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Thursday, March 6th, 2025 Today, the Supreme Court rules that the Trump administration must unfreeze foreign aid; a US district judge has blocked Trump’s cuts to NIH funding; a US district judge in Maryland has issued a preliminary injunction against Trump withholding funds to hospitals that provide gender affirming care; the Merit Systems Protection Board has ordered Trump to reinstate thousands of USDA probationary employees they determined were wrongfully terminated; hundreds of pages of emails show the turmoil inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after Russ Vought issued his stop work order; the VA is set to fire 83,000 people before the end of the year according to an internal document while the IRS is drafting a plan to fire 45,000 people; Trump is threatening to take away transportation funding from the District of Columbia unless the mayor paints over Black Lives Matter Plaza; Andrew and Tristan Tate are under criminal investigation; multiple lawsuits have been updated since Trump said Elon was in charge of DOGE during his the joint session address; House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Chief of Staff has been arrested for DUI; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You Naked Wines To get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to nakedwines.com/DAILYBEANS and use code DAILYBEANS for both the code and password. Stories: OPM alters memo about probationary employees but does not order mass firings reversed | NPR Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research | AP News Andrew Tate and Brother Tristan Are Under Criminal Investigation in Florida: Attorney General | Rolling Stone Supreme Court rules Trump administration must unfreeze foreign aid payments | ABC News Judge blocks Trump order threatening funding for institutions that provide gender-affirming care for minors - Chloe Atkins | NBC News Email trove reveals CFPB turmoil after Vought’s work stoppage - KYLE CHENEY and KATY O'DONNELL | POLITICO House Speaker Mike Johnson's chief of staff arrested on DUI charge after Trump speech - Ted Oberg, Ryan J. Reilly, Frank Thorp V and Scott Wong | NBC News 129. Untangling the Foreign Aid Ruling - by Steve Vladeck Good Trouble: Local group holds 'funeral' as new library policy goes into place | WAAY31 ABC At The Root Collective | Facebook Federal workers - feel free to email me at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. Check out muellershewrote.com for my interview with a systems security expert about the massive breach at opm.gov caused by Elon Musk Check out other MSW Media podcasts Shows - MSW Media Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod Subscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substack The Breakdown Follow AG and Dana on Social Media Allison Gill Substack|Muellershewrote , Twitter|@MuellerSheWrote , Threads|@muellershewrote , TikTok|@muellershewrote , IG|muellershewrote , BlueSky|@muellershewrote Dana Goldberg Twitter|@DGComedy , IG|dgcomedy , facebook|dgcomedy , danagoldberg.com , BlueSky|@dgcomedy Have some good news; a confession; or a correction to share? https://www.dailybeanspod.com/good/ From The Good News https://longislandrollerrebels.org Local group holds 'funeral' as new library policy goes into place | WAAY31 ABC At The Root Collective | Facebook Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That’s just one of the perks of subscribing! Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow the Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/3XNx7ck Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early? https://patreon.com/thedailybeans https://dailybeans.supercast.com/ https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.