Wednesday, February 12th, 2025

Today, the First Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Donald Trump’s bid to continue withholding federal grants; Donald fired the USAID inspector general one day after the IG released a report criticizing the dismantling of the agency; Judge Amy Berman Jackson has reinstated Hampton Dillinger as special counsel after Trump wrongfully terminated him; a federal judge in Boston expanded the restraining order against Trump cutting aid to the National Institute of Health; Trump has issued an order for a massive reduction in force of federal workers; Kash Patel lied to Congress when he said he didn’t have anything to do with the FBI and DoJ purge; a judge has ordered the CDC, HHS, and FDA to restore deleted web pages with health information; thousands of Danes have signed a petition to buy California from the United States; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories:
Appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to immediately reinstate funding freeze - Daniel Barnes, Chloe Atkins and Dareh Gregorian | NBC News

USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency - Jennifer Hansler | CNN Politics

Judge orders HHS, CDC and FDA to restore deleted webpages with health information - Melissa Quinn | CBS News

Thousands of Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S. - Travis Schlepp | KGET 17 News

Why California? | denmarkification.com

Good Trouble: 
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