Friday, February 14th, 2025
Today, the federal prosecutor handling Eric Adams’ case has offered her resignation in protest of Emil Bove ordering her to drop the charges; RFK Jr has been confirmed by the Senate to destroy the health of Americans; the Office of Personnel Management has ordered agencies to fire all probationary employees; the secretary of the VA Doug Collins has ordered all pride flags removed from facilities; the Kansas governor has vetoed a ban on gender affirming care for minors; the fork in the road deferred resignation program has officially ended (the steps); feds have seized $80M of FEMA aid appropriated to New York; the measles outbreak in Texas was completely preventable; Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has filed suit against the Trump administration over the spending freeze on grants and loans; and Allison delivers your Good News.
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Stories:
Federal prosecutors in New York and Washington resign after refusing to drop Adams charges - Tom Winter, Jonathan Dienst, Ryan J. Reilly and Laura Jarrett | NBC News
Feds seized $80 million in FEMA funds given to NYC to house migrants, city comptroller says - Jennifer Bisram | CBS New York
Measles outbreak in Texas was "completely preventable," infectious disease expert says - Sara Moniuszko, David Higgins | CBS News
Pennsylvania governor sues over Trump administration spending freeze on grants, loans - Marc Levy | ABC News
Kansas governor vetoes gender-affirming care ban for minors; Republicans ready for override - ANNA KAMINSKI | Kansas Reflector
Good Trouble:
VA Pride Flags - by Allison Gill
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