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Trump names both Youngkin and Moore to Council of Governors

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Now Trump Wants the Federal Government to Take Over D.C.

[ Thu, Feb 20th ]: ktiv

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[ Thu, Feb 20th ]: MSN

Republicans are pursuing separate paths to get Trump's priorities through Congress

Wed, February 19, 2025

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: Marketplace

New Trump order takes aim at autonomy of independent agencies

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: Forbes

Trump Adds Support For DOGE Dividend Checks; Here's Why He Might Do It

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: thenightly

Australian news and politics live: Westpac to move 190 Australian jobs offshore to the Philippines

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: KING5

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[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: MoneyWeek

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[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: CNN

Trump delivers another blow to Ukraine and a new boost to Putin

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: Newsday

Trump and Musk say they like working together and will keep it at. Will it last?

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: Newsweek

MAGA and Medicaid: Which States Have Highest Percentage of Beneficiaries?

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: Newsweek

DOGE Reveals Social Security Administration Cuts

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: MassLive

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[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: Politico

Silicon Valley workers learn to worry about their politics

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Trump rails against Ukrainian president while government overhaul takes shape in US

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: redstateobserver

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[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: KYMA

President Trump and Elon Musk defend federal government downsizing

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: CNN

What to know about Trump's executive order and 'unprecedented' power grab within the government

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: CNN

Trump signs executive order aimed at expanding IVF access and reducing costs

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: CNN

Defense officials fear impending Pentagon firings could break law and hurt military readiness

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: abc3340

Elon Musk says saving taxpayer money requires 'competence' and 'caring'

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: MSN

Trump said in an interview with Elon Musk that he .. endorsed a GOP plan that could slash the program.

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: Slate

The Terrible Trump Idea That Should Have Stayed in Vegas

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: MSN

Trump and Musk praise each other during lovefest .. and promise 'hundreds of billions' of cuts: Live

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: BBC

Musk and Trump defend Doge cuts, say they plan to 'restore will of the people'

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: dailymemphian

Why Elon Musk chose Memphis for xAI facility

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: MSN

Are the DFB demands of the new government misplaced?

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: Click2Houston

The Latest: Trump signs executive order to study how to expand IVF

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: abc7NY

Meet Dale E. Ho, the second-year judge weighing t .. e future of NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: WPLG

Americans' confidence in air travel safety dips s .. ightly after Washington plane crash: AP-NORC poll

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: Politico

Florida Man keeps returning. Republicans follow.

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: Couriermail

'Needs to stop': Elon Musk and Donald Trump speak out in joint interview with Fox News

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: MSN

They had glowing reviews before getting fired fro .. ernment jobs. Now they're planning to fight back.

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump falsely claims Ukraine started war with Russia

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: Tuko

Meru Politician Forcefully Ejected from Kithure Kindiki's Karen Meeting: "Aende, Aende"

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: scrippsnews

Judge rejects request to block Elon Musk, DOGE from accessing government data

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: Reuters

Trump says Musk will not take part in space-related government decisions

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: MSN

Musk calls himself 'Tech-Support' for Trump, slam .. bureaucracy for "fighting against people's will"

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: MSN

Switzerland: Kara-Murza: US-Russia deal on Ukraine will bring more repression and aggression

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: MSN

Egypt's five-year plan for Gaza reconstruction in .. des safe zones and independent Palestinian agency

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: MSN

Trump and Musk awkwardly called 'two brothers' as .. to justify DOGE cuts in joint Fox News interview

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: NDTV

Amid Language Row, Udhayanidhi Stalin's "Will Lose Mother Tongue" Warning

[ Wed, Feb 19th ]: MSN

"BJP, Congress and CPI(M) are together against me": Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Tue, February 18, 2025

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: CNN

US and Russia discuss Ukraine war as Trump's federal overhaul takes shape

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: WPLG

Senate GOP pushes ahead with budget bill that funds Trump's mass deportations and border wall

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: Slate

Meet the Disabled Vets, Cancer Researchers, and Nuclear Techs Fired by Elon Musk "For Cause"

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: Slate

I Just Figured Out What Elon Musk's DOGE Really Is

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: scrippsnews

Judge won't place restraining order on Elon Musk and DOGE in state AG case

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: Slate

Is This a Constitutional Crisis? Wrong Question.

