The White House Frames the Past by Erasing Parts of It - As the Trump administration pulls government websites and data offline, it is selectively... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/technology/trump-history-websites.html #instituteofmuseumandlibraryservices #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #presidentialtransition(us) #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #librariesandlibrarians #archivesandrecords #internetarchive #waybackmachine #trumpdonaldj #datastorage #wikipedia

Senate confirms Michael Kratsios to lead White House science, technology office  https://www.byteseu.com/863086/ #ArtificialIntelligence(AI) #MichaelKratsios #OfficeOfScienceAndTechnologyPolicy #PresidentialTransition #Technology #TrumpAdministration

GSA debuts new generative AI tool for workers https://www.byteseu.com/847271/ #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ArtificialIntelligence(AI) #DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency(doge) #GeneralServicesAdministration(gsa) #GenerativeAI #PresidentialTransition #StephenEhikian #ZachWhitman

Senators Call for Investigation of Acting U.S. Attorney in Washington https://www.byteseu.com/806150/ #DonaldJ #EdwardRobertJr #Letters #martin #Politics #PresidentialTransition(US) #SenateCommitteeOnTheJudiciary #trump #UnitedStatesAttorneys #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment #WashingtonDC

Trump Administration, Breaking With Musk’s Directive, Says Replying to His Email Is Voluntary https://www.byteseu.com/775792/ #DonaldJ #Elon #FederalBureauOfInvestigation #GeneralServicesAdministration #GovernmentEfficiencyDepartment(US) #GovernmentEmployees #HomelandSecurityDepartment #musk #OfficeOfPersonnelManagement #Politics #PresidentialTransition(US) #TransportationDepartment(US) #TreasuryDepartment #trump #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment

Opinion | The Assault on Science and Health: Sometimes It’s Personal https://www.byteseu.com/763134/ #CentersForDiseaseControlAndPrevention #DonaldJ #FederalAid(US) #LayoffsAndJobReductions #MedicineAndHealth #NationalInstitutesOfHealth #PresidentialTransition(US) #Putin #Research #Russia #Science #ScienceAndTechnology #trump #Ukraine #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment #VladimirV #volodymyr #Zelensky

At Kennedy Center, Trump Inherits a Tough Job: Fund-Raising https://www.inbella.com/914560/at-kennedy-center-trump-inherits-a-tough-job-fund-raising/ #art #CenterForThePerformingArts #ClassicalMusic #DavidM #DonaldJ #EntertainmentNews #JohnF #Kaiser #Kennedy #KennedyCenterHonors #MichaelM #PresidentialTransition(US) #Rubenstein #TRUMP #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment #WashingtonDC

U.S. Considers Sending Israel 24,000 Assault Rifles Held Back Under Biden https://www.byteseu.com/703945/ #AntonyJ #ArmsTrade #Biden #Blinken #DonaldJ #GazaStrip #Israel #IsraeliSettlements #JosephRJr #palestinians #PresidentialTransition(US) #StateDepartment #trump #UnitedStatesInternationalRelations #WestBank

Why Trump Picked a Science Advisor, Michael Kratsios, Who Isn’t a Scientist - Michael Kratsios, who served in the White House and Defense Department in the first Trump... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/science/trump-science-advisor-michael-kratsios.html #officeofscienceandtechnologypolicy #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #presidentialtransition(us) #kratsiosmichael(1986-) #artificialintelligence #scienceandtechnology #your-feed-science #research

Oil Companies Embrace Trump, but Not ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ - Oil and gas executives welcomed President Trump’s early moves on energy policy, but many ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/business/energy-environment/oil-trump-drill-baby-drill.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #internationaltradeandworldmarket #executiveordersandmemorandums #alternativeandrenewableenergy #presidentialtransition(us) #oil(petroleum)andgasoline #prices(faresfeesandrates) #greenhousegasemissions

#PresidentialTransition #HHS #FDA #CDC #WHO
"With respiratory-disease season in full swing and a bird flu outbreak rapidly evolving, the new Trump Administration has ordered federal health agencies to secure White House approval before communicating with the public."

