I’m a Federal Worker. Elon Musk’s Government Data Heist Is the Entire Ballgame. I’m a Federal Worker. Elon Musk’s Government Data Heist Is the Entire Ballgame. 2 0 replies
Kinzinger to House Dems: ‘Get out there and do something’ about Musk Kinzinger to House Dems: ‘Get out there and do something’ about Musk 5 19 replies
Discussion Thread: Congressional Democrats' News Conferences on USAID and on Musk Access to Treasury Payment Systems The news conference on USAID is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Eastern, and the one about Elon Musk's access to the US Treasury's payment systems is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. Eastern **News and Analysis** - AP: [USAID headquarters in Washington are blocked after Musk says Trump agrees to close the aid agency](https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7cad4c806565985fe2) - CNN: [‘Apocalypse at USAID’ as Musk and Trump work to dismantle agency](https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/politics/usaid-washington-workers/index.html) - AP: [Elon Musk’s DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems: AP sources](https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-elon-musk-doge-treasury-5e26cc80fcb766981cea56afd57ae759) **Live Updates** Text-based live update pages... 1 0 replies
Musk Says DOGE Is Halting Treasury Payments to US Contractors Musk Says DOGE Is Halting Treasury Payments to US Contractors 3 0 replies
Democrats demand answers from Rubio on DOGE reps' visit to USAID Democrats demand answers from Rubio on DOGE reps' visit to USAID 3 0 replies
Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread It's Saturday, folks. Let's all kick back with a cup of coffee and share some cartoons! Feel free to share political cartoons in this thread. Besides our usual civility policy, there are three rules to follow: 1. Every top-level comment must contain a political cartoon. This means no text-only top-level comments. 2. It must be an original cartoon. This means no photographs, no edited cartoons, no AI generated images, no templates, no memes and no image macros. OC is allowed, as is animation. 3. Each top-level comment should only... 1 0 replies
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The Time To Stop Elon Musk Is Now: Boycott Tesla The Time To Stop Elon Musk Is Now: Boycott Tesla 4 19 replies
Organizers Report Longtime 'Loyal' Dem Voters Fed Up With Party's Inaction as Trump 2.0 Takes Hold Organizers Report Longtime 'Loyal' Dem Voters Fed Up With Party's Inaction as Trump 2.0 Takes Hold 2 19 replies
OMB freeze on all federal aid could halt state assistance, such as SNAP OMB freeze on all federal aid could halt state assistance, such as SNAP 4 19 replies
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion 3 19 replies
Politician Resigns After Copying Elon Musk's Nazi-ish Salute Politician Resigns After Copying Elon Musk's Nazi-ish Salute 3 19 replies
Trump seeks presidential immunity from any civil lawsuit filed against him in state court Trump seeks presidential immunity from any civil lawsuit filed against him in state court 1 19 replies
Trump jokes about running for a third term in speech to House Republicans Trump jokes about running for a third term in speech to House Republicans 2 19 replies
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The Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak in U.S. History is Happening Right Now in Kansas The Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak in U.S. History is Happening Right Now in Kansas 5 19 replies
Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president 2 19 replies
Trump mocked for hitting the golf course — just a week after being sworn in again Trump mocked for hitting the golf course — just a week after being sworn in again 4 19 replies