2/22 (missed last week)
Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025) (crowd-sourced spreadsheet via cbibberson on bluesky)
2/24
AI Video of Trump Sucking Musk's Toes Blasted on Government Office TVs (404 Media)
Former Heritage Foundation Staffer Orders Treasury Employees to Respond to Elon Musk’s Email (404 Media; see also, 2/25 Treasury announcement of new appontments)
Here are all the federal agencies where workers are being fired (ABC News)
FDA delays when a final rule on what foods can be labeled as ‘healthy’ goes into effect (CNN)
Federal Judge Blocks DOGE Access to Sensitive Data At Education Department and OPM (Democracy Docket)
No, University Endowments Can’t Replace Federal Science Funding (donmoynihan.substack.com)
An Obituary for the FBI (Doomsday Scenario)
Are you shadowbanned? The FTC wants to hear from you. (Mashable)
NIH Is Again Throttling Research Funding in Defiance of a Federal Court Order (Mother Jones)
LGBTQ Federal Workers Brace for a McCarthyist Purge (Mother Jones)
Supreme Court rejects challenges to decision upholding abortion clinic buffer zones (MSNBC)
HHS warns employees that responses to Elon Musk's request may 'be read by malign foreign actors' (NBC News)
Full List of Social Security Offices Closing After DOGE Cuts (Newsweek)
Government Departments Stop Whistleblower Training (Newsweek)
A new document undercuts Trump admin's denials about $400 million Tesla deal (NPR)
U.S. Clashes With European Allies at the U.N. Over Ukraine (NYT; see also, UN press release)
Trump administration backs off Musk’s 5 things threat (Politico)
UPDATE: NIH reimposes "DEI" funding freeze despite court order (popular.info)
An Attack on Pregnant Workers at the 5th Circuit Could Unleash Chaos Across the Country (Slate)
DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System (Wired)
2/25
The Trump Administration Takes Aim at Transportation Research (Bloomberg)
SEC Official Sought Staff’s No-Politics Pledge on Musk Lawsuit (Bloomberg)
NAEP Chief Peggy Carr Put on Leave by Trump Administration (Edweek)
Amid Chaos, New Report Reveals 40 Percent of DOGE Cuts Save No Money (Mother Jones)
Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere (Nature)
21 federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk slash government (NBC Washington)
Trump funding freeze includes payments to keep the Colorado River flowing (NPR)
‘There will continue to be a CFPB’: Trump administration says it won’t shut bureau (Politico)
How to buy your way out of a federal lawsuit (popular.info)
How Trump's lawyers are trying to make him a king (Public Notice)
When will mass US government firings show up in data? (Reuters)
Trump Administration Seizes Control Over White House Press Pool in Chilling Move (truthout)
2/26
Groups helping LGBTQ+ victims of violence could face a catastrophic loss of federal funding (19th News)
DHS quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity (Advocate)
VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care (AP)
Trump prepares to use controversial 1798 ‘Alien Enemies’ law to speed deportations (CNN)
Advisory government transparency committee terminated (GovExec)
Musk’s cost-cutting drive quietly deletes billions in claimed savings from website (Guardian)
Teachers’ Union Sues to Block DEI Guidance (Inside Higher Ed)
Dozens of DOGE ‘receipts’ saved no money and killed contracts meant to boost efficiency (NBC News)
Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of DOGE, the White House says. Who is she? (NPR)
NIH partially lifts freeze on funding process for medical research (NPR)
US government spending has not slowed under Trump so far, data shows (Reuters)
"A woman is like a child": MAGA quickly turns its sights on stripping Republican women of power (Salon)
Congressmen Demand Investigation of ICE Prosecutor Running Racist X Account (Texas Observor)
2/27
ACE, Higher Education Groups Urge Department of Education to Rescind DEI “Dear Colleague” Letter (ACE)
FDA cancels meeting to update next season's flu vaccines (CBS News)
‘It’s been a lifesaver’: millions risk going hungry as Republicans propose slashing food stamps (Guardian)
Inside DOGE’s Clash With the Federal Workforce (MSN)
Judge orders Trump admin to rescind memo directing mass firing of federal workers (NBC News)
Pressure mounts on DOGE to provide more transparency into its inner workings (NBC News)
RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments (New Republic)
Musk says work to stop Ebola was accidentally cut but restored. Experts raise doubts (NPR)
The FDIC's goal is to prevent another banking crisis. It's now also a Trump target (NPR)
Trump administration layoffs hit NOAA, agency that forecasts weather, hurricanes (NPR)
VA Chief May Head Watchdog Office Probing His Own Department (POGO)
OPM illegally ordered agencies to fire ‘probationary’ federal employees, judge rules (Politico)
SEC halts fraud prosecution of Chinese national who sent Trump millions (popular.info)
US judiciary raises concerns about Marshals Service's new immigration focus (Reuters)
White House clarifies Trump statement on 65% EPA staff cuts (Reuters)
FDA Cancels Critical Flu Vaccine Meeting With No Explanation (Rolling Stone)
The king of his Cabinet: Trump’s display of White House power is an ominous sign for democracy (Salon)
The Trump Administration’s Deletion of Environmental Justice Data Does Real Harm (Union of Concerned Scientists)
2/28
ACSA cancels Fall 2025 Journal of Architectural Education issue about Palestine and fires its interim executive editor (Architect’s Newspaper; see also, deleted issue web page/call for papers via IA)
A Russian state media reporter gained entry to the Oval Office for Trump-Zelensky sit-down (CNN)
Shutting down the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database appears to violate records law (CREW)
Attacks on the CFPB highlight DOGE’s pretense (CREW)
The NIH Cuts Are Part Of An All-Out War On Higher Education (Defector)
Policy Uncertainty Is Bad For The Economy (Forbes)
CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel (HuffPost)
Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky (via Kyiv Independent; see also, Trump, Zelenskyy, Vance Face Off In Oval Office Shouting Match—Here’s Everything They Said, via Forbes)
Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan (MSN)
Hegseth Warned of Military Action if Mexico Fails to Meet Trump’s Border Demands (MSN)
FBI returns records from Mar-a-Lago search to Trump, White House says (NBC News)
Republicans consider major budget change to obscure deficit impact of extending Trump's tax cuts (NBC News)
Democrats Finally Sue Trump for Trying to Control Elections (New Republic)
Judge Appears Skeptical of Claims That Musk Isn’t Driving DOGE (NYT)
DOJ demotes top prosecutors of Jan. 6 defendants, Trump allies (Politico)
US Postal Service chief urges employees not to get distracted after Trump takeover rumors (Reuters)
RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment on HHS decisions (Stat)
3/1
US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say (CNN)
GSA shutters 18F, possibly leaving agencies in the lurch (FedScoop; see also, open letter from former 18F personnel)
Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats (Guardian)
Pentagon plans to begin removing trans service members from the military next month (NPR)
Legendary former NIH director retires from embattled agency (NPR)
How Americans will feel the impact of Trump’s weather forecasting layoffs (NYT)
Voice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Trump Comments (NYT)
Judge rules Trump’s firing of federal workforce watchdog was illegal (Politico)
The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway. (ProPublica)
3/2
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts (AP)
Trump’s Defense Secretary Hegseth Orders Cyber Command to ‘Stand Down’ on All Russia Operations (Gizmodo)
DOGE Claims Credit for Killing Contracts That Were Already Dead (NYT)
FAA Officials Ordered Staff to Find Funding for Elon Musk’s Starlink (Rolling Stone)
Pentagon guts national security program that harnessed social science (Science)
