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AlterNet Crooks and Liars Daily Kos (Note: these articles are from RSS News Feeds websites, and are deleted after 30 days, April 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT The Department of Health and Human Services, led by anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, has kicked off a sweeping round of layoffs, cutting roughly 10,000 employees as part of a so-called reorganization effort, which was announced last week. With these cuts""alongside resignations and workers who took President Donald Trump's buyouts""HHS has now shrunk by nearly a quarter, leaving just 62,000 positions, according to the Associated Press. This marks yet another devastating blow to the federal workforce under Trump: Just last week, the president signed an executive order aiming to revoke the collective bargaining rights of most federal workers. April 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT The Department of Health and Human Services, led by anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, has kicked off a sweeping round of layoffs, cutting roughly 10,000 employees as part of a so-called reorganization effort, which was announced last week. With these cuts""alongside resignations and workers who took President Donald Trump's buyouts""HHS has now shrunk by nearly a quarter, leaving just 62,000 positions, according to the Associated Press. This marks yet another devastating blow to the federal workforce under Trump: Just last week, the president signed an executive order aiming to revoke the collective bargaining rights of most federal workers. April 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM EDT President Donald Trump campaigned heavily on the promise that he would lock up and ship out dangerous MS-13 gang members. But when ICE started sending Venezuelans and Salvadorans to El Salvador's torturous CECOT prison, it was targeting innocent men""and U.S. citizens. On Monday, the Trump administration admitted to wrongly deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father who has legal protected status in the United States. April 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT President Donald Trump vowed severe consequences in late March for anyone who dared mess with his pal Elon Musk's Tesla dealerships. Now, his loyal enforcer""Attorney General Pam Bondi""is making good on that threat, announcing that she's pushing for a staggering 20-year prison sentence for a man accused of firebombing a Tesla dealership. Bondi said on Monday that the Justice Department had unsealed federal charges against Cooper Jo Frederick, 24, who allegedly attacked a Tesla dealership in Loveland, Colorado, on March 7. April 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM EDT Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show" addressed President Donald Trump's recent ludicrously authoritarian comments, in which he told NBC News' Kristen Welker on Sunday that he was seriously considering staying in power for an illegal third term. After playing clips quoting Trump as saying "there are methods" in which he could do it to remain in power, including forcing Vice President JD Vance to run, win, and subsequently concede power back to Trump, Stewart joked, "Yes. There are other methods that you tried. One a few years ago," referencing Jan. 6. "There are other methods for staying in power beyond when you are legally allowed to be there. Historically, some of them involve catapults." April 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana slipped up on Monday, admitting that congressional Republicans are coming for Medicare. In an appearance on CNBC, Cassidy said congressional Republicans will look at cutting not just discretionary spending in the budget""to partially pay for President Donald Trump's tax cuts for the rich""but also mandatory spending like Medicare, the overwhelmingly popular and critical program that provides health care to more than 68 million older Americans. April 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM EDT A cartoon by Tim Campbell. Related | 'I'm not joking': Trump gets serious about running for illegal third term April 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM EDT The Trump administration announced on Monday that it will be reviewing nearly $9 billion in "multiyear grant commitments" to Harvard University and its affiliates. "Harvard's failure to protect students on campus from anti-Semitic discrimination - all while promoting divisive ideologies over free inquiry - has put its reputation in serious jeopardy. Harvard can right these wrongs and restore itself to a campus dedicated to academic excellence and truth-seeking, where all students feel safe on its campus," Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in the statement. April 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM EDT Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey took to the Senate floor on Monday night for a marathon speech lambasting the actions of the Trump administration alongside Trump megadonor Elon Musk. "I'm heading to the Senate floor because Donald Trump and Elon Musk have shown a complete disregard for the rule of law, the Constitution, and the needs of the American people," Booker wrote before beginning his speech. April 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT The White House Correspondents' Association is fed up with President Donald Trump. On Monday, the group slammed reports that his administration is planning to take control of the briefing room's seating chart""a blatant attempt to sideline journalists and stack the room with MAGA loyalists. The WHCA, which has long handled seating arrangements""prioritizing major newspapers, TV networks, and wire services""alerted members via email that the White House is trying to wrestle that power away. April 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT It seems as if the entire country has its eyes on Wisconsin's Election Day on Tuesday, thanks to Elon Musk's financial meddling. The billionaire couldn't stand to see democracy work on its own, so he chose to give $1 million to two random people who already voted in the local election. |
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