Thursday, February 20th, 2025

Today, Judge Dale Ho held a hearing with Emil Bove and Eric Adams lawyers about the DOJ motion to dismiss the charges against the New York City Mayor; Trump is ordering the removal of certain words from VA medical record note templates; the JFK Library closes its doors abruptly after a Trump executive order; the USDA says it accidentally fired people working on bird flu and they’re trying to hire them back; the Trump administration defies a court order by adding transphobic language to the government websites they were forced to restore; over $151M has been taken from soldiers’ paychecks; a new executive order out from the White House amounts to another massive power grab; hundreds deported from the US are being held in a Panama hotel; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories:
Trump Orders the VA to Scrub Veteran Medical Record Note Templates | Mueller She Wrote

'Help us': Hundreds deported from US held in Panama hotel -Cecilia Barría, Santiago Vanegas, Ángel Bermúdez | BBC

JFK Library in Boston abruptly closes due to Trump executive order - Brandon Truitt, Neal Riley | CBS News

Over $151 Million Taken from Soldiers' Paychecks for Food Costs Spent Elsewhere by the Army - Steve Beynon | Military.com

Donald Trump defies court order by adding transphobic text to restored webpages - Daniel Villarreal |  LGBTQ Nation

Good Trouble:
Fraud Prevention and Reporting | SSA

Protect Yourself from Social Security Scams | SSA

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From The Good News
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North Carolina's Board Of Elections Fights Back Against ICE Request : NPR

Dana at HRC Greater Cincinnati Dinner

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