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Thursday, February 27th, 2025
Today, the Office of Personnel Management sent out a memo directing massive reductions in force; the Trump administration threatens a permanent visa ban for trans athletes; Musk cancelled contracts that help veterans only to reinstate them the next day; Jeff Bezos announced a revamp to the Washington Post op ed section causing the editor to quit; a Democrat in Maine won her state special election by 43 points; the US logs its first measles death in a decade; judge Amy Berman Jackson extends the restraining order keeping Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger in his job through Saturday; Republicans in the House have passed Trump’s budget including sweeping cuts to Medicaid; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Stories:
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up: Minnesota’s Tim Walz passes on Senate race | MSNBC
Democrat Sean Faircloth easily wins Bangor-area legislative seat in special election | Bangor Daily News
Trump administration sets stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs in new memo | AP News
House narrowly adopts budget plan to advance Trump's agenda in a win for Speaker Johnson - Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur, Melanie Zanona, Syedah Asghar and Julie Tsirkin | NBC News
Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads editor to quit - David Folkenflik | NPR
First measles death reported in Texas as Kennedy downplays the outbreak - Erika Edwards | NBC News
Good Trouble:
ACTION REQUEST - Today USAID staff in Washington received word that they can go into USAID headquarters at the Ronald Reagan Building to retrieve their personal belongings. The entire Washington-based staff will have two days, this Thursday and Friday, in one-hour windows by bureau and in 15-minute increments per person. No boxes or packing materials will be provided. There are staff who have worked at the RRB for 20-30 years, and it is the "mother ship" for most of us. This will be an extremely emotional two days. So, we would like to encourage anyone who is able to join us at the RRB to "clap out" staff, with signs of support. If you're able to bring extra packing materials and / or drinks and snacks please do. We want to show these people how you treat public servants who have given their lives to the important work we do.
THURSDAY 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
FRIDAY 7:30 am - 3:30 pm
USAID Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
There is public parking in the RRB garage, and the closest metros are Metro Center (red line) and Federal Triangle (orange/blue). If you are planning to park in the garage please make sure to have a government-issued ID (driver's license).
*Tomorrow is The Blackout. Don’t buy anything unless it’s from a small local business on Friday, February 28th.
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