The Trump administration cut about 600 National Weather Service jobs earlier this year, mostly through buyouts. The administration’s proposed 2026 budget does not reduce NWS funding, but it makes cuts to NOAA.
The Trump administration “has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA.”
Read MoreJudge issues order giving journalists greater protections against LA police
A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order providing protections for journalists covering protests in Los Angeles after reporters alleged law enforcement mistreated them during widespread protests last...
Read MoreThe criminal side of the docket is not what you think
ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Welcome to the initial biweekly “ScotusCrim” column for SCOTUSblog, which we hope will help fill a gap in...
Read MoreThe morning read for Thursday, July 10
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Anxiety floods federal workforce (Erin Schumaker, Ben Johansen, Sophia Cai, and Irie Sentner,...
Read MoreRaskin Calls on Jim Jordan to Haul Bondi and Patel Before Congress Over Epstein Fiasco
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), who is the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, said he will demand that Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Deputy FBI Director Dan...
Read MoreNorthern Arizona resident dies from plague
A northern Arizona resident has died from pneumonic plague
Read MoreFederal judge says voice-over artists’ AI lawsuit can move forward
The two voice over artists allege their voices were stolen by an AI voice startup.
Read MoreWhy cockpit audio deepens the mystery of Air India crash
Fuel cut-off switches flipped seconds after takeoff in Air India crash, starving engines and causing power loss.
Read MoreBon Jovi star Richie Sambora’s devastating injury is revealed as guitarist says he has ‘new lease of life’
Bon Jovi star Richie Sambora has a new lease of life after secretly undergoing surgery after breaking his hand in two places, DailyMail.com has exclusively Click here to see original...
Read MoreRandy Moss opens up on ’emotional roller coaster’ while battling cancer as he prepares for shock TV return
One of the greatest wide receivers in the history of the NFL opened up about his return to his television gig after a battle against Click here to see original...
Read MoreMinority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said, “Tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.” Some breaks aimed at lower- and middle-income earners expire in three years, but the bill made Trump’s 2017 cuts for all taxpayers permanent.
President Donald Trump’s tax law has “tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.”
Read MoreSenate Democrats join fired State Department employees to rally against layoffs
Senate Democrats on Friday joined State Department employees in protest of the Trump administration’s decision to layoff 1,300 employees this week. “This is not America first. This is America in retreat,” Sen. Chris...
Read MoreLessons from the most significant cases of the 2024-25 term
The National Constitution Center and the Center on the Structural Constitution at Texas A&M University School of Law are holding a review of the 2024-25 Supreme Court term. There are a multitude of excellent participants,...
Read MoreSupreme Court allows Trump administration to implement plans to significantly reduce the federal workforce
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to implement an executive order calling for mass reductions in the federal workforce. In a brief unsigned opinion, the justices temporarily paused an...
Read MoreTucker Carlson Claims Jeffrey Epstein Was Working for Israel to Blackmail American Politicians
Tucker Carlson accused deceased child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein of working on behalf of Israeli intelligence as part of an extensive blackmail operation in the U.S. On Friday night, the former Fox News host spoke at a...
Read MoreKaitlan Collins Says Trump Officials Are ‘Frustrated’ Because the Epstein ‘News Cycle Is Only Getting Worse for Them’
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins said officials in President Donald Trump’s administration are increasingly frustrated over a vicious news cycle of their own making. In a memo obtained by Axios on Sunday, the Department of Justice and the...
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Read MoreTrump Applies Madman Theory For Real
Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok CNN (“Trump said he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin attacked Ukraine, 2024 fundraiser tapes show“): Donald Trump told a private gathering of donors last year that he once sought to...
Read MoreSCOTUS Allows Mass Firings, For Now
Photo by SLT NYT (“Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Firings at Federal Agencies“): The Trump administration can move forward with plans to slash the federal work force and dismantle federal agencies, the Supreme...
Read MoreWATCH: Ronald McDonald statue ‘kidnapped’ from McDonald’s in Pennsylvania
Police say they’re looking for four people caught on camera stealing a Ronald McDonald statue from a McDonald’s in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania.
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