Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
Today, Senate Judiciary Democrats are asking the bar association to launch an investigation into acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove; Trump abruptly walks back his directive to fire thousands of federal workers; Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has filed a motion to stop the firing of 5000 USDA employees; the oligarchs on the Supreme Court have ruled that the EPA can’t impose clean water protections; Trump’s tariff wars threaten to sink the global economy; after a series of embarrassing outings, the Republican Party has decided to cancel all in-person town halls; a judge has issues a permanent injunction keeping Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris in her job; it’s time to use frozen Russian assets in the European Union to fund Ukraine; the Pentagon is gutting the office that helps minimize civilian deaths; Democratic Attorneys General are set to begin a series of town halls; a bill to ban trans athletes from girl’s and women’s sports fails in the Senate; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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No more in-person town halls, NRCC chief tells House Republicans - Live Updates - POLITICO
Pentagon moves to gut operations focused on reducing civilian harm | The Washington Post
Supreme Court strikes down EPA rules on discharge of water pollution - The Washington Post
Is It Time to Transfer Frozen Russian Assets to Ukraine? Calls Grow Louder. | New York Times
Bill to ban trans athletes from girls' and women's sports teams fails to advance in Senate | AP News
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