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The New York Times reports: The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, according to documents reviewed by Democrats on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. The strategy is part of large-scale layoffs, known as a “reduction in force,” being planned by the Trump …

Variety reports: John Oliver sounded off on a Justice Department official’s claim that she was fired for refusing to recommend that Mel Gibson‘s gun rights be restored, saying that the “Mad Max” and “Braveheart” actor is “best known for his work in screaming.” Last Week, Elizabeth G. Oyer — a former pardon attorney in the Department of Justice — told …

“There’s two targets that the U.S. and Israel have to look at. Take out the source of their funding, which would be their refineries. That would be target number one if I was in charge. Target number two, take out their nuclear sites. “Now the Israelis have already proven they can get past their air defenses. This has to be …

Florida Politics reports: Municipal diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are one step closer to elimination after the Senate Community Affairs committee moved Sen. Clay Yarborough’s legislation (SB 420) forward along party lines. The Jacksonville Republican’s bill would block local governments from passing DEI initiatives and make ones already in law illegal. It would also create a cause of action for …

The Associated Press reports: Kentucky’s Republican lawmakers have passed a measure to protect conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youths as part of a bill that also would outlaw the use of Medicaid funds to pay for gender-affirming health care for transgender Kentucky residents. Conversion therapy is the scientifically discredited practice of using therapy to “convert” LGBTQ+ people to heterosexuality or traditional …

The New York Times reports: President Trump visited the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Monday for the first time since he stunned the cultural and political establishment nearly five weeks ago by taking over the institution. He had some thoughts about programming. “I never liked ‘Hamilton’ very much,” he said, taking a poke at …

“Andrew Weissman is an absolute moron. He is a moron, and he is a fool, and he’s a degenerate. Andrew Weissman has devoted his career to putting innocent Americans in jail, taking away their civil liberties. He was involved in the Mueller coup against a democratically elected president, Donald J. Trump. Weissman should never be on TV anywhere. He should …

The New York Post reports: President Trump said Monday that he’s preparing to release 80,000 Kennedy assassination files on Tuesday — a trove that’s expected to be pored over by history buffs and conspiracy theorists. Trump made the remark while visiting the Kennedy Center performing arts hub in Washington. It was not immediately clear if Trump was referring to files …

Courthouse News reports: The Ninth Circuit rejected a request from the Trump administration Monday for an immediate stay on a federal judge’s ruling last week that reinstated thousands of probationary federal employees who had been fired. In a 12-page ruling, two of the three judges on the panel agreed that pausing last week’s order from Senior U.S. District Judge Wiliam Alsup …

Via press release from House Republicans: The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced a target list of 26 Democrat-held seats representing prime pick-up opportunities for Republicans to grow the House majority. “House Republicans are in the majority and on offense,” said NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson. “Meanwhile, vulnerable House Democrats have been hard at work demonstrating they are painfully out of …