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: Oregonian

Republicans worry Trump's firings of federal workers will hit red states hard

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: Slate

What Happens Next in the Eric Adams Case? It's Up to One Judge.

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: Newsweek

Social Security's COBOL Software Comes Under Scrutiny

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: MSN

NY Democrats demand RFK Jr. restore cuts to 9/11 survivor program

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: PBS

Looking to slash Medicaid funding, Republicans consider cutting billions of dollars

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: CNN

'Good luck with that.' Trump administration termi .. at agency overseeing government hiring and firing

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: MSN

DOGE says it has saved government $55B so far

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: Newsweek

Steve Bannon Escalates Feud With Elon Musk: 'Parasitic Illegal Immigrant'

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: AOL

Analysis-France's latest pensions battle could ignite fresh political crisis

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: KPBS

White House says Elon Musk is not in charge of DOGE - legally, anyway

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: Sky

England's top judge condemns Starmer and Badenoch .. nts on Gaza family coming to UK on Ukraine scheme

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: BBC

US Social Security boss steps down after reportedly clashing with Doge

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: MSN

'It's nonsense!' Morning Joe uses bed bug analogy as he flips out on Elon Musk

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: Politico

Platkin and the resistance

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: MSN

Leaked DOGE documents offer a damning insights into Trump's DEI purge - and what's next

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Musk sets sights on Fort Knox gold reserves

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: CapX

Lawyers are good at politics - but not if you want growth

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: Sky

London mayor Sadiq Khan to tell EU diplomats 'Bre .. argue for stronger EU ties to fight Trump tariffs

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: MSN

Amir of Qatar receives Guard of Honour, ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: MSN

Costa Rica offers to receive deported Indians and central Asian migrants from US

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: CNN

US and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss Ukraine war deal

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: MSN

Musk is not a DOGE employee and "has no actual or formal authority," White House says

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"Their anxiety increases as Sanatanis come togeth .. BJP's Gourav Vallabh hits back at Akhilesh Yadav

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: CNN

US and Russian officials to discuss Ukraine war deal in Saudi Arabia

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: MSN

Elon Musk's role in DOGE uncertain after recent filing from White House

[ Tue, Feb 18th ]: ABC12

Trump begins firing FAA staff weeks after Washington, D.C. plane crash

Mon, February 17, 2025

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: Newsweek

Photos Show Trump, Musk 50501 Protests Across the US

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: Newsweek

Americans Shocked by '60 Minutes' Report on German Speech Policing

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: KTVZ

Oregon's federal workforce among those hit by Tru .. ng firings of thousands of probationary employees

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: Reuters

Scholz calls for 'strong and sovereign' Europe ahead of security talks in Paris

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: Newsweek

John Fetterman Calls Out Elon Musk After Recent Support for Trump Ally

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: Newsweek

Americans Shocked by '60 Minutes' Report on German Free Speech Policing

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: WESA

Hundreds of Pittsburghers protest Trump cuts, voice support for Ukraine, immigrants, trans people

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: Newsweek

DC House Prices Slashed As DOGE Targets Federal Workers

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: thenightly

Australian news and politics live: Building produ .. king like a brick, report calls for code shake-up

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: CNN

Trump pushes Russia to end war with Ukraine as government overhaul takes shape in the US

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: KY3

Trump nominates former Missouri GOP leader to stay as top DC federal prosecutor

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: PBS

How an emboldened crypto industry is trying to cement political influence

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: MSN

The Washington Post Caves to Elon Musk

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: MSN

Retired general: Putin will likely 'wait out' Trump term and take Ukraine

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: ktvq

Trump's widespread federal layoffs could be felt across the country

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: PBS

Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control employees weeks after fatal DC plane crash

