• 02/22/2025

Socom Laser-Focused on Winning, Readiness, Modernization

Defense.gov Special Operations Command follows the defense secretary’s top three priorities of warfighting to win, readiness of its people and lethality through modernization, Socom commander Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton said. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4074192/socom-laser-focused-on-winning-readiness-modernization/

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Kash Patel sworn in as 9th FBI director

Fox News Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the FBI, was sworn in on Friday after a narrow Senate confirmation vote Thursday.  Patel was sworn in at the Eisenshower Executive Office Building by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the ninth-ever FBI director, succeeding Christopher Wray.…

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DoD Probationary Workforce Statement

Defense.gov The Defense Department is re-evaluating the probationary workforce, consistent with the president’s initiative to reform the federal workforce to maximize efficiency and productivity. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4074278/dod-probationary-workforce-statement/

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How Trump’s IRS layoffs could affect taxpayers and refunds this season

Washington Post The tax agency is laying off 7,000 employees, but there are protections for taxpayers whose refund payments are delayed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/21/irs-layoffs-tax-refunds/

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Tell Us: What Are Your Questions About Elon Musk?

New York Times Share your questions with the On Politics newsletter. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/musk-doge-questions.html

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Trump admin ousts top ICE official over concerns about pace of illegal immigrant deportations

Fox News The Trump administration is replacing the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over concerns about the pace of deportations and arrests of illegal immigrants. A source familiar confirmed to Fox News that acting ICE Director Caleb Vitello has been removed from his position. The source said that the administration is not…

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Howard Lutnick sworn in at White House as Trump’s commerce secretary

Fox News Vice President JD Vance swore in Howard Lutnick as secretary of commerce at the White House on Friday.  During the swearing-in ceremony, President Donald Trump said that Lutnick’s priorities in the role will be focusing on job growth, asserting that Lutnick “really understands something about business.” Additionally, Trump signaled he would impose reciprocal…

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ATF chief legal counsel fired by Bondi in latest Justice Department shakeup

Fox News The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms‘ (ATF) chief legal counsel was fired by Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, the former ATF official confirmed on social media.  “Earlier today, I was served official notice from the Attorney General of the United States that I was being removed from my position as the…

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NIH funding cuts: Federal judge extends restraining order blocking Trump administration’s action

Fox News A Biden-appointed judge extended a temporary restraining order Friday against the Trump administration’s cuts to National Institutes of Health research funding.  The ruling from U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley of Massachusetts – who issued the initial restraining order last week – comes in response to separate lawsuits filed by a group of 22…

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Medicaid Cuts Pose Budget Conundrum for Valadao and Republicans Nationwide

New York Times For Representative David Valadao of California and other Republicans whose constituents depend on Medicaid, a vote for their party’s budget could be politically fatal. President Trump’s agenda hangs in the balance. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/medicaid-republicans-budget.html

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