FBI Shakeup; Supreme Court Ruling Threatens Deportation of Hundreds of Thousands
Key Takeaways
- FBI executives are being pushed out, with polygraph tests used to curb news leaks.
- Supreme Court decisions may make over 500,000 legal immigrants deportable.
- Trump to withdraw Jared Isaacman's NASA nomination after learning of Democratic donations.
- Trump administration aims to overhaul NASA’s spaceflight program, ending SLS/Orion after Artemis III.
- Memphis makes $12B deal with Musk's xAI to house Musk’s supercomputer.
- Trump budget slashes USGS Ecosystems Mission Area funding by 90%, allocating $29 million.
- Tim Walz is on an 'atonement tour' after losing the 2024 presidential election.
Top Stories
FBI executives pushed out; polygraph tests used to curb leaks.
On 2025-06-01, reports surfaced that senior executives at the FBI are being pushed out, with Director Kash Patel using polygraph tests to curb news leaks. This has led to agents being forced out, demoted, or put on leave, raising concerns about the loss of institutional knowledge.
Supreme Court decisions may leave 500,000 immigrants deportable.
On 2025-05-31, two new Supreme Court decisions potentially made over 500,000 legal immigrants deportable. According to Jason Houser, a former ICE official, these decisions could instantly shift many people, including Haitians, Cubans, and Venezuelans, from lawfully present to deportable, creating a chaotic situation as described by Karen Tumlin of Justice Action Center.
Trump to withdraw Jared Isaacman's NASA nomination.
On 2025-05-31, it was reported that President Trump planned to withdraw the nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of Elon Musk, as the next NASA administrator. This decision came after learning that Isaacman had donated to prominent Democrats, days before his expected confirmation by the Senate.
Trump administration aims to overhaul NASA's spaceflight program.
On 2025-05-31, reports indicated that the Trump administration aims to overhaul NASA’s human spaceflight program. The plan includes ending the Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule initiatives after the Artemis III mission in 2027, and increasing funding to send astronauts to Mars.
Memphis makes $12B deal with Musk's xAI.
On 2025-06-01, it was reported that Memphis made a deal with Elon Musk’s xAI for a $12 billion project to house Musk’s supercomputer. Mayor Paul Young noted Memphis has been "the city people forgot about," but the project has been met with anger and suspicion from some residents.
Trump budget slashes USGS Ecosystems Mission Area funding by 90%.
On 2025-05-31, it was reported that the Trump administration's proposed budget for 2026, scheduled for 2026-01-01, slashes approximately 90% of the funding for the Ecosystems Mission Area, a U.S. Geological Survey program, allocating $29 million, a cut from its current $293 million. Abolishing the Ecosystems Mission Area was an explicit goal of Project 2025, a blueprint for shrinking the federal government produced by the conservative Heritage Foundation.
Tim Walz on 'atonement tour' after election loss.
Reported on 2025-06-01, Tim Walz is on an "atonement-and-explanation tour" nearly seven months after losing the 2024 presidential election. He is visiting Republican areas and admitting mistakes, including speaking at Democratic Party conventions in South Carolina and California.