We're all going to die!

Health Agencies On Communications Pause

"The Trump Administration will temporarily review and approve their public communications."
https://time.com/7209261/communications-by-federal-health-agencies-will-be-temporarily-reviewed-by-trump-appointees/

CapCut, a Video-Editing App From ByteDance, Returns for U.S. Users - Other apps from the company behind TikTok, including CapCut and Lemon8, went dark this we... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/technology/capcut-tiktok-ban-bytedance.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #executiveordersandmemorandums #presidentialtransition(us) #computersandtheinternet #mobileapplications #lawandlegislation #lemon8(bytedance) #tiktok(bytedance) #trumpdonaldj

Inside Elon Musk’s Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs - Mr. Musk has turned to Silicon Valley to help recruit executives who will take up unoffic... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/us/politics/elon-musk-doge-government-trump.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #governmentefficiencydepartment(us) #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #presidentialtransition(us) #highnetworthindividuals #ramaswamyvivek(1985-) #hiringandpromotion #trumpdonaldj

Trump Weighs In on Immigrant Visa Debate but Offers Little Clarity - He said in an interview that he had used the visas for skilled workers “many times.” But ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/business/trump-immigration-h1b-visa.html #presidentialtransition(us) #immigrationandemigration #foreignworkers #trumpdonaldj #muskelon #visas

Trump Backers, Including Elon Musk, Clash With Far Right Over Immigrant Workers and H-1B Visas - A fierce dispute erupted in the president-elect’s camp between immigration hard-liners an... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/technology/trump-musk-immigration-h1b-visa.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #presidentialtransition(us) #immigrationandemigration #computersandtheinternet #ramaswamyvivek(1985-) #illegalimmigration #x(formerlytwitter) #foreignworkers #laborandjobs

Trump Picks Andrew Ferguson to Lead Federal Trade Commission - Mr. Ferguson, a current Republican member of the agency, will replace Lina Khan, who had ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/technology/trump-ftc-andrew-ferguson.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #presidentialelectionof2024 #presidentialtransition(us) #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #andrewferguson #trumpdonaldj #khanlina

The Silicon Valley Billionaires Steering Trump’s Transition - The involvement of wealthy investors has made this presidential transition one of the mos... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/us/politics/trump-elon-musk-silicon-valley.html #unitedstatesdefenseandmilitaryforces #governmentefficiencydepartment(us) #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #davissteve(constructionexecutive) #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #presidentialtransition(us) #artificialintelligence #spaceandastronomy

“The selection … shows how Trump, still fuming over years of federal investigations that shadowed his first administration and later led to his indictment, is moving to place atop the FBI and Justice Department close allies he believes will protect rather than scrutinize him.”

#Politics #USPolitics #TrumpCabinetPicks #Corruption #Accountability #ElectionsMatter #TrumpIsCorrupt #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #PresidentialTransition #Project2025

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/us-trump-transition-fbi-kash-patel_n_674ba886e4b0afc1cf7ff34d

But we all saw this coming, right? “Trump ran away from Project 2025 during the campaign because it was so unpopular. ... Now, though, Trump has done an about-face and has said he will nominate at least five people associated with Project 2025 to his administration.”

#Politics #USPolitics #Election2024 #Project2025 #PresidentialTransition #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #TrumpCabinet #ElectionsMatter #LettersFromAnAmerican

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-24-2024

“Although FBI file reviews are standard for presidential cabinet candidates, Punchbowl reported that the Republican senators’ interest in doing so seems to suggest that they believe there could be yet-unknown information in the file—like potential foreign contacts.”

#Politics #USPolitics #PresidentialTransition #TulsiGabbardNomination #FBI #BackgroundCheck

From: @DemocracyMattersALot
https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/113528598401447862