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: MSN

Trouble for Elon Musk's DOGE? Rare urgent court h .. g scheduled on Presidents Day holiday. Here's why

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: CNN

European leaders to host Ukraine summit as Trump pushes peace talks with Russia

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: MSN

Trump claims Putin wants to 'stop fighting' and Zelensky will be in negotiations

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: Newsweek

Elon Musk Raises Alarm Over Social Security

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: MSN

Kerala Mosque Sparks Outcry: Slain Hamas, Hezboll .. Leaders Honoured, Posters Paraded Atop Elephants

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: WPLG

Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: WBTW

Trump administration cuts hit FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: MSN

Washington Post refuses to run $115,000 ad titled 'Fire Elon Musk,' report says

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: White House says some employees were fired by mistake

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: Reuters

Italy's Meloni takes on the judiciary, in echo of Berlusconi

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: CNN

Paranoia seeps into a federal workforce worried about getting fired and being watched

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: ABC

'We're under attack by billionaires': Fired federal workers speak out on terminations

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: NDTV

How USAID Funneled $21 Million To India For 'Voter Turnout'

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: CounterPunch

Trump's Reign of Cruelty

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: MSN

'Trump's actions taking us back to primitive days of slavery, colonisation'

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: MSN

Are Musk's plans for mass federal layoffs 'driven by what he sees' on X?

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: ABC

GOP Sen. Mullin: Trump is the only person who can force Putin to the table

[ Mon, Feb 17th ]: MSN

Assam: Politics heats up as BJP and Congress warn each other of legal battle

Sun, February 16, 2025

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Musk's DOGE requests access to IRS tax database: Sources

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: Newsweek

Who Is Ashley St. Clair? Author Says She's Had Elon Musk's 13th Child

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: Yahoo

What it means when Elon Musk brings his children to work

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Rubio agrees with Netanyahu Hamas must be 'eliminated'

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: PBS

Fact-checking Trump and Musk's claims that they are cutting government 'fraud and abuse'

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: CNN

'Salute and execute': A new generation of militar .. s center stage as Trump remakes US foreign policy

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: MSN

Trump's Return-to-Office Order Threatens Power of Government Unions

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: MSN

European Union extends Operation ASPIDES mandate to safeguard Red Sea navigation

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: MSN

Justice Department's independence is threatened as Trump's team asserts power over cases and staff

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: MSN

Canada will "never" be 51st U.S. state, Poilievre says

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: MSN

Elon Musk's DOGE cuts $21 million funding for voter turnout in India

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: CNN

Steve Bannon is playing MAGA enforcer from the outside. Is the White House listening?

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: MSN

S. Korea navigates uncertainty as Trump's reciprocal tariffs reshape global trade

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: MSN

US, Russia to meet in Saudi Arabia over Ukraine war

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: rnz

Mediawatch: Golden visas obscured by politics and talkback pushback

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: MSN

Australia has some 'strong arguments' to gain an exemption from Trumps tariffs

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: MSN

Lavrov, Rubio discus removal of 'barriers' set by previous U.S. administration, Russia says

[ Sun, Feb 16th ]: CNN

Who is Friedrich Merz, Merkel's rival and German election frontrunner?

Sat, February 15, 2025

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: rnz

Elon Musk's DOGE agency is at the centre of controversy in the US. So what is it?

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: CNN

Trump advances plans for Ukraine peace talks and US government overhaul

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: Newsweek

'Unplug Mad King': Protesters Rally Against Elon Musk at Tesla Facilities

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: MSN

Meet glamorous Republican congresswoman Anna Paul .. ng case files on JFK and Martin Luther King's ...

