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Thursday, February 6th, 2025

Today, ​Elon ​Musk's ​Children ​of ​the ​Corn ​are ​examining ​Medicare ​and ​Medicaid ​services; ​judge ​has ​blocked ​Trump's ​order ​to ​send ​trans ​women ​to ​men's ​prisons; ​red ​states ​will ​again ​be ​shooting ​themselves ​in ​the ​foot ​if ​Trump ​chooses ​to ​dismantle ​the ​Department ​of ​Education; ​​Senators ​Warren ​and ​Whitehouse ​want ​some ​answers ​from ​the ​Office ​of ​Government ​Accountability; and Dana delivers your Good News.

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Elon Musk's DOGE team examines Medicare and Medicaid Services - WSJ By Investing.com

Judge blocks Trump’s order to send trans women to men’s prisons - Washington Post

Senate Letter To GAO  on Musk and Treasury - PDF | Senate.gov 

Trump-voting states have more to lose if Education Department dismantled - Axios

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