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Member of RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel withdraws over conflict of interest

Dr Michael Ross was involved in multiple private healthcare firms and withdrew after a review of financial holdings

The Guardian - US

The US is woefully underprepared for wildfire season, say insiders: ‘The stakes are life and death’

‘Efficiency’ cuts across offices have left teams understaffed, firefighters underpaid and uninsured, and without adequate equipment

The Guardian - US

Civil rights agency's acting chief to face questions on anti-DEI, transgender stances

The acting chief of the country’s top agency for enforcing worker rights will face questions at a Senate committee hearing Wednesday over her efforts to prioritize anti-diversity investigations while sidelining certain racial and gender discrimination cases and quashing protections for transgender workers

The Independent UK

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Hegseth questioned about LA protests

In a hearing on Wednesday, senators criticized the Trump administration’s use of military force in Los Angeles

Salon

Philadelphia paper warns Fetterman to take Senate job seriously – ‘or step away’

Democratic senator hits back at ‘smear’ after being accused of missing votes and skipping committee hearings

The Guardian - US

How Trump’s budget would hit America’s poorest families hardest

White House takes aim at education, housing and food programs for millions of poor women and children

The Independent UK

‘Either you’re lying, or you’re not the one making decisions’: Democratic senator blasts confused RFK Jr. during testimony

Health Secretary Kennedy repeatedly unaware of major HHS policy decisions during Senate testimony.

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RFK Jr. Told To 'Hold Back' After Testy Exchange With Dem Senator Over HHS Funding

HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. was told to "hold back" after getting into a tense exchange with Democratic Senator Patty Murray

Latin Times

Senate appropriators grill Kennedy on biomedical research - Roll Call

Senators spar with Kennedy on cuts to biomedical research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Roll Call

Red states win, blue states lose in Army Corps spending plan - Roll Call

The Army Corps of Engineers is directing a disproportionate amount of construction funding to Republican states, according to Senate staff.

Roll Call

‘It’s time’: Jeffries urges placement of Jan. 6 plaque during police week - Roll Call

House Democrats called on Republicans to install a long-delayed plaque for officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Roll Call

Forest and park service worker cuts leave wildland firefighting crews short-staffed

Forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon say Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge

The Independent UK

Republican senators question Trump’s plans to change FEMA - Roll Call

Republican lawmakers expressed concerns Thursday over a Trump administration proposal to restructure the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Roll Call

FBI director now says he supports Trump budget proposal - Roll Call

Kash Patel gave his “full support” to a budget plan that he said Wednesday he was working to avoid because he would have to cut 1,300 jobs.

Roll Call

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Trump wants daylight saving time all year. Will ‘MAHA’ push back?

Advocates of standard time say it’s better for peoples’ circadian rhythms, or “biological clocks.”

The Independent UK

White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate the Head Start program, a move that would cut early education for some of the nation’s neediest children as part of drastic proposed cuts to federal health funding

The Independent UK

Head Start funding lags by nearly $1 billion this year, causing some preschool closures

Federal databases show Head Start centers across the U.S. have received nearly $1 billion less in federal funding compared with this time last year

Roll Call

Vanished earmarks in stopgap law pose challenge to local projects' return - Roll Call

After giving anti-earmark GOP conservatives a taste of austerity, it'll be hard to go back to the flush times, stakeholders fear.

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The Independent UK

Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staff

Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump

Roll Call

With mass layoffs, McMahon and Trump begin mission to end Education Department - Roll Call

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Tuesday that large-scale staffing cuts at her department are a step toward ending its operations.

Roll Call

Trump predicts no shutdown as Congress faces spending deadline this week - Roll Call

The wrangling over an extension of government dominates the agenda for both the House and the Senate this week.

Salon

Democrats split on a government shutdown

Congressional agreement over whether to keep the federal government up and running could hinge on the rule of law

The Independent UK

The Latest: EPA wants to repeal a landmark environmental finding, jeopardizing climate regulations

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has privately urged President Donald Trump’s administration to reconsider a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action against climate change

The Independent UK

Senator calls Musk a ‘d***’ after DOGE boss asked federal workers to defend their jobs via email

Some agencies are already fighting Musk’s order, telling their employees to not respond

The Independent UK

Trump's firing of 1,000 national park workers raises concerns about maintenance and operating hours

The Trump administration has fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees who maintain and clean parks, educate visitors and perform other functions as part of its broad-based effort to downsize government

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