HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - Federal Judge Rules Trump DHS Plan For 50% FEMA Staffing Cuts Was Unlawful
The opinion marked a victory for labor groups who had sued the agency.
YOUTUBE (Fox Business) - Dagen McDowell blasts conservatives on board with ‘HIDEOUSLY, AWFUL IDEA’
'The Big Money Show' discusses reports that President Donald Trump is considering a policy to pay stay-at-home parents. The panel debates the rising costs of childcare and economic impacts.
WASHINGTONPOST (Sammy Westfall) - Federal judge rules Trump plan to cut FEMA by 50 percent was unlawful
The judge said the plan, put together by DHS, appeared as if it was "pulled from thin air" and would impede FEMA's ability to fulfill its legally mandated duty to respond to disasters.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alix Martichoux) - New bill would restrict SNAP benefits in 9 states. Here's what could be cut
A new law introduced in the House this month would add more restrictions to what types of food SNAP recipients can buy with their monthly benefits.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Finya Swai) - $25 million in national park project funds blocked by Trump administration: Report
The Interior Department, which oversees the National Park Service (NPS), “disapproved” of agreements last month for projects at Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, Joshua Tree and other parks, The Washington Post reported, citing internal documents.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - If there’s no data, then there’s no red flags: How to gut civil rights enforcement in the workplace
Trump's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is moving to end the decades-old collection of workforce data on gender, race and ethnicity– a vital tool for exposing systemic discrimination in the workplace. Former EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum says the move sends employers a broader message: stop tracking data that might "raise flags that discrimination may be happening."
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - House to take up three bills dealing with fraud when it returns next week
The bills include requirements on data-sharing between state and local governments, providing funds to prevent fraudulent health payments, and creating an assistant attorney general to lead the DOJ's efforts to clamp down on fraud.
AXIOS (Jim VandeHei) - Behind the Curtain: It's not too late
The White House, Congress and the country's leading AI companies have allowed AI to grow faster, stronger, more powerful and wildly lucrative (and dangerous), with no serious effort to control it or spread the benefits beyond the super-wealthy. - It's not too late to change this. But if they all dither, duck or dance around it, the chances of AI worst-case scenarios will explode, likely early next year, according to almost every person we talk to privately who truly understands AI. Why it matters: The technology is getting better, faster than anyone envisioned — with the possibility rising that AI will self-improve and do wildly unpredictable things. - The good news: There's now a growing public cry for attention and action and, at…
REDSTATE (RedState) - The Mask Slips: Roy Cooper Finally Faces the Socialism Question - and Shows Us Who He Really Is
DAILYCALLER (Nicole Silverio) - House To Tackle Fraud When It Returns With Slate Of Bills
‘Accountability is coming’