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump officials to go to Saudi Arabia for peace talks

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: MSN

'Acting Like a King': Michigan's Attorney General on the Lawsuit to Undo Musk's Damage

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: MSN

Trump administration cuts US efforts to support democracy at home and abroad

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump says US to back Israel amid hostage release threat

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: Kiplinger

Donald Trump Tests His Limits

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: CNN

The latest on Trump's presidency as government overhaul faces legal challenges

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: MSN

Conservatives' lead in the polls shrinks amid Trump tariff threats

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: MSN

What Trump-supporting federal workers think of his blitz of moves to shake up the government

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: MSN

Mass layoffs, court challenges and buyouts: Makin .. of Trump's plans to shrink the federal workforce

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: Couriermail

'Cruel and petty': Trump move to remove words stuns, baffles

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: MSN

US: About 10,000 workers sacked as Trump, Musk step up action on agencies

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: MSN

UK politics live: Trump's vice president backs Brexit voters in anti-immigration rant

[ Sat, Feb 15th ]: Reuters

Turkey probes business group official after criticism of opposition crackdown

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Fri, February 14, 2025

[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: wtvr

How Trump's reciprocal tariffs plan could affect businesses and your wallet

[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: Reuters

FBI dismisses Homeland Security secretary's claims that called FBI corrupt

[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: PBS

Constitutional scholar on whether Trump's actions are executive overreach

[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: WFAE

Staff at CDC and NIH are reeling as Trump administration cuts workforce

[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: Oregonian

Portland pauses construction on $2B water treatment plant after land-use appeal loss

[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: CNN

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[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: Cleveland

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[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: scrippsnews

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[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: GeekWire

As Trump spars with Canada, Seattle-area startup embraces talent and customers across the border

[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: Click2Houston

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[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: ABC

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[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: Time

We May Be a Month Away From Republicans Shutting Down a Government They Control

[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: Newsweek

Social Security Cuts Being Discussed by Republicans

[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Judge blocks Trump's foreign aid freeze

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Trump's presidency: Layoffs at federal agencies as government overhaul faces legal challenges

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JD Vance derides Europe over free speech ahead of security summit

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Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow again

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OPM directs agencies to fire government workers still on probation

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Tuscany becomes Italy's first region to approve a .. isted suicide for people with incurable illnesses

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14 states sue DOGE, Trump and 'agent of chaos' Elon Musk for violating Constitution

[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: cnbctv18

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[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: MSN

Trump calls India's Modi a 'great friend' but warns of higher US tariffs on Indian goods

[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: MSN

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[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: MSN

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[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: CounterPunch

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[ Fri, Feb 14th ]: Townhall

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14 states file a lawsuit arguing Elon Musk's authority at DOGE is unconstitutional

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Canada makes sweeping changes to First Nations child services program

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US Senate confirms Robert F Kennedy Jr as Health and Human Services Secretary

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[ Thu, Feb 13th ]: KUOW

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed and sworn in as the nation's health secretary

[ Thu, Feb 13th ]: CNN

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[ Thu, Feb 13th ]: Reuters

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[ Thu, Feb 13th ]: NPR

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[ Thu, Feb 13th ]: ABC

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Trump's Reign of Cruelty

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Published in Politics and Government on Monday, February 17th 2025 at 2:20 GMT by CounterPunch
^{🞛 This publication is a summary or evaluation of another publication 🞛 This publication contains editorial commentary or bias from the source}

Neoliberalism has always been more than an economic project; it is a political and educational weapon designed to erode social solidarity and dismantle the foundations of democracy. It does not merely defund public institutions like healthcare,

The article "Trump's Reign of Cruelty" from CounterPunch, published on February 17, 2025, discusses the perceived harsh and punitive policies and behaviors of former President Donald Trump during his time in office. It highlights how Trump's administration was marked by a series of actions that many viewed as cruel, including the separation of migrant families at the border, the rollback of environmental protections, and the aggressive stance against political opponents and the media. The piece argues that these actions were not just policy decisions but part of a broader pattern of behavior characterized by a lack of empathy, a disregard for human rights, and an embrace of authoritarian tactics. The author critiques the lasting impact of these policies on American society, suggesting that Trump's approach has normalized cruelty in political discourse and governance, leaving a legacy that continues to influence American politics and policy-making even after his presidency.

Read the Full CounterPunch Article at:
[ https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/02/17/trumps-reign-of-cruelty/ ]

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