Judge Blocking Trump’s HHS Reorganization Is Biden Diversity Hire Fixated on Race

Bradley Jaye 3 Jul 2025

The judge who ruled Tuesday to block the Trump administration’s reorganization and cost-cutting efforts at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was touted by President Joe Biden for her race and LGBTQ status and has a record suggesting she is unqualified and fixated on racial redress.

Judge Melissa DuBose was appointed by Biden in 2024 after being recommended by Democrat Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and Jack Reed (RI) and confirmed 51-47 after Republicans Sens. Susan Collins (ME) and Lindsay Graham (SC) voted with Democrats.

Whitehouse and Reed’s press release announcing the recommendation noted that DuBose “would become the first person of color and first openly LGBTQ judge to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.”

During her confirmation, DuBose stated she was “not aware of any U.S. Supreme Court or First Circuit precedent establishing the legal basis for a nationwide injunction.” While technically not nationwide, her recent preliminary injunction was brought by a coalition of attorneys general from 19 states and the District of Columbia.

The record revealed in her confirmation process troubled many Senators.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/03/udge-blocking-trumps-hhs-reorganization-is-biden-diversity-hire-fixated-on-race/

Wonder what the stipulations are on the Social Security taxation. I begin drawing mine in August, but I’m still working for another couple of years. I can’t imagine mine not being taxed being I have a primary income.

@NavyCanDo   Here...read this I hope it helps

What to know about the $6,000 ‘senior deduction’ in GOP megabill
https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/5381335-senate-social-security-tax-deduction/

Wonder what the stipulations are on the Social Security taxation. I begin drawing mine in August, but I’m still working for another couple of years. I can’t imagine mine not being taxed being I have a primary income. 

 

Trump administration torpedoes SCOTUS with emergency requests and sees surprising success

The dizzying pace of applications comes as the administration looks to advance some of Trump’s sweeping policy actions

 By Breanne Deppisch Fox News
Published July 3, 2025 6:26pm EDT | Updated July 3, 2025 6:37pm EDT

The Supreme Court ended its term last week, but the justices aren’t done yet, partly due to a legal blitz President Donald Trump has strategically deployed in his second term, one that’s proven surprisingly effective in advancing his sweeping agenda.

Lawyers for the Trump administration filed their 20th emergency application to the Supreme Court Thursday in just a 23-week period.

The dizzying pace of applications comes as the administration looks to advance some of Trump’s sweeping policy actions. And, in many cases, the court’s 6-3 majority has given the administration the green light to proceed.

The high court has ruled in Trump’s favor in the majority of emergency applications, allowing the administration to proceed with its ban on transgender service members in the military, its termination of millions of dollars in Education Department grants and its firing of probationary employees across the federal government, among many other actions.

Like most emergency orders, the rulings are often unsigned, giving little indication what the justices might be thinking.

Emergency applications — and the Supreme Court’s responses — aren’t meant to offer lasting relief. But Trump has found success using a "move fast and break things" strategy to push key requests through the court’s so-called "shadow" docket.

For context, Trump has filed more emergency applications in five months than his predecessors did in years. Former President Joe Biden submitted just 19 over his entire term, while presidents Obama and George W. Bush filed only eight combined during their time in office.

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-administration-torpedoes-scotus-emergency-requests-sees-surprising-success