BREAKING NYT:
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states "based solely" on whether they backed Trump in the 2024 election.
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Judge Claria Horn Boom, a Trump appointee in Kentucky, has denied the administration bid to obtain Kentucky's voter rolls, the latest in an unbroken string of legal defeats on this issue. https://t.co/LRhgeD0rqq
BREAKING: U.S. government withdraws subpoenas for New York Times reporters in its investigation of sources related to the new Air Force One jet. https://t.co/mnXQdMak9E
Judge dismisses Trump’s suit against Minnesota state and local police for declining to assist ICE’a deportation efforts. Do your own dirty work! Judge was appointed by … Trump.
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Ossoff demolishes Hegseth -- then Hegseth has an epic crashout
Sen. Jon Ossoff used Hegseth's premature declarations of victory against him during his Senate testimony, repeatedly reading back statements Hegseth made in March and April about Iran's military being "destroyed" and "obliterated" and asking him if he stands by them.
After Hegseth spent five minutes dodging, Ossoff concluded by noting that "you will not answer whether your statement made on the 14th day of the war that Iran's military was 'destroyed and made combat ineffective' was a truthful statement to the American people as you sit here and ask for tens of billions more."
A reeling Hegseth then crashed out in response to a similar line of questioning from Sen. Gary Peters, snapping at him that "you have Trump derangement syndrome!"
Peters replied to Hegseth that "you, sir, are the failure," as Susan Collins brought the hearing to an abrupt close.
Here's all of Ossoff's questioning followed by Hegseth's tantrum:
Sacrifice?? What the fuck are you talking about??
They did not willingly sacrifice themselves.
They were killed because of the war you, Trump, and the admin, are waging on behalf of a FOREIGN COUNTRY, Israel.
You mean their deaths fuel your bloodlust for a senseless war.
VICTORY: A federal court just ruled from the bench for FEMA CFO Mary Comans--after 20+ years of service she was fired on a lie, & today she won the hearing to clear her name
@DDFund_ is proud to stand w/ her
This is accountability in action -TN
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JUST IN: A federal judge rules that agencies can't cut previously awarded grants based on a new president's changing priorities. Those priorities can only be applied on a forward-looking basis, she says.
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Warner on CBS: I was embarrassed that the president went before our country and networks like yours carried this as news as opposed to a rehash of falsehoods. It is incumbent upon you and any responsible journalist to pushback on this.
SCOOP: Top Treausry tax official and acting IRS chief counsel Ken Kies was ousted from his job after he warned that the White House was at risk of violating a federal law prohibiting senior officials’ involvement in IRS audits.
Story w/ @RichardRubinDC and @jdawsey1
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