Christopher Landau, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State
Michael John Rigas, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources
Matthew George Whitaker, of Iowa, to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Landau clerked for Clarence Thomas, was Trump’s ambassador to Mexico starting in 2019, and has ambitions to join the U.S. Supreme Court.
Rigas is a Republican operative who served as an associate administrator of the General Services Administration under W and acting director of the Office of Personnel Management under Trump. He then led the America First Transition Project.
Whitaker is a Trump loyalist who served as acting United States attorney general when Jeff Sessions quit under pressure from Donald Trump.
Join the National Low Income Housing Coalition and other national organizations, advocates, and tenant leaders on Monday, 3/3 at 5pET, at HUD Headquarters, for a #HandsOffHousing rally on protecting vital HUD programs & staff!
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), and other congressional leaders will join the event and hand-deliver a letter to HUD Secretary Scott Turner, addressing DOGE’s efforts to decimate federal housing programs.
Members of Congress will discuss the importance of essential HUD resources. The event will also be joined by Lisa Rice with the National Fair Housing Alliance, Donald Whitehead with the National Coalition for the Homeless, and more on safeguarding housing programs.
The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, March 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:
H.J. Res. 42 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to “Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment”.
H.J. Res. 61 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing”.
S.J. Res. 11 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to ‘‘Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources’’.
The Trump Administration and Elon Musk continue to recklessly demonize dedicated federal workers who provide critical services everyday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who provide critical services from the National Weather Service to seafood safety is not immune from DOGE’s intimidation tactics to fulfill the promise of Project 2025 to eliminate NOAA.
But we are NOT going to sit back and watch.
On Monday, March 3rd at 10 am, Congressional leaders and advocates will gather at NOAA HQ in Silver Spring, MD (right at the Silver Spring Metro stop) to tell Trump and Musk to keep their hands off of NOAA.
Firing hundreds of NOAA workers has severe impacts on day-to-day life for Americans. We depend on NOAA workers everyday to warn us of weather events, protect our commercial fisheries, support first-responders when disasters happen, and much more. We have already seen the damage Trump and Musk have done to other critical agencies. We have seen how families and communities have paid a heavy price for so-called “efficiency.” NOAA must be defended!
Workers & supporters are invited to join the CFPB Union, NTEU 335, in a peaceful demonstration to defend CFPB while NTEU heads to federal court to stop the unelected Musk, DOGE and Vought’s illegal attempts to destroy us! Enjoy coffee, donuts, and solidarity, and hear from fired & nearly-fired CFPB workers fighting to get back to work protecting Americans from corporate greed.
George Gordon Meade Memorial
333 Constitution Ave. NW
Stand with USAID until the end. Public servants deserve respect.
Everyone is encouraged to show up and bear witness.
The USAID “pick up your belongings tomorrow” directive is insane, abusive and wildly illegal.
The green light to strip USAID down to the bone was given by Trump-appointed judge Carl Nichols, who ruled last Friday that Trump’s unconstitutional acts to destroy the agency didn’t threaten anyone with irreparable harm.
The Trump regime has given the USAID offices to Customs and Border Patrol, and have demanded workers clear out their desks by Friday, February 28th.
USAID has made final decisions to cancel nearly 5,800 awards, while keeping more than 500, and that the State Department has canceled about 4,100 awards, while keeping about 2,700.
There will be solidarity sings Friday morning from 7:30 am - 8:30 am and 10 am - 12 pm.
The 7:30 am sing is led by All Souls UU choir.
The 10 am sing is led by the bēheld women’s choral ensemble.
Bradbury, the author of memos supporting the use of torture during the George W. Bush presidency, was narrowly confirmed as general counsel for the Department of Transportation in Trump’s first term.
Bradbury’s nomination was reported favorably on a party-line vote of 15-13.
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Stand with USAID until the end. Public servants deserve respect.
CFPB Union presents: “Rock out with your Lockout.”