion restrictions in New Mexico, records show

A handful of cities and counties in New Mexico have passed restrictions – with help from Texans Mark Lee Dickson and attorney Jonathan Mitchell.

The Texas Tribune

‘Criminal liability for librarians’: the fight against US rightwing book bans

Skye Perryman of Democracy Forward, which helped block a controversial Arkansas law, says attacks will continue

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Texas Observer

Dragging Democracy into the Future

As the Texas Observer survives to muckrake another day, Steven Monacelli highlights the battle for democracy happening in the Lone Star State.

The Independent UK

Mississippi judge blocks private schools' tax-funded grants

A Mississippi judge has blocked a state law that put $10 million of federal pandemic relief money into infrastructure grants for private schools

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