Hitler
February 3, 1933
“Nohra concentration camp, the first of Nazi Germany's "early camps", was opened in by the Interior Ministry of Germany's Thuringia#Free State of Thuringia, governed by the Nazi Party, and was used to confine arrested members of the German Communist Party. At its height, it would house 220 prisoners before being discontinued in July or earlier when its inmates were transferred to a regular prison at Ichtershausen.[16] with around 100 prisoners arriving directly from regional court prisons, the barracks of the police in Weimar or via the regional court prison in Weimar.”
Trump
January 21, 2025
On his 33rd day in office, Donald Trump...
Announced the removal of multiple senior U.S. officers from their current roles, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown Jr. and the Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti. Read More
Said President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine did not need to participate in peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.Trump said in a radio interview that he had been watching Mr. Zelensky “negotiate with no cards” and he was “sick of it.” Read more ›
Blocked funds for biomedical research. The Trump administration has blocked key parts of the federal government’s apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting much of the country’s future work on illnesses like cancer and addiction, despite a federal judge’s order to release grant money. Read more ›
Planned mass firings at the Pentagon. The Pentagon said on Friday that it would fire 5,400 civilian probationary workers starting next week, the first of what officials said was likely to be a wave of much larger layoffs at the Defense Department, the government’s biggest agency. Read more ›
Fired six Pentagon officials. President Trump fired Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the country’s senior military officer; Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to lead the Navy; Gen. James Slife, the vice chief of the Air Force; and the top lawyers for the Army, Navy and Air Force. Read more
Proposed using U.S. military sites to detain undocumented immigrants. The plan would establish a nationwide network of military detention facilities for immigrants subject to deportation, marking a major escalation in the militarization of immigration enforcement. Read more ›
Announced plans for Christian programming at the Kennedy Center. Richard Grenell, whom President Trump named as the Kennedy Center’s new president, told a conservative gathering on Friday that the “big change” at the center would be that “we are doing a big, huge celebration of the birth of Christ at Christmas.” Read more ›
Replaced the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The decision to reassign Caleb Vitello, a career official who was selected for the job in December, comes as the agency tries to meet the extraordinary promises of a mass deportation effort laid out during President Trump’s campaign. Read more ›
Reversed his decision to cut funding to a federal health program for survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. After bipartisan criticism, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that it had reinstated two research grants and that employees who were fired several days ago could return to their jobs. Read more ›
Announced retaliation against foreign digital services taxes. President Trump directed his administration to investigate countries that charge U.S. digital services taxes, imposing retaliatory tariffs where necessary. Read more ›
Announced America First Investment Policy. President Trump will ease restrictions on foreign investors’ access to U.S. assets based on their distance and independence from Chinese interests. Read more ›
Plans to consolidate the U.S.P.S. into the Commerce Department. President Trump confirmed that he was considering merging the Postal Service, an independent agency that has wrestled with financial challenges and service lapses, into the Commerce Department. Read more ›
Plans to relocate 1,500 F.B.I. agents and support staff members to field offices. The new F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, has moved quickly to thin out the headquarters and other buildings in the Capitol region. He says he wants agents to help fight crime across the United States. Read more ›
Canceled the lease of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s headquarters. The consumer bureau cannot be abolished without action from Congress, which created the agency in the aftermath of the Great Recession to regulate consumer products like mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and bank accounts. Read more ›
Reverses previous decision and reinstates legal aid for migrant children ReadMore
Says he may take control of the US Postal Service. Read More
Spars with Maine’s governor at the White House over transgender athletes. Read More
Added 2.2.25
Says Ukraine started the war that’s killing its citizens. What are the facts?. Read More
Additional News
The United States Pentagon and the Department of Defense announce it will jointly layoff 4,500 probationary workers, cutting 5-8% of the civilian workforce. The United States Forest Service also announces it will layoff 2,000 employees. (AP)
American news agency The Associated Press files a lawsuit for freedom of speech against three Trump administration officials after they banned the news agency from attending presidential press events after the agency refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America". (AP) (NPR)
Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effort. (Read More)
Steve Bannon is accused of doing a straight-arm Nazi salute at CPAC but says it was just ‘a wave’. (Read More)
Lawsuit filed by 17 states against abortion accommodations in the workplace can proceed. (Read More)
Judge cancels NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ trial and leaves corruption charges intact until mid-March. (Read More)
Mexico reviewing request from cartel leader jailed in the US to be sent back. (Read More)
Experienced workers, not just rookies, get cut as Trump slashes probationary employees. (Read More)
Trump administration looks to slash HUD workers tackling the housing crisis. (Read More)
Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job. (Read More)
MAGA activist charged with being a fake elector for Trump seeks to lead the Michigan GOP. (Read More)
US envoy praises Zelenskyy after Trump’s censure of the Ukrainian leader. (Read More)
Coinbase says SEC has agreed to dismiss case against it, pending commission approval. (Read More)
Sinn Féin leaders won’t attend St. Patrick’s event at White House to protest US stance on Gaza. (Read More)
Staff cuts and shifting priorities hit refugee philanthropy after Trump administration’s orders. (Read More)
Federal judge allows Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward. (Read More)
Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote. (Read More)
Democrats channel their outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate session. (Read More)
Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding. (Read More)
Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate. (Read More)
Middle East latest: Hamas names 6 living hostages to be freed on Saturday. (Read More)
Trump’s attempts to denigrate Zelenskyy have led to a surge in Ukrainian unity. (Read More)
How Trump’s mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers. (Read More)
Federal judge considering a request to further block Trump administration from freezing funds. (Read More)
Dow falls nearly 750 points and US stocks tumble as businesses and consumers worry about tariffs. (Read More)
Musk waves a chainsaw and charms conservatives talking up Trump’s cost-cutting efforts at the Conservative Political Action Conference. (Read More)
Nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants are flown home from Guantanamo Bay, with a layover in Honduras. (Read More)
AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech. (Read More)
Backlash leads Republican attorneys general to declare support for a landmark disability rights law. (Read More)
Justice Department files complaint against judge weighing challenge to Trump’s transgender troop ban. (Read More)
Pentagon says it will cut 5,400 probationary workers starting next week. (Read More)
Added 2.2.25
Why Is the Trump Administration Villainizing Mental Health Meds for Kids? Read More
Democrats channel their outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate session. Read More
Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote. Read More
Health and Safety Agency Purged “Diversity” Documents, but They Weren’t about DEI. Read More
Why the News Feels Overwhelming—And How to Cope. Read More
Rwanda expresses solidarity with military general sanctioned by the US over violence in Congo. Read More
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