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Freshman Congressman tells constituent he is powerless to stop Musk's budget cuts
At an open house in Fairbanks on Monday, Alaskan Congressman Nick Begich (R) told constituents that there was nothing he could do to stop agency budget…
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As measles outbreak rages in Texas, RFK Jr. pushes anti-vaccine message
The largest measles outbreak Texas has seen in over 30 years is sweeping through the western part of the state.
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Rebecca Crosby
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Noel Sims
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The whitewashing of military schools
The Department of Defense (DoD) is imposing a comprehensive censorship regime across its network of 161 primary and secondary schools — eliminating…
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Judd Legum
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Rebecca Crosby
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Noel Sims
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In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety…
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Judd Legum
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Rebecca Crosby
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Trump executive order leads to $100 energy bill hike for hundreds in Alabama
Donald Trump promised that, as president, he would drastically lower Americans' energy bills.
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Judd Legum
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BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information.
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Judd Legum
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3 weeks
In the three weeks since Trump was inaugurated, Popular Information and its new sister publication, Musk Watch, have been breaking news and making an…
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Judd Legum
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Trump maintains funding freeze at NIH, defying court order
The Trump administration is still prohibiting National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff from issuing virtually all grant funding, an NIH official tells…
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Judd Legum
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Noel Sims
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The NSA's "Big Delete"
Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words…
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Judd Legum
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Rebecca Crosby
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UPDATE: Musk Watch reporting cited in new lawsuit against Trump administration
On Monday morning, Musk Watch — the sister publication of Popular Information — broke the news that several associates of Elon Musk received…
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Caleb Ecarma
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Judd Legum
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UPDATE: The "deferred resignation" scam
Last week, Popular Information broke down the "offer" that the Trump administration was making to millions of federal employees to induce them to resign…
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Judd Legum
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Affirmative action for white men
Since taking office on January 20, President Donald Trump has targeted so-called "diversity, equity, and inclusion" programs, also known as DEI.
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Judd Legum
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Rebecca Crosby
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Noel Sims
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