FBI will look for connections to deaths and disappearances of scientists Online speculation has grown over the seemingly unrelated deaths or disappearances since 2022 of at least 10 scientists and government workers who at some point may have worked with sensitive information.

The FBI says that it will lead an effort to hunt for any possible connections between the seemingly unrelated deaths or disappearances of at least 10 scientists and government workers over the past few years.

NYT: Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Trump’s embattled labor secretary, stepped down as multiple scandals and investigations closed in on her.

Automatic Draft Registration Would Expand U.S. Surveillance State: Antiwar Activist The federal government is preparing to begin automatically registering eligible U.S. men ages 18 to 26 for the military draft pool. The U.S. hasn’t had a military draft since 1973, but it still mainta...

The federal government is preparing to begin automatically registering eligible U.S. men ages 18 to 26 for the military draft pool, according to new rules that were tucked into the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

Government Workers Say They’re Getting Inundated With Religion “This has never happened before,” one government employee tells WIRED. “I have never gotten a message like this from anyone.”

Government Workers Say They’re Getting Inundated With Religion

“This has never happened before,” one government employee tells WIRED. “I have never gotten a message like this from anyone.”

A former Kennedy Center official is alleging chaos and desecration of the cultural institution under Donald Trump. MS NOW's Jackie Alemany sits down with former visual arts curator Josef Palermo for a... TikTok video by theweekendmsnow

Rich Grinnell ordered Kennedy Center staff to get rid of the art on display. Loathsome. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkuAr7AS/

Judge allows 'national security' work to proceed at White House ballroom construction site President Donald Trump railed against a federal judge's decision on Thursday that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400 million White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work o...

President Trump railed against a federal judge's decision that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400 million White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work on a bunker and other "national security facilities" at the site.
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DoD moves to end most collective bargaining agreements “Department components will notify affected bargaining units of the status of their agreements,” a Pentagon official said.

DoD moves to end most collective bargaining agreements

GSA looks to automate a million work hours, after losing nearly 40% of its workforce GSA is nearly halfway to its goal, and began this work internally. But its deputy administrator said the project could expand outside GSA if deemed successful.

GSA looks to automate a million work hours, after losing nearly 40% of its workforce

Weakening the watchdogs: The Trump Administration’s unprecedented efforts to undermine inspector general capacity A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working towards effective government for the American people.

In our latest blog post, @chrispiper.bsky.social examines what these cuts mean for federal oversight capacity and shares how Congress should step in to preserve an efficient and accountable government.

DOJ fires attorneys who prosecuted anti-abortion protestors under Biden The Justice Department is set to release a report Tuesday accusing prosecutors of targeting protesters for their religious beliefs.

At least four Justice Department prosecutors have recently been fired as part of the Trump admin's plan to publicly accuse the Biden admin of unfairly targeting anti-abortion protesters for their religious beliefs, according to two people familiar with the firings and a Justice Dept. spokesperson.

Whistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did 'just abortions,' asked for 'Barney-style' slides before gutting agency, per new book Read an exclusive excerpt from Nicholas Enrich's "Into the Wood Chipper"

NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health.

'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

"Vance" is a useful new verb in the English language, and one consistent with our Latinate heritage.

Compare:

➡️ ADVANCE: To move something forward.
⬅️ VANCE: To cause a situation to decline or devolve.

In a sentence:

"Donald Trump's second term vanced the American economy."

I wish I could reorganize mine. I’d do it for free. There’s gotta be a better way.

@npr.org please fix your headline—it will not be on the national mall; it will be in the middle of a traffic circle in Arlington on a small plot of federal land, disrupting the Memorial Bridge legacy of connecting the North and South, creating a traffic nightmare

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Such a shame to spend all of that money on something that doesn’t help people in need.

We asked two local landscape architects where the $10 billion Trump set aside for DC beautification should go. Their answers? Tourist hotspots, local green spaces, and public golf courses.
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“The government paid $4.5 billion to feds who took the DRP, one estimate shows” via @federalnewsnetwork.com:

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“…the arch will stand 250 feet tall (76.2 meters)…” 🤮

Will someone please stop this monstrosity via @wtopnews.bsky.social “Trump’s Washington arch plan includes golden-winged figure, eagles, lions and ‘One Nation Under God’”

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Judge orders Pentagon to restore press access The Pentagon is obstructing reporters and defying an earlier court order that required it to restore access to credentialed journalists covering the Defense Department, a U.S. judge in Washington r…

#BREAKING: The Pentagon is obstructing reporters and defying an earlier court order that required it to restore access to credentialed journalists covering the Defense Department, a U.S. judge in Washington ruled — a blow to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempts to limit media access.

"Support the troops by arresting their families, y'all!"

And especially how we have treated Ukraine?! Recent example of bad faith negotiations. Vance was dunking on Ukraine in Hungary today saying he couldn’t imagine a country treating another country like Ukraine allegedly is treating Hungary. He was in the Oval pulling “the cards” from Ukraine himself.

DoD seeks to boost pay while cutting incentives, PSC moves funding in 2027 A proposed pay increase for troops in 2027 comes alongside cuts to travel and incentive spending.

DoD seeks to boost pay while cutting incentives, PSC moves funding in 2027

Came here for this meme.

a man with a beard is standing in front of a frozen wall with the word hodor written on it . ALT: a man with a beard is standing in front of a frozen wall with the word hodor written on it .

Glad it wasn’t! 😶‍🌫️

Watchdog groups sue Trump over attempt to violate presidential records law “Government for the people, by the people, and of the people this is not," the lawsuit reads.

NEW: Historical and oversight watchdog groups sued Trump after the DOJ last week released a memo asserting that he would no longer have to comply with a federal law requiring the preservation of presidential records.

The lawsuit argued that the memo was meant to stymie transparency.

Ex-VOA employees challenge last year’s buyout and retirement offers Four former U.S. Agency for Global Media employees seek class certification from the Merit Systems Protection Board, arguing that the March invalidation of Kari Lake’s actions atop the agency should a...

Four former VOA journalists are asking the MSPB to toss out their 2025 deals to leave the government-funded broadcaster and reinstate their employment, following a federal judge’s decision last month invalidating Kari Lake’s tenure atop parent agency USAGM. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...

“Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration” via @propublica.org:

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Trump Team Scraps College Degrees for Hundreds of Federal Jobs The Trump administration is moving to strip education requirements and create skills-based tests in hundreds of federal jobs as it seeks to reshape the civil service to be younger and more accessible ...

“Trump Team Scraps College Degrees for Hundreds of Federal Jobs” via @bloomberglaw.com:

OPM has been trying to do this for years, but it’s going to be hella difficult developing job assessments as the fed govt becomes a jobs center for brainwashed MAGA youth.

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