Once-fringe activists are fighting to be the voice of the anti-abortion movement Most Americans balk at the idea of charging women who get abortions with homicide, but post-Roe, militant anti-abortion activists are finding state lawmakers are increasingly open to it.

The rise of abortion abolitionists signals a radical shift in U.S. policy, pushing for criminalization of abortion under a Christian Nationalist agenda, threatening women’s rights and healthcare access.
#Abortion #ChristianNationalism #IdeologicalMobilization #BureaucraticCapture #NPR

Opinion | Donald Trump is killing the free press — at home and abroad For those of us who’ve spent our careers defending truth in some of the world’s most repressive media environment, Kari Lake's recent announcement was a gut punch.

Trump administration’s partnership with OAN for U.S.-funded media signals politicization of federal media resources, undermining press neutrality and independence.

#Trump #OAN #PressFreedom #IdeologicalMedia #BureaucraticCapture #MSNBC

Trump administration continues to hack away at efforts to combat sex trafficking The reported shutdown of a Justice Department unit that specializes in fighting human trafficking continues a disturbing trend.

Trump administration’s elimination of the federal anti-trafficking task force signals institutional dismantlement of law enforcement capacity and poses a governance threat to prosecutorial integrity.

#Trump #LawEnforcement #InstitutionalThreats #BureaucraticCapture #OCDETF #MSNBC

The Man Behind the Trump Deregulatory Throne | The Regulatory Review Russell Vought’s influence on the second Trump Administration cannot be ignored.

Christian Nationalist ideology is embedding into federal governance, threatening institutional neutrality and regulatory independence through ideological capture.
#Trump #ChristianNationalism #IdeologicalGovernance #InstitutionalThreats #ScheduleF #BureaucraticCapture #TheRegReview

Trump's authoritarian consolidation of bureaucratic power reshapes the federal workforce and undermines institutional independence.
#Trump #ScheduleF #BureaucraticCapture #Authoritarianism #CivilServicePurge #InstitutionalThreats #TheHill