Social Security head leaves as Musk-led DOGE seeks Americans’ data
Acting Commissioner Michelle King left as Elon Musk’s DOGE sought access to a database with information about anyone with a Social Security number.
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Trump directive ‘dangerously’ conflates gender-affirming care with a human rights violation
Groups that work to end female genital mutilation and cutting worry about an executive order that co-opts the policies they’ve worked to pass over nearly 30 years.
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Senators grill Linda McMahon on the education position she may not fill for long
Trump’s pick to lead DOE faced questions about whether she agrees with the president’s plan to close the department and enact Project 2025’s vision for schools.
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Judge blocks Trump order seeking to halt gender-affirming care for trans youth
The Trump administration cannot enforce restrictions on care for Americans under 19 for at least two weeks.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed as Trump’s health secretary
Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist, will be able to shape federal abortion policy and has expressed openness to national restrictions.
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Anti-abortion centers face little regulation. The SAD Act could change that.
The bill, introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, would empower the Federal Trade Commission to regulate these often religiously affiliated centers.
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Dating app cover-up: How Tinder, Hinge and their corporate owner keep rape under wraps
The company behind more than a dozen dating apps, Match Group, has known for years about the abusive users on its platforms, but chooses to leave millions of people in the dark.
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Elon Musk brought his 4-year-old to the Oval Office. It wasn’t just a photo op.
The preschooler’s appearance is a sign of Musk’s pronatalism and beliefs about family.
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Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s top intelligence official
Sen. Mitch McConnell broke with Republicans in what was otherwise a party-line vote, making Gabbard the new director of national intelligence.

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