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821 matching recordsMore than 4,500 Forest Service firefighting jobs remained vacant2025-07-22Elon Musklost firefighters through layoffs, resignations, and constrained hiringU.S. Forest Service1 sourceMore than 4,500 Forest Service firefighting jobs remained vacant2025-07-22Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceMore than 4,500 Forest Service firefighting jobs remained vacant2025-07-22Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceLancet researchers projected 14.05 million additional deaths by 2030 under full USAID defunding2025-07-19Elon Muskdismantled the programs used in the mortality counterfactualU.S. Agency for International Development1 sourceLancet researchers projected 14.05 million additional deaths by 2030 under full USAID defunding2025-07-19Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceLancet researchers projected 14.05 million additional deaths by 2030 under full USAID defunding2025-07-19Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed secretary of state and acting USAID administratorMarco Rubio1 sourceLancet researchers projected 14.05 million additional deaths by 2030 under full USAID defunding2025-07-19Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceGENIUS Act ethics clause omitted a presidential-family issuer bar2025-07-18Donald J. Trumpson, family-business executive, and co-founder of the Trump-branded WLF ventureDonald Trump Jr.3 sourcesGENIUS Act ethics clause omitted a presidential-family issuer bar2025-07-18Donald J. Trumpson, family-business executive, and co-founder of the Trump-branded WLF ventureEric Trump3 sourcesGENIUS Act ethics clause omitted a presidential-family issuer bar2025-07-18Donald J. Trumpsigned the stablecoin statute into lawGENIUS Act3 sourcesArms-control analysis warns strikes may worsen weaponization incentives and diplomacy2025-07-17Donald J. Trumporder assessed for downstream nonproliferation riskOperation Midnight Hammer2 sourcesPentagon awarded Musk's xAI a contract with a $200 million ceiling2025-07-14Elon Muskreceived a Pentagon AI contract after DOGE promoted GrokxAI1 sourcePentagon awarded Musk's xAI a contract with a $200 million ceiling2025-07-14xAIreceived a frontier-AI contract fromU.S. Department of Defense1 sourcePentagon awarded Musk's xAI a contract with a $200 million ceiling2025-07-14Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed defense secretaryPete Hegseth1 sourcePentagon awarded Musk's xAI a contract with a $200 million ceiling2025-07-14Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceFEMA left nearly two-thirds of Texas flood-survivor calls unanswered2025-07-11Elon Muskreduced call-center capacity before a major disasterFederal Emergency Management Agency1 sourceFEMA left nearly two-thirds of Texas flood-survivor calls unanswered2025-07-11Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceFEMA left nearly two-thirds of Texas flood-survivor calls unanswered2025-07-11Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed homeland security secretaryKristi Noem1 sourceHHS accumulated a billion-dollar grant backlog after DOGE controls2025-07-11Elon Muskadded review and staffing constraints that stalled grantsU.S. Department of Health and Human Services1 sourceHHS accumulated a billion-dollar grant backlog after DOGE controls2025-07-11Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed health and human services secretaryRobert F. Kennedy Jr.1 sourceHHS accumulated a billion-dollar grant backlog after DOGE controls2025-07-11Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceHHS accumulated a billion-dollar grant backlog after DOGE controls2025-07-11Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceWeather privatization plans overlapped Lutnick family market interests2025-07-09Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.reported investment and financing relationshipSatellogic Inc.3 sourcesWeather privatization plans overlapped Lutnick family market interests2025-07-09BGC Group, Inc.private market potentially affected by public-service reductionsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration3 sourcesWeather privatization plans overlapped Lutnick family market interests2025-07-09Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed commerce secretary and former chief of Cantor FitzgeraldHoward Lutnick3 sourcesA $100,000 signoff rule delayed federal Texas flood support more than 72 hours2025-07-08Kristi Noemdelayed response resources through a $100,000 signoff thresholdFederal Emergency Management Agency2 sourcesA $100,000 signoff rule delayed federal Texas flood support more than 72 hours2025-07-08Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceA $100,000 signoff rule delayed federal Texas flood support more than 72 hours2025-07-08Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed homeland security secretaryKristi Noem1 sourceLutnick received a limited waiver while Cantor transfers remained unfinished2025-07-08Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed commerce secretary and former chief of Cantor FitzgeraldHoward Lutnick4 sourcesLutnick received a limited waiver while Cantor transfers remained unfinished2025-07-08Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.served as the stablecoin issuer's primary bankerTether Holdings Limited4 sourcesU.S. Article 51 defense of Operation Midnight Hammer draws sustained legal challenge2025-07-03Donald J. Trumpoperation order under independent legal reviewOperation Midnight Hammer legal and impact review2 sourcesU.S. Article 51 defense of Operation Midnight Hammer draws sustained legal challenge2025-07-03Donald J. Trumporder examined under U.N. Charter use-of-force rulesOperation Midnight Hammer2 sourcesIran suspends IAEA cooperation after the nuclear-site strikes2025-07-02Donald J. Trumporder followed by Iranian suspension of IAEA cooperationOperation Midnight Hammer1 sourceUSAID officially ceased independent operations and remaining work moved to State2025-07-01Marco Rubiocompleted the operational closure and transferU.S. Agency for International Development2 sourcesUSAID officially ceased independent operations and remaining work moved to State2025-07-01Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceUSAID officially ceased independent operations and remaining work moved to State2025-07-01Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed secretary of state and acting USAID administratorMarco Rubio1 sourceTrump Mobile removed its explicit 'Made in the USA' phone claim2025-06-26Donald Trump Jr.co-launched the family-licensed wireless brandTrump Mobile3 sourcesTrump Mobile removed its explicit 'Made in the USA' phone claim2025-06-26Donald J. Trumpson and Trump Organization executive managing his father's trust-held businessDonald Trump Jr.3 sourcesTrump Mobile removed its explicit 'Made in the USA' phone claim2025-06-26Donald J. Trumpson and Trump Organization executive managing his father's trust-held businessEric Trump3 sourcesOperation Midnight Hammer proceeds without advance congressional authorization2025-06-24Donald J. Trumporder examined under constitutional war-powers rulesOperation Midnight Hammer4 sources