Army promises detailed transformation plan to Congress within 10 days

Army officials told lawmakers they will provide a detailed briefing on the service’s new transformation initiative within the next ten days, following mounting pressure from Congress to explain plans for the sweeping overhaul announced more than a month ago. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll and Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for another round of questioning about the Army’s fiscal 2026 budget request. But formal details about program cuts and investment shifts tied to the service’s transformation initiative remain scarce. “The Army must change and…

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The New Danger in Trump’s Washington: Honoring Federal Employees

In some ways, last night’s Sammie awards—also known as the Oscars for federal employees—proceeded just as they do every year. In a packed auditorium a few blocks from the White House, government luminaries handed out medals to some of the nation’s most talented civil servants, recognizing groundbreaking research, major improvements in customer service, and top-notch stewardship of taxpayer money. The ceremony, however, was unusual in one respect: Hardly any of the honorees took the stage to accept their awards. Instead, they stayed at their seats, away from the cameras. Public…

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Arrested Milwaukee County Judge’s Trial Delayed

THE CENTER SQUARE—Judge Hannah Dugan will not go on trial in her immigration collusion case next month after the federal judge handling the case delayed the trial Wednesday. Judge Lynn Adleman told the court he wants to make sure the case is “done right.” Dugan is facing two federal charges, one of them a felony, after prosecutors say she helped sneak an illegal Mexican immigrant out of the side door of her courtroom in May. Video shows Dugan leave the bench to speak with ICE agents outside of her courtroom.…

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MoveOn Statement on Trump Admin Restraining Sen. Padilla

WASHINGTON – In response to the Trump administration restraining Senator Alex Padilla for asking questions during Secretary Noem’s press conference, MoveOn Civic Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement:  “If the Trump administration can handcuff Senator Padilla for doing his job, then how can anyone expect Trump and Republicans to protect the rest of us? This isn’t only about one person’s rights, it’s about all of our rights. The dangerous abuses of power on display from Donald Trump and Republicans are a threat to each and every one…

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Cuts to civil service protections remain in Senate committee’s reconciliation proposal

Despite taking some proposed cuts to federal benefits off the table, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is still looking to remove civil service job protections for federal employees as part of the GOP reconciliation process. The Senate committee’s proposal for the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” released Thursday, kept three of four key sections impacting the federal workforce that House lawmakers passed last month. HSGAC’s legislative text also made a handful of revisions and added several new provisions not seen in the House’s version. In total, the committee…

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