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In Democracy Watch, we’ll share a roundup of the most alarming and mostly illegal activities that the Trump administration engages in a few times a week, along with some ridiculous things that Donald Trump and co-president Elon Musk are attempting to do.

We’ll also offer some useful resources to keep you informed about current events and guide you on how you can help prevent the United States from becoming the next Russia.

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has continued to disrupt Washington with massive cuts to federal agencies and mass layoffs of government workers. Yet one question has remained through the organization’s first month: Who exactly is running things? [Intelligncer]

President Donald Trump said he wants to replace a long-standing visa program for foreign investors with a “gold card” that would provide them legal permanent residency and a path to citizenship for $5 million. [NBC News]

President Trump on Tuesday night shared an AI-generated video depicting the devastated Gaza Strip as an opulent resort emblazoned with his name, less than a week after he appeared to back off his proposal to displace Palestinians en masse from the territory and assert U.S. control over it. Let’s just say it did not go over well on social media. [NYT – Gifted Article]

At least three people linked to Elon Musk’s DOGE task force have access to NIH systems that control budgets, procurement, and more, according to records and internal documents viewed by WIRED. [WIRED]

Donald Trump once again is tapping right-wing media personalities to fill top U.S. national security and law enforcement positions, as he announced that he had selected radio and podcast host Dan Bongino to serve as deputy director of the FBI. [Deadline]

This is what Dan Bongino believes. Brace yourselves. [Intelligncer]

21 civil servants would are working for DOGE have resigned, saying they won’t help “dismantle” public services. [NPR]

A judge has ruled that the Trump administration must pay millions in USAID funds. [ABC News]

The Trump administration has set the stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs in a new memo. Senior officials set the downsizing in motion on Wednesday with a memo that dramatically expands Trump’s efforts to scale back a workforce described as an impediment to his agenda. Thousands of probationary employees have already been fired, and now the Republican administration is turning its attention to career officials with civil service protection. [AP]

Welcome to the home of state media! The Trump administration will determine which journalists participate in the White House press pool, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday (Feb. 25, 2025), breaking with nearly a century of practice in which the independent White House Correspondents’ Association has overseen the rotating group of news outlets that cover the president in Washington and on travels. [Washington Post – Gifted Article]

Stephen A. Smith for president? Have we all lost our minds? [Intelligencer]

Director of National Intelligence (🤯) Tulsi Gabbard has fired more than 100 intelligence officers from 15 agencies for using a government chat platform for discussions that included topics like polyamory, gender transition surgery and politics. Yup, DEI is evil, folks. [NBC News]

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