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For federal employees who voted for Trump: With prices of gas, groceries, and everything else UP⬆️—are you okay with a 2027 pay freeze? He's planning to do that while carving out exceptions for law enforcement & the military. You voted for this. federalnewsnetwork.com/pay/2026/08/...

Trump officially plans for civilian federal pay freeze in 2027 | Federal News Network

The alternative pay plan that the White House issued this week carves out exceptions to give larger raises to federal law enforcement and military personnel.

federalnewsnetwork.com

Blanche was confirmed as AG. Just a reminder: The last time a president appointed an attorney he had personal ties to, was when Nixon appointed his law partner and campaign manager John Mitchell. Mitchell ended up disbarred and spent 2 yrs in prison for his role as AG protecting Nixon.

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The residents of Biddeford, Maine are reacting to the killing of a 26-year-old Colombian man by ICE goons today. ICE claims the man tried to "weaponize his vehicle" so they shot and killed him. Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets

@realdonaldtrump YOUR ICE force has killed a person in Maine. After the killings of Good, Pretti, and Araujo, without accountability, we cannot trust YOUR Homeland Security or Justice dept. to investigate ICE. “We The People” demand accountability and Congressional oversight.

President Trump continues to spread lies and conspiracy theories about the November elections just as he did in 2020. This latest attack on a bipartisan election agency is more of the same effort to sow distrust in our voting system so he can contest the results if they are not to his liking.

Trump forces out Election Assistance Commission's final members ahead of the midterms

The White House is defending President Donald Trump's decision to force out the final three members of the Election Assistance Commission as top Democrats slam the move.

abcnews.com