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The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) has filed a lawsuit against the new Trump presidential administration and its “Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce” executive order.Signed by Trump on Jan. 20, the order essentially reinstates the Schedule F directive Trump had in place during his first presidential term. Now renamed as Schedule Policy/Career, the directive calls for agencies to send the White House lists of all their “policy-related” positions by Apr. 20.The Trump administration is requiring supervisors to reclassify...

In a flurry of executive orders signed just hours after he took office, President Donald Trump rescinded a Biden administration order on prescription drugs — a move that could hike drug prices for millions of Medicare and Medicaid enrollees. At the same time, Trump also reversed Biden’s efforts to make it easier for people to enroll in Medicaid or to get insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Approximately 67 million adults have health coverage through Medicare, and 11% of them — just over 7 million — are Black. The vast majority of enrollees are aged 65 and...

For those voters of color who scoffed at warnings that Donald Trump would implement the extreme policies outlined in Project 2025, I say: Thank you. Sarcastically, of course. Because here we are. On Day One, as the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism pointed out,  Trump wasted no time, issuing a flurry of executive orders that brought the Project 2025 blueprint to life, especially on immigration.Immigration and Border Security: The Reality HitsThe Day One immigration-focused executive orders represent the most sweeping fulfillment of Project 2025’s border security vision. The...

Originally published by The 19thPresident-elect Donald Trump’s victory has energized anti-abortion groups, even as abortion rights organizers notched victories on Election Day. Now, reproductive rights groups are preparing for legal and legislative battles in a new, less friendly environment.They are planning to embrace a multipronged approach: challenging anti-abortion policies in court, organizing political protests, and lobbying state and national lawmakers to oppose proposed bans.“We’re going to use every tool available to us, whether with the courts, legislatures or...