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Economists relieved as White House withdraws controversial pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

Donald Trump wanted EJ Antoni to head agency, but critics said he was too partisan and ‘exceedingly unqualified’

The Guardian - US

Group behind Project 2025 urges FBI to brand ‘transgender extremists’ a domestic terror threat

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, the ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation proposed a broad definition of trans ‘extremism’ that would seemingly cover a wide range of pro-LGBT+ activism

The Independent UK

Trump is deporting so many immigrants that it could cause inflation to hit 4% next year, top economist says

Even conservative Heritage Foundation economist Steven Moore is worried about a labor shortage.

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Trump’s pick to head Bureau of Labor Statistics walks back his earlier plan to scrap monthly jobs reports

EJ Antoni first made the suggestion before Trump tapped him to lead the BLS

The Independent UK

First Thing: Trump slammed for ‘unjustified power grab’ as he seizes control of DC police and deploys national guard

Trump forwarded a false narrative around DC crime stats to justify the move. Plus, funeral held in Gaza for five journalists killed by Israeli attack

The Guardian - UK

Trump news at a glance: president’s Washington DC takeover condemned

Trump’s depiction of ‘lawless’ city at odds with crime statistics while local officials say move illegal – key US politics stories from Monday 11 August

The Guardian - US

Trump nominates Heritage Foundation economist as labor statistics chief

EJ Antoni, longtime critic of Bureau of Labor Statistics, nominated to replace Erika McEntarfer, who Trump fired

The Guardian - US

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Trump's Budget Hacksaw Leaves Public Broadcasting On Precipice

Hundreds of television and radio stations across the United States risk seeing their resources evaporate, after President Donald Trump prevailed Friday in scrapping federal funding for public broadcasting.

International Business Times

Users accuse Elon Musk's Grok of a rightward tilt after xAI changes its internal instructions to assume viewpoints from the media are 'biased'

Grok’s new instructions tell it not to shy away from “politically incorrect” viewpoints.

Fortune

The South African apartheid movement’s close relationship with the American right – then and now

The allegations of a “white genocide” against Afrikaner farmers that emerged during the tense Oval Office meeting between the US president, Donald Trump, and South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, on May 21 shocked many around the world. But it was merely the latest example of what has been a long-running…

The Conversation

A 22-year-old college grad with no security experience is now leading a government terror prevention team: ‘Putting the intern in charge’

Thomas Fugate’s leadership of the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships has raised alarm bells

The Independent UK

Who is Project 2025 co-author Russ Vought and what is his influence on Trump?

While Elon Musk has clearly been a major influence on the Trump administration, the less well known, but arguably more influential, power behind the presidency is Russell (usually Russ) Vought. Vought is the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) – the nerve centre of the administration’s sweeping…

The Conversation

How Project 2025 became the blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term

Throughout the 2024 presidential election campaign, Donald Trump denied claims he intended to shape his second administration’s policies around Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for a renewed conservative America. But despite his repeated denials, Trump 2.0 has adopted much of Project 2025 into the White House’s agenda.

The Conversation

NOAA cuts pose climate risk experts warn

Staffing and funding cuts at the federal agency could affect everything from climate science to emergency readiness

Salon

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The Conversation

Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 20, 2025, that calls for closing the U.S. Department of Education.

The Independent UK

Prince Harry’s US visa files unsealed after drug claims – but with heavy redactions

Documents relating to Prince Harry’s US visa application have been unsealed in court – but with heavy redactions over fears he would be exposed to “harm and harassment”.

International Business Times

Trump Campaign Manager Reveals Shock At 'Some Stuff' Inside Project 2025: 'Where The Hell Did That Come From?'

Trump's former campaign manager Chris LaCivita recently stopped by Politico's "Playbook" podcast, where he talked about his impression of Project 2025.

The Guardian - US

Russell Vought: Trump appointee who wants federal workers to be ‘in trauma’

The Christian nationalist head of the office of management and budget was central to the Project 2025 blueprint

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Latin Times

Trump Says He Won't Deport Prince Harry: 'He's Got Enough Problems With His Wife'

The right-wing Heritage Foundation is questioning whether the royal lied on visa documentation after Harry admitted taking drugs as a teenager

Roll Call

Firebrand Vought confirmed as White House budget director - Roll Call

Russ Vought will be White House budget director for the second time after a party-line confirmation vote in the Republican-controlled Senate.

Evening Standard

Judge opens door to releasing Prince Harry's secret visa records as case returns to court

Duke of Sussex’s US visa records could be published if legal challenge by Heritage Foundation is successful

The Conversation

Trump’s administration seems chaotic, but he’s drawing directly from Project 2025 playbook

In his first few days back in office, President Donald Trump engaged in a whirlwind of executive actions, from exiting the World Health Organization, to deploying military personnel and National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Guardian - US

Trump threat to deport pro-Palestinian students mirrors rightwing Heritage blueprint

New fact sheet bears similarity to Heritage Foundation’s Project Esther, which aims to quash US support of Palestine

The Guardian - UK

Rise of Chris Philp tests the limits of the Peter principle

With a knack for backing losers, the former enthusiastic supporter of Liz Truss became shadow home secretary

Salon

Trump orders right out of Project 2025

Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 during campaign but implemented many of its proposals in first week

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