Friday, April 25th, 2025

Today, Pete Hegseth downloaded Signal on his Pentagon desktop to circumvent classified spaces; President Volodimyr Zalensky rejects Trump’s tired Ukraine peace deal; the Trump administration moved a Venezuelan man to Texas despite a federal judge's order; the Pentagon resumes medical care for transgender troops; Trump tells Pam Bondi to launch a criminal investigation into ActBlue; Leland Dudek calls for all SSA offices employees to be converted to Schedule F; Trump’s approval rating is in the toilet; the DoJ accidentally files an internal document outlining how much their case against congestion pricing sucks; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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Stories:
Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer | The Washington Post

NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS

Trump slams Zelenskyy for rejecting Ukraine-Russia negotiations, saying a deal was 'very close' | NBC News

Exclusive: Trump administration moved Venezuelan to Texas for possible deportation despite judge's order | Reuters

Trump targets Democratic fundraising powerhouse ActBlue with DOJ probe | CNN Politics

Dudek calls for entire SSA offices to be converted to new Schedule F | Government Executive

DOJ accidentally files document outlining flaws with Trump administration's plan to kill NYC congestion pricing | ABC News

Trump’s Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows | The New York Times

Good Trouble:
ACTION ITEM  Implementation of Schedule F - Jeremy Berg | Bluesky
Federal Register :: Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service
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