Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences” https://www.propublica.org/article/us-department-labor-leak-criminal-charges-threat
Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s chief of staff issued the…

Trump Administration Texted College Professors’ Personal Phones to Ask If They’re Jewish https://theintercept.com/2025/04/23/trump-eeoc-barnard-columbia-texts-jewish/
“Barnard was not given advance notice of this outreach,” the college’s general counsel wrote…

Anti-trans posts pass muster under Meta’s new hate-speech rules https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/23/meta-oversight-board-trans-content-moderation-hate-speech/
Meta leaders Joel Kaplan and Nick Clegg told the social media company’s Oversight…

Vance Outlines U.S. Plan for Ukraine That Sharply Favors Russia https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/world/europe/ukraine-cease-fire-talks-london.html
Vice President JD Vance said the cease-fire plan would freeze territory along the current front lines of the…

EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for breaking Europe’s digital rules https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-fines-apple-meta-breaking-europe-digital-markets-act-dma/
The highly anticipated penalties are the first to be issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets…

Trump's executive orders target colleges like Harvard, DEI in education https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-orders-education-9fb7e1f707f0df93e3b28d4eff984d04
President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors…

Like to play alone? Ubisoft is still watching you! https://noyb.eu/en/play-alone-ubisoft-still-watching-you
Ubisoft forces people to connect to the internet before they can play a single player game
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Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/23/hegseth-signal-pentagon-computer/
The move was intended to circumvent a lack of cellphone service in much of the Pentagon and enable…

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The Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump Prosecutor https://www.propublica.org/article/ed-martin-trump-interim-dc-us-attorney-secret-judge-attacks
Martin’s career is dotted with ethical and…

White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-noaa-budget-cuts-climate-change-modeling-princeton-gfdl
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only…

Columbia University students plan to build tent encampments this week, sources say https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/columbia-university-students-plan-build-tent-encampments-week-sources-rcna202549
A group of protesters is planning to set up tent encampments…

Voice of America is back, for now. China won’t be pleased. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/24/voice-of-america-trump-china/
A less-informed global public is good for autocrats, who want people uninformed.
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ICE Awarded a $3.8 Billion Contract to Hold Immigrants on a Military Base. Days Later, It Was Canceled. https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-cancels-contract-immigrant-detention-camp-fort-bliss
The administration still intends to move ahead with the plan…

Millions of U.S. measles cases forecast over 25 years if shots decline https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04/24/measles-cases-deaths-vaccine-rates-rfk-jr/
Measles, once virtually wiped out in the United States, could become commonplace again if declining…

Hegseth had unsecured internet line in Pentagon for Signal, sources say https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-signal-chat-dirty-internet-line-6a64707f10ca553eb905e5a70e10bd9d
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s…

Trump pardons Nevada politician who paid for cosmetic surgery with funds to honor a slain officer https://apnews.com/article/trump-pardon-michele-fiore-nevada-fraud-cf56ef8b302b8111e47cf52d5a606d19
President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon for loyalist…

FBI arrests Wisconsin Judge Dugan for obstruction, escalates Trump immigration enforcement effort https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/25/fbi-arrest-judge-hannah-dugan-milwaukee.html
Federal agents arrested Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on obstruction…

The $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen https://www.theverge.com/electric-cars/655527/slate-electric-truck-price-paint-radio-bezos
Slate Auto introduced its first electric vehicle, a sub-$20,000 two-seater pickup…

Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by FBI for allegedly helping undocumented immigrant 'evade arrest' https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-hannah-dugan-arrested-fbi-allegedly-helping-undocumented/story?id=121161497
Hannah Dugan was alleged to have helped Eduardo Flores…