McCormick, Fetterman Unveil Bill To Move Office That Manages America's Oil Reserves From DC to Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania's two senators are joining forces in an attempt to relocate the Department of Energy's fossil fuel office to Pittsburgh, a blue-collar city with a rich manufacturing and energy legacy, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Sens. Dave McCormick (R.) and John Fetterman (D.) introduced legislation Thursday that would move the Energy Department's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management to the Steel City, an action the lawmakers say would bring federal officials closer to the industries and people they regulate. The bill would impact the office's entire 750-person staff and mandate that the relocation takes place within 12 months.

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Defiant Brown U Student Relaunches Database Spotlighting School's DEI Administrators As Trump Admin Slashes $510 Million in Funding

When Brown University sophomore Alex Shieh published an online database spotlighting administrative bloat at the Ivy League school, he became the subject of both a university investigation and a hacking effort that shut his site down. Now, he's barreling ahead, having launched a revamped version of the site that corresponds with Brown's recent loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds.

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Meet the CAIR-Linked Group That Aims To Place Muslim Americans in Federal Jobs

Muslim Americans in Public Service is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that coordinates with federal agencies to help Muslims obtain and advance careers in government. To do so, it partners with Islamic organizations, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations, that have either condoned terror attacks or have been linked to terrorist organizations.

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Trump Signs Executive Order To 'Begin Eliminating' the Department of Education

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education, a move that he says will strip power from federal bureaucrats and give parents greater control over their children's education.

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Exclusive: Jordan Subpoenas FBI For Weaponization Docs Hidden By Biden

The move is intended to eliminate any legal obstacles used by bureaucracy to hide evidence of Biden admin weaponization of the FBI.

EXCLUSIVE: Personal Diary of USAID Staffer Reveals 'Apocalyptic Suffering' at Beleaguered Agency

Donald Trump is doing what he promised to do during the campaign by unleashing Elon Musk and his efficiency minions on the federal bureaucracy to eliminate taxpayer-funded DEI programs and other forms of wasteful spending. Democrats have reacted in the usual way by shrieking nonsensically about the sanctity of bureaucrats and attempting to break into federal buildings. NBC News spoke to government employees who described the situation as an "Orwellian nightmare" akin to "psychological warfare." CBS News interviewed a longtime USAID employee in the midst of a panic attack, disguising the bureaucrat's face and voice like some mafia snitch. "Um, I have a family like most Americans, and I want to be brave," the employee said.

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Swamp starts draining itself as 20,000 deep-staters accept Trump buyout: Report



Back before his first term began eight years ago, President Donald Trump promised the American electorate that, once in office, he would work steadfastly to "drain the swamp" in Washington, D.C., ostensibly referencing the tens of thousands of nameless, faceless federal bureaucrats who have no direct accountability to the American people.

Now in February 2025, it appears the swamp has begun draining itself after Trump offered a buyout that some of them seemingly couldn't refuse.

According to a scoop from Axios, as of Tuesday, some 20,000 federal workers have already accepted the buyout, which was officially pitched a week ago. Those 20,000 employees represent approximately 1% of the federal workforce, a significant number, to be sure, but a far cry from the 5% to 10% of the workforce the Trump administration had originally projected.

'Whichever path you choose, we thank you for your service to the United States of America.'

The deadline to accept the buyout is still two days away, so officials are still expecting the number of resignations to increase, especially in light of the major shakeup at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

"We expect more to come," one official told Axios. "If you see what's happening at USAID, it's just one piece of the puzzle."

The terms of the buyout are indeed enticing. Those who accept it retain all existing benefits until the end of September without having to return to the office, so long as they complete "reasonable and customary tasks and processes to facilitate" their exit.

The process of accepting the offer is also remarkably easy. All that the people who wish to resign need to do is reply to the offer on their official government email account, type "resign" in the subject line, and hit "send."

By contrast, those who choose to stay must commit to working at the office five days a week and to upholding a culture based on merit rather than, say, seniority or identity. Those who remain also still run the risk of losing their positions to "restructurings, realignments, and reductions in force," though the Trump administration has pledged to honor all "relevant collective-bargaining agreements" during the restructuring process.

"Whichever path you choose, we thank you for your service to the United States of America," the buyout offer stated.

Axios further noted that on average, the annual attrition rate of the federal workforce is about 6%. So some of those who accepted the buyout may have left anyway.

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De-Wokeifying Government Is Easier Said Than Done

I haven't seen Chuck Schumer so happy in months. There he was Wednesday, practically ready to burst into song while celebrating the Trump administration's withdrawal of a memo ordering a federal spending freeze.

"Americans made their voices heard," Schumer crowed. "Donald Trump rescinded the OMB order."

Schumer was too giddy to tell the full story. On Monday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directed federal agencies to stop spending money, with exceptions for entitlements, defense, and direct support for individuals, until grants-in-aid programs were aligned with the president's agenda.

The document's broad language resulted in confusion. Democrats stoked the outrage. A federal judge enjoined the order. Before long, the White House rescinded the OMB directive—though not, said press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the president's earlier executive orders on DEI and the Green New Deal.

For 45 hours this week, then, the Resistance came alive. Yet its resurgence was brief. The memo kerfuffle was quickly, and tragically, overshadowed by the collision over Reagan Airport, as well as by hearings for some of Trump's controversial cabinet picks.

The memo dust-up was news precisely because it was so unlike the Trump’s administration's first week in office. According to one tracker, at the time of writing, President Trump has issued 64 executive actions. They have been issued swiftly and smoothly. And they have left the Resistance in shock and Democrats stunned.

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China Is Halting Critical Mineral Exports to the US. An Idaho Mine Could Help—If It Ever Secures Federal Permits.

The Chinese government in recent weeks expanded its ban on exports of a handful of minerals found in critical military and energy technologies in America. The move puts a spotlight on America's domestic mineral supplies, many of which are locked in years-long federal permitting and regulatory reviews.

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Documentary Uncovers British Deep State That Deposed Prime Minister In 44 Days

Truss believes a political alignment is coming in Britain, and it is likely to be similar to Trump-style populism.