HOMEWORK 02/26/25 ~ YOU CAN’T NOT-SEE THIS

Homework

Trump & Republicans Big Ugly Budget Heist

House Republicans, During Chaotic Vote, Pass Initial Step In Reconciliation Process,  Teeing Up Massive Tax Cuts For The Rich & Big Corporations

The House Wants to Pass Trump’s Agenda in One Big Bill. Here’s What’s in It.

Ed Kilgore: Why The Government Will Still Probably Shut Down in March

 

They’re Coming For Medicaid

House Republicans Narrowly Pass Resolution Starting Process To Pass Tax Cuts For The Rich; Medicaid Wasn’t Mentioned, Mandatory Spending Was – Which Is What Medicare, Medicaid AND Social Security Are)

Flashback December 2024: Low Income, Low-Info Voters Who Backed Trump Hoped He Wouldn’t Slash Their Benefits (He Will)

House Republicans Are Scrambling To Find A Way To Ram Through Steep Medicaid Cuts In Their Final Budget      

New Poll: 71 Percent Of Trump Voters Oppose Medicaid Cuts

 

The Courts Strike Back

Trump Admin. Suffers 3 Court Losses In 90 Minutes, Unfreezing Federal Grants, Forcing Foreign Aid To Be Paid, & Allowing Refugee Admissions To Continue

Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Defied Previous Ruling To Unfreeze Foreign Aid, Now The Govt. Has To Pay Millions More To Nonprofits

Office Of Special Counsel Finds Trump/Musk DOGE Firings Of Federal Workers Unlawful, Pushes For Some Employees To Be Reinstated

 

DOGE & Effects

House Republicans Hit The Brakes On Town Halls After Constituent Blowback Over Trump & Musk’s DOGE Cuts

DOGE To Cancel Government Contracts That Help Veterans

DOGE-ed Corruption: Musk’s Starlink Gets FAA Contract, Raising New Conflict Of Interest Concerns

DOGE Claims $65B In Total Estimated Savings (Not True), While Launching (Fake) Agency Efficiency Leaderboard  

DOGE Deletes Its ‘Wall Of Receipts’ After Massive Math Errors & Blatant Lies Are  Pointed Out

Elon’s Empty Email Ultimatum: Musk Told Federal Workers They Had To Justify Their Jobs Or Be Fired. Then Trump’s Admin. Said They Didn’t Have To

 

Who’s Actually Running DOGE?

Mystery Solved: Trump White House Now Claims Amy Gleason, Former Health Care Executive, Is The Acting Administrator Running DOGE

21 U.S. Digital Services Staffers Resign En Mass, As Trump White House Lies About Why They Left

Federal Technology Staffers Resign Rather Than Help Musk And DOGE “Dismantle Critical Public Services.”

 

Jobs & The Economy

How Many Federal Workers Have Lost Their Jobs? All The Firing, Layoffs, And Resignations We Know About, So Far.

Consumer Confidence Crashes, Signaling Growing Worries About The Economy Under Trump & Republicans

Trump’s Approval Rating Falls and Could Collapse Over Inflation

James Carville’s Advice To Democrats: Wait For Trump’s Govt. To Fail & Then Pounce

 

Thug Diplomacy

Ukraine, U.S. Agree To Framework For Economic Deal With Access To Rare Earth Minerals; Friday Trip To The White House Now Expected For Zelensky

Trump’s Ukraine Mineral Deal Is Seen As ‘Protection Racket’ Diplomacy

Trump Now Says He Will Offer ‘Gold Cards’ For $5 Million Path To Citizenship, Replacing Investor Visas

Trump Says Russian Oligarchs Could Be Eligible For $5 Million U.S. ‘Gold Card’

Eric Havian: Trump’s Hate for the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Isn’t About ‘Government Efficiency’

 

Media Matters

Trump White House Moves To Pick The Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump

Trump-Appointed Federal Judge Allows Trump White House Ban On The Associated Press To Continue, For Now

Rachel Maddow Staff Now Set To Be Let Go As Part Of MSNBC Overhaul

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