Friday, February 14th, 2025 - Fed layoffs; GOP’s budget cuts, Trans health ruling; Abortion extradition; NY Green Light law; RFK Jr. confirmed

Morning Announcements

Betches

News Commentary, Daily News, News, Politics

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🗓️ 14 February 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: About 77,000 federal employees have accepted Trump’s deferred resignation offer, with more layoffs hitting the Department of Education, GSA, and Small Business Administration. Meanwhile, several DOJ officials in New York resigned after refusing to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, who was allegedly shielded by Trump’s immigration crackdown. Trump also froze the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, an anti-bribery law. House Republicans rolled out a budget plan with $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, and more funding for immigration enforcement and the military. A federal judge blocked Trump’s order restricting health care for transgender youth, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul vowed to block Louisiana’s effort to extradite a doctor who mailed abortion pills to a teen. Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit against New York’s Green Light law, which limits DMV data sharing with immigration officials. Lastly, RFK Jr. was confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary—Mitch McConnell was the only Republican to vote against him. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: CNN: Scores of firings have begun at federal agencies AP News: Prosecutor who quit after refusing to drop Adams case says she's confident he committed the crimes CBS News: Trump freezes U.S. law banning bribery of foreign officials WSJ: House GOP Plan Envisions $4.5 Trillion in Tax Cuts WA Post: Federal judge blocks Trump order on health care for transgender youth NY Times: Abortion Provider Won’t Be Extradited to Louisiana, N.Y. Governor Says CBS News: New York's Green Light Law hit with Department of Justice lawsuit. Here's why. NY Times: Senate Confirms RFK Jr., a Prominent Vaccine Skeptic, as Health Secretary Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:28.0	Approximately 77,000 federal employees have accepted the Trump administration's deferred
1:32.5	resignation offer. And now, numerous additional firings have reportedly begun across
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