🧵ICYMI: During week 83 of the current federal administration: -Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met w/ Hamas chief & Israeli PM in effort to move Gaza ceasefire forward; Hamas agreed to proposal, Netanyahu refuses until Hamas disarms

🧵ICYMI: During week 82 of the current federal administration: -Iran stated close to separate deal w/ Oman to manage Strait of Hormuz -US forces announced fired on ship attempting to break blockade of Iran ports

🧵ICYMI: During week 81 of the current federal administration: -Trump announced on social media would cancel further strikes on Iran “subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL”; Iran forces stated would remain alert due to previous threats from US

🧵ICYMI: During week 80 of the current federal administration: -US & Iran briefly paused strikes as diplomats attempted to resume talks, resumed back-&-forth strikes Thurs -Ukraine Pres Zelenskyy met w/ Trump re ongoing war w/ Russia

🧵ICYMI: During week 79 of the current federal administration: -US military announced death of 17th service member since Iran war began -Trump announced on social media that “every time Iran kills an American Soldier […] they will pay for that killing many times over”

🧵ICYMI: During week 78 of the current federal administration: -US Central Command announced further strikes against Iran after other nation fired a warning shot at a vessel using “unauthorized route” in Strait of Hormuz

🧵ICYMI: During week 77 of the current federal administration: -Trump announced construction of new helipad on White House lawn, stated project needed for more powerful helicopters & will be privately funded

🧵ICYMI: During week 76 of the current federal administration: -Iran & US both launched strikes, raising concerns abt current ceasefire & ongoing negotiations to end conflict -Assoc Press released report on bombing of Iran school on 28 Feb, both Iran & US cont to dodge blame for incident

🧵ICYMI: During week 75 of the current federal administration: -after briefly reopening Strait of Hormuz, Iran closed waterway again due to US failing to end ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon -Iran & US negotiators met in Switzerland to discuss end to hostilities, mediated by Pakistan & Qatar

🧵ICYMI: During week 74 of the current federal administration: -Trump’s name reportedly removed from Kennedy Center, but tarp installed for work yet to be removed -SCOTUS rejected former Trump campaign adviser from reviving lawsuit against former FBI head Comey

🧵ICYMI: During week 73 of the current federal administration: -DHS Sect Hegseth cut nine Navy officers, incl all women & 2 Black men, from promotion list; officers worry move signals new ceiling for women in uniform

🧵ICYMI: During week 72 of the current federal administration: -Trump ranted on social media abt recent legal setbacks, incl order to remove name from Kennedy Center

🧵ICYMI: During week 71 of the current federal administration: -US & Iran officials reached tentative agreement to extend ceasefire 60 days, renew talks abt Iran nuclear program -Trump met w/ advisors Friday to make “final determination” on extending ceasefire w/ Iran

🧵ICYMI: During week 70 of the current federal administration: -Colorado Gov Polis commuted sentence of 2020 election denier who rcvd 9 yrs for tampering w/ election equipment -DHS Sect Hegseth visited Kentucky to campaign for GOP Senate candidate; critics say move violates Hatch Act

🧵ICYMI: During week 69 of the current federal administration: -fed appeals court ruled the administration must cont allowing lawmakers unannounced inspections of immigration detention facilities -SCOTUS ruled against restrictions for mifepristone

🧵ICYMI: During week 68 of the current federal administration: -Trump announced review of new Iranian proposal to end war, but “can’t imagine it would be acceptable” -Trump called on allies for assistance in establishing “maritime freedom construct” to reopen Strait of Hormuz

🧵ICYMI: During week 67 of the current federal administration: -fed appeals court rejected Trump’s bid to ban migrants seeking asylum at US-Mexico border -judge denied GOP-requested injunction to block Virginia’s voter-approved redistricting

🧵ICYMI: During week 66 of the current federal administration: -Rep Ansari filed articles of impeachment against DHS Sect Hegseth -Pentagon announced Navy Sect Phelan leaving job, no reason given -Pentagon fired ombudsman for Stars & Stripes newspaper w/ no explanation

🧵ICYMI: During week 65 of the current federal administration: -DHS deported a US citizen to Mexico when he didn’t have his ID during a traffic stop -the administration fired 2 immigration judges for dismissing deportation cases against pro-Palestine students; observers note latest such move

🧵ICYMI: During week 64 of the current federal administration: -9th US Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Arizona GOP attempt to dismantle protections for Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon Nat’l Monument

🧵ICYMI: During week 63 of the current federal administration: -story broke Pentagon plans to keep Nat’l Guard deployed in DC until June 2029 -millions attended “No Kings” protests nationwide -US Army claimed “coincidence” that 2 Apache attack helicopters flew over No Kings protest in TN

🧵ICYMI: During week 62 of the current federal administration: -fed judge blocked administration from enforcing policy restricting reporters’ access to the Pentagon -DOJ asked fed judge to drop remaining charges against officers involved w/ 2020 death of Breonna Taylor “in the interest of justice”

🧵ICYMI: During week 61 of the current federal administration: -the Pentagon announced will move up to 5k Marines to Middle East over “escalating tensions” -evidence shared that Jared Kushner soliciting $ from donors while working as Middle East envoy

🧵ICYMI: During week 60 of the current federal administration: -White House social media posted “hype” videos mixing real footage of ongoing combat in Iran w/ clips from movies & video games; critics denounced move

🧵ICYMI: During week 59 of the current federal administration: 🧵 -Trump justified attack on Iran by pushing claims the country interfered w/ US elections in 2020 & ’24 -Iran leader Khameini died; Trump claimed as result of US/Israel strikes -Iran, US, Israel cont to exchange strikes

🧵ICYMI: During week 58 of the current federal administration:🧵 -despite promises from feds, ICE agents cont to patrol Minneapolis -US cont to deport protected migrants to 3rd countries in violation of court orders

🧵ICYMI: During week 57 of the current federal administration:🧵 -Trump promised via social media that voter ID will be req’d for midterm elections, “whether approved by Congress or not”; critics point out suggested Executive Order not same as law

🧵ICYMI: During week 56 of the current federal administration:🧵 -Trump stated staffer posted racist video of Obamas on his social media, not him; critics raise ?s abt if true & if so, what else has been posted by ppl other than Trump

🧵ICYMI: During week 55 of the current federal administration:🧵 -Trump stated DHS has instructions not to intervene in protests in Dem-led cities unless asked to do so by local authorities, did not give details how orders affect ICE & other fed agencies

🧵ICYMI: During week 54 of the current federal administration:🧵 -ICE agents beat and shot to death US citizen Alex Pretti; detained citizen who recorded incident -the administration insisted Pretti pulled a gun on ICE agents; numerous videos show otherwise