This hasn’t gotten much attention, but it should. While everyone was focused on Schedule F, the administration created something even broader. On July 30, a new OPM rule took effect that creates a second way to fire federal employees outside the normal civil service process.
Justin Overbaugh rails frequently against immigration, sometimes veering into unapologetic extreme nationalism. He oversees defense intelligence and security agencies and helps shape military operations.
Oh look, another far-right extremist at the PentagonHe oversees defense intelligence and security agencies and helps shape military operations.www.motherjones.com
“In recent months, ICE has deployed a round-the-clock digital dragnet to scour the public internet—from Facebook to Instagram to X—for speech that could endanger the agency’s mission.” Speech. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
How ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against its CriticsAgency says its surveillance program searches for threats to agents, but critics see free-speech infringements.www.wsj.com
The White House barred insurers from covering gender-affirming care under federal benefit plans. A nonprofit says it’s akin to denying insulin treatment.
Federal Workers Sue Trump Administration For Ending Coverage Of Gender-Affirming CareThe White House barred insurers from covering gender-affirming care under federal benefit plans. A nonprofit says it’s akin to denying insulin treatment.www.huffpost.com
Read the op-ed I penned for @miamiherald.com following my visit on why the Administration must halt deportations to Haiti and why the Senate must take up the bipartisan, House-passed legislation extending TPS for Haiti through January 2029. www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
Ending TPS now undermines Haiti’s fragile recovery. US Senate must act | OpinionI met with international forces trying to regain ground in Port-au-Prince, where gangs control an estimated 70% of the capital. | Opinionwww.miamiherald.com
RFK Jr and wife had a soiree at their Hollywood mansion during COVID and required proof of COVID vaccination with RSVP. Watch what they do, not what they say. –Rachel Maddow
James Talarico on Texas officially banning THC: “Texans aren’t going to stop smoking weed and eating edibles because politicians in Austin say so. We are now telling full-grown adults how to live their lives. This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst."
“The ICE agents that attacked me followed me by transport in one of their unmarked vehicles to the hospital, and then came into my room with me in a trauma unit while I was trying to be treated."
“The ICE agent behind me grabbed the back of my shirt and just threw me like a sack of trash”People keep suing the agency for beating them up.www.motherjones.com
In case you missed our original investigation: In April 2025, a school bus driver dropped off 5-year-old Lens Joseph, then ran over the kindergartner as he crossed in front of the bus. But his death — and dozens of others — are missing from the federal crash record of the bus company.
A School Bus Killed a 5-Year-Old. The Crash Is Among Dozens Missing From the Bus Company’s Federal Safety Record.A national system tracks serious bus crashes so regulators can keep roads safe. But the process fails to identify most of a major company’s fatal collisions, WBUR and ProPublica found.www.propublica.org
I will never forget the first time I treated a patient with COVID-19.
GOP's Fauci witch hunt is more than just bad political theater | OpinionI will never forget the first time I treated a patient with COVID-19.bit.ly
Trump officials are focused on immigrants, but the Department of Health and Human Services report on fraud doesn’t even mention them.
Corporations, Not Immigrants, Are Responsible for Vast Majority of Healthcare Fraud, OIG Report ShowsTrump officials are focused on immigrants, but the Department of Health and Human Services report on healthcare fraud doesn’t even mention them.interc.pt
New Medicaid work rules could cause patients to lose coverage, rare disease advocates warn
New Medicaid work rules could cause patients to lose coverage, rare disease advocates warnNew Medicaid work requirements could put rare disease patients’ coverage at risk. NORD CEO Pamela Gavin explains how families can prepare.cnb.cx
“Wildfire is often spoken about as if it begins with a spark, but maybe it begins years earlier with a landscape we’ve slowly stopped paying attention to,” Rachel Judd writes in an op-ed.
Voices: How we build a Utah that’s harder to burn“Wildfire is often spoken about as if it begins with a spark, but maybe it begins years earlier with a landscape we’ve slowly stopped paying attention to,” Rachel Judd writes in an op-ed.www.sltrib.com