Staff at Social Security Administration banned from reading news sites at work All-staff email is latest Trump-led assault on agency that runs safety-net program for 73 million Americans The Guardian - US · Mar 6, 2025
Mexican President Thanks Trump For Exempting Mexican Goods From Tariffs: 'Our Work Has Yielded Unprecedented Results' Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum thanked her U.S. counterpart Donald Trump for exempting Mexican goods included in the USMCA from being impacted by tariffs Latin Times · Mar 6, 2025
Why automakers' short reprieve from tariffs isn't enough to weather Trump's escalating trade war President Donald Trump granted U.S. automakers a short reprieve from stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada this week The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025
Article III Inverted: The Supreme Court Surrenders to Inferior Court Supremacy. Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett are engaging in alternative dispute resolution, rather than constitutional adjudication. Reason · Mar 6, 2025
Wisconsin voters whose ballots were not counted in November election seek damages Four Wisconsin voters whose ballots were not counted in the November presidential election have initiated a class action lawsuit seeking $175,000 in damages each The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025
South Texas immigration detention center with capacity for 2,400 people to reopen The Biden administration shuttered the Dilley facility last year because of high operating costs. It’s expected to hold immigrant families under the Trump administration. The Texas Tribune · Mar 6, 2025
House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump speech Green, a Democrat from Houston, was protesting any planned cuts in Medicaid. He said it was worth a punishment to stand up for those who depend on government benefits. The Texas Tribune · Mar 6, 2025
Trump delays tariffs on many products from Mexico and Canada US president paused tariffs on Mexican products covered by USMCA and later stayed tariffs on many Canadian imports The Guardian - US · Mar 6, 2025
Republican Strategist Issues Warning About Crucial Midterm Senate Race: 'We're Going to Need a New Candidate' A Republican strategist is warning that Republicans will need to replace Thom Tillis as a Senate candidate in North Carolina if they want to retain the seat Latin Times · Mar 6, 2025
Democrat Proclaims Viral Sign Was an 'SOS to the World' After 'This is Not Normal' Display Ripped Away By GOP Lawmaker A Democratic Representative stated that her viral sign reading "This is not normal" in protest of President Donald Trump represented an "SOS to the world." Latin Times · Mar 6, 2025
GOP budget goals impossible without Medicare and Medicaid cuts, budget office says Republicans are expected to fall short of their goal to slash the budget by $1.5tn despite Donald Trump’s assurances The Guardian - US · Mar 6, 2025
The United States of MAGA lacks unity It’s Donald Trump’s state — but there is no union Salon · Mar 6, 2025
California brings new state reparations bills amid Trump onslaught on DEI: ‘The fight for justice’ State’s Black caucus faces ire of advocates as they demand urgent implementation given hostile political climate The Guardian - US · Mar 6, 2025
Matt Gaetz's Return To Politics Could See Him Land a Top Florida Job After being the only Trump nominee to not get confirmed, Matt Gaetz could return to politics through a top Florida job Latin Times · Mar 6, 2025
The Guardian - US · Mar 6, 2025 Democratic senators call for inquiry into Musk agency’s firings of federal workers Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts cautioned private firms would fill in the void and put Americans ‘at risk’ in letter
Salon · Mar 6, 2025 Trump blames workers for economic chaos When Grandma's Social Security check goes missing, Trump and Musk plan to call her a "fraud"
The Guardian - US · Mar 6, 2025 Charles Barkley calls athletes who won’t visit Trump’s White House ‘stupid’. I disagree Sports stars have stayed silent about the policies of the new administration. I spoke to someone who knows all about the power – and price – of protest
Latin Times · Mar 6, 2025 Farm Workers Across The U.S. Are Growing Concerned Over Surprise Immigration Raids: Report According to government data, 42% of the more than two million people working on farms across the country are undocumented
The Guardian - US · Mar 6, 2025 US reportedly plans to revoke foreign students’ visas over pro-Palestinian social media posts flagged by AI – as it happened State department is using AI to review tens of thousands of accounts, reports say
International Business Times UK · Mar 6, 2025 What Is 'Target Fast': Black Consumers Kickstart Target Boycott For 40 Days Over DEI Betrayals The 'Target Fast' boycott, timed with Lent, uses Black economic power to seek corporate accountability and investment in Black banks.
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025 Voices: Under Trump, the global order that America helped to build is crumbling COMMENT: It is already clear the US president is hellbent on ushering in a new dawn in which traditional alliances are abandoned – and nations must fend for themselves, says Tobias Ellwood
Reason · Mar 6, 2025 Neutral Principles for the Emergency Docket The lower courts, which are issuing unappealing rulings, are inverting the Article III hierarchy. This Inferior Court Supremacy cannot stand.
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025 Veterans fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed, including some who voted for Trump Veterans who have been abruptly fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed by the Trump administration's dramatic downsizing of government
The Texas Tribune · Mar 6, 2025 Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people House Bill 239, which echoes a bathroom bill that failed in 2017, includes new provisions for shelters and prisons.
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025 Florida man claimed he was going to assassinate Trump and shoot missiles at New York, cops say Police were alerted to threats when Justin Blaxton called 911