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December 11, 2025
Scores of government statisticians are gone, leaving data at risk, report says
Updated 5:12 PM EST, December 10, 2025 The ranks of U.S. government statisticians have been gutted in the past year due to layoffs and buyouts. That along with diminished funding and attacks on their independence have put at risk the data used to make informed decisions about everything from the nation’s economy to its demographics, according to a new report from outside experts released Wednesday. One agency lost 95% of its staff, while others dropped by about quarter to more than a third, d ...
Go to discussionCongress calls for a crackdown on companies charging disabled vets
December 10, 2025 5:30 PM ET A group of 43 members of Congress is calling for action against unaccredited companies that charge veterans for help filing for disability benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs. This comes in response to reporting last week from NPR that showed the claims consulting industry is using aggressive tactics to make millions off of veterans, despite warnings from the VA's lawyers that doing so may be in violation of federal law. "For years, we have warne ...
Go to discussionRaskin says Maryland should redistrict if Indiana does
12h Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) fiercely defended Democrats’ push to redraw congressional maps in Maryland — saying he expects the issue to take on new importance if Republicans succeed at redistricting in Indiana. In a podcast interview on The New Republic’s “The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent,” the Maryland Democrat addressed the resistance from Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D), who cited various reasons for sinking his party’s redistricting effort in October, including a desire to ...
Go to discussionTrump lawyer turned judge immediately hit with misconduct complaint for attending president's 'rally
Dec 10th, 2025Dec 10th, 2025, 3:23 pm A former Donald Trump criminal defense attorney turned controversial DOJ higher-up and then lifetime federal appellate judge faces a judicial misconduct complaint just one day after attending the president's rally in Pennsylvania. Fix the Court, which describes itself as a "nonpartisan" nonprofit advocating "for non-ideological fixes that would make the federal courts, and primarily the U.S. Supreme Court, more open and more accountable to ...
Go to discussionUS senator calls for insider trading inquiry over Trump donors buying $12m worth of shares
Wed 10 Dec 2025 07.00 EST Last modified on Wed 10 Dec 2025 15.18 EST A senior Democratic senator is calling for an investigation into potential insider trading by fossil-fuel billionaires close to the Trump administration, after a Guardian investigation raised questions about an unusual share buying spree. Robert Pender and Michael Sabel, the founders and co-chairs of Venture Global, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) company headquartered in Virginia, bought more than a million shares worth almos ...
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