The White House on Tuesday fired ALL 6 members of the #CommissionOnFineArts, an #independent #FederalAgency that was expected to review some of #Trump’s construction projects, including his planned triumphal arch in Washington.
“On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as a member of the Commission on Fine Arts is terminated, effective immediately,” reads an email reviewed by WaPo that was sent to one of the commissioners by a White House staffer.
#FederalAgency
CISA says hackers breached federal agency using GeoServer exploit
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-says-hackers-breached-federal-agency-using-geoserver-exploit/
#Infosec #Security #Cybersecurity #CeptBiro #CISA #Breached #FederalAgency #GeoServer #Exploit
Previous #ShadowDocket rulings have backed #Trump on, among other matters, #deportations of #immigrants to countries other than their own [#rendition], revoking temporary legal status for hundreds of thousands of migrants, banning #transgender people from the #military, pursuing #MassFirings of #FederalWorkers & removing various #FederalAgency leaders.
#law #judiciary #SCOTUS #Constitution #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt
#Trump fires #IRS commissioner, #ScottBessent named acting head
Trump is removing Billy Long as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service & #Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will temporarily serve as acting commissioner [good fucking luck🙄], a White House ofcl & a source familiar w/the matter said Friday.
Long was sworn in as the 51st Commissioner of the IRS in June, with his term meant to run through Nov 2027.
#US #economy #FederalAgency #Independence #law
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-fires-irs-commissioner-bessent-named-acting-head-2025-08-08/
Interviews w/ #FederalWorkers show that a wide spectrum of govt #spending has already been stalled. Major #scientific #research #grants have already been terminated without public notice in recent weeks. At one #FederalAgency, staff were told — via a directive that took effect on a Sunday — that almost all contracts over $250k no longer could be signed.
I definitely find the Q&A far more informative than the official statement.
Here are 3 questions & answers that were outside the predictable.
Aside: Regardless of #politics, #policy, or even #analysis, it’s genuinely refreshing to listen to an intelligent, capable, informed #expert from the #USGovernment. The last 6mos have felt like 60yrs of total #clownshow #idiocracy. Whether you agree with him or not, #JeromePowell is one of the few competent #FederalAgency leaders remaining.
#economy
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#Trump admin must restore #AmeriCorps programs in 24 states, judge rules
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.581470/gov.uscourts.mdd.581470.148.0_3.pdf
A federal judge ordered the Trump admin on Thursday to restore programs funded by AmeriCorps grants in 24 Democratic-led states but declined to bar the #FederalAgency for national service & volunteering from cutting the bulk of its workforce.
#law
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-must-restore-americorps-programs-24-states-judge-rules-2025-06-05/
The section banning ballots that use QR or barcodes relies on a #Trump directive to a #FederalAgency, the US Election Assistance Commission, which sets voluntary guidelines for voting systems. Not all states follow them.
Some of the lawsuits say #Trump doesn’t have the #authority to direct the commission because it was established by #Congress as an #independent agency.
#law #ElectionLaw #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers #ConspiracyTheories #Disinformation
Female officer arrested for insulting messages against state institutions
#BaaghiTV #Pakistan #FederalGovt #FederalAgency #FemaleOfficer #StateInstitutions #IncitingPublic #RegionalTensions #PakIndiaConflict #India #SocialMedia #WhatsApp
https://en.baaghitv.com/female-officer-arrested-for-insulting-messages-against-state-institutions/
Trump administration orders federal agencies to track office use #DonaldTrump #Federalagency #IDCard
https://share.newsbreak.com/cumi85lg
Those #health inequities are the legacy of racial #discrimination that was legal from the country's inception until 1965, the type of historical #injustice #DEI policies were designed to correct.
#Trump also rescinded a 1994 EO by fmr Pres Bill #Clinton that directed every #FederalAgency to develop an agency-wide #EnvironmentalJustice strategy to address adverse health or #environmental effects on *minority* & #LowIncome populations.
#Trump's post came a day after #JeromePowell warned that the #tariffs from the Trump admin are likely to cause both higher prices & slower economic growth.
"Tariffs are highly likely to generate at least a temporary rise in #inflation," Powell told the Economic Club of Chicago, noting that Trump's import #taxes were higher than most forecasters had expected. "The inflationary effects could also be more persistent."
#law #independent #FederalAgency #autocracy #economy #recession #TradeWar #Fed
#Trump was evidently frustrated that the European Central Bank was preparing to lower interest rates for the 7th time, while the #FederalReserve is in a holding pattern. Of course, European leaders have not imposed triple-digit #tariffs which threaten to rekindle #inflation.
#law #independent #FederalAgency #autocracy #tyranny #economy #recession #TradeWar #Fed #JeromePowell
#Trump calls for #Fed Chair #JeromePowell's 'termination'
Trump renewed his attack on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell Thurs for not cutting interest rates, even as Trump's own #TradeWar makes rate cuts more difficult.
In a social media post, Trump complained that Powell is "always TOO LATE AND WRONG," & he insisted the Fed chairman's "termination cannot come fast enough!"
#law #independent #FederalAgency #autocracy #tyranny #economy #tariffs #inflation #recession
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/17/nx-s1-5367696/trump-jerome-powell-federal-reserve-economy-tariffs
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5334415/doge-institute-of-museum-and-library-services
Kash Patel Confirmed as FBI Director Amid Controversy
https://www.indiaweekly.biz/kash-patel-fbi-chief-trump-loyalist/
#KashPatel #KashPatelFBIDirector #FBIDirector #Federalagency #FBIInternational #FBIdirectorKashPatel #DonaldTrump
EPIC Denounces Administration’s Assault on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) 💰— Over the past week, the Trump administration has effectively shut down the CFPB, a vital #federalagency protecting consumers from the harmful data practices of financial institutions.
epic.org/epic-denounc...
EPIC Denounces Administration’...
"These #partisan #witchhunts and #firings need to stop. Congress creates independent agencies and insulates #civilservants from partisan firings for a reason.
If this week’s actions become the new normal—and #partisanship becomes the only criteria for holding a position in a #federalagency—then our financial markets will be more volatile, our consumer products more hazardous, our skies more dangerous, and our civil liberties and constitutional rights less secure."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/06/trump-oversight-board-firing-security
Axios: #EducationDepartment becomes fourth #federalagency to deny entry to #Democraticlawmakers
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/07/house-democrats-education-department-doge-musk
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