President Donald Trump strongly disagrees with a federal judge’s ruling that bars the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the Treasury Department, citing concerns of fraud and waste. The judge’s order, issued in response to a lawsuit filed by 19 Democratic state attorneys general, temporarily restricts DOGE’s access to Treasury systems until a hearing on Feb. 14. Trump, Secretary Scott Bessent, and the US Treasury are named as defendants in the case, with Vice President JD Vance and other conservatives criticizing the order.
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FDA head falsely claims no scientists laid off, as agency shutters food safety labs
The FDA has faced backlash after Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary claimed in interviews that no scientists were laid off, despite reports from several scientists who received layoff notices from food safety labs in San Francisco and Chicago. These closures have significantly reduced the FDA's capacity to test infant formula and other food products for contamination, including toxic metals and bird flu, at critical times when increased testing is needed. Laid-off scientists criticized Makary's statements as...
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