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Trump administration orders consumer protection agency to stop work, closes building
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively […]
Vance and Musk question the authority of the courts as Trump’s agenda faces legal pushback
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Trump administration officials are openly questioning the judiciary’s authority to serve as a check on executive […]
Supreme Court that Trump helped shape could have the last word on his aggressive executive orders
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will need the Supreme Court, with three justices he appointed, to enable the most […]
The US stopped allowing passport gender marker changes. Here are some of the people affected
The day after President Donald Trump returned to office, Lisa Suhay took her 21-year-old daughter, Mellow, to a passport office […]
20250208 Access and Privacy Online
Show Notes for Saturday February 8th. Writing: Shaun Fisk | Production: Patrick Farnsworth | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder Send comments to: FIPAOnline @ fipa.bc.ca You can […]
Democrats ask for an investigation into DOGE’s access to Treasury’s payment systems
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers are seeking a Treasury Department investigation of the access that Elon Musk’s team was given […]
Musk team’s access to student loan systems raises alarm over borrowers’ personal information
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are pushing back against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its attention to […]
Springfield, Ohio, sues neo-Nazi group that it says led Haitian intimidation
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio city that was racked with chaos and threats last year related to an influx […]
Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing sensitive US Treasury Department material
A federal judge early Saturday blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive […]
Chinese firm DeepSeek’s AI chatbot restricted from some government phones
The federal government has restricted Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek’s chatbot from some of its mobile devices and is recommending […]