Day 198

August 5, 2025

2 documented events

  1. Serious Rights Violation Federal Dismantlement

    Administration authorizes rehiring 450 NWS positions

    After months of degraded forecasting through peak severe weather season, NOAA receives permission to fill up to 450 positions at the NWS, including meteorologists, hydrologists, and radar technicians. The move is widely seen as an acknowledgment that the DOGE cuts went too far.

    From: DOGE Guts National Weather Service: 30 Offices Lose Lead Meteorologists Ahead of Hurricane Season

  2. Major Abuse of Power Rule of Law

    AG Bondi sends letters to 32 sanctuary jurisdictions

    AG Bondi sends letters to 32 mayors and multiple governors demanding they 'eliminate laws, policies, and practices that impede federal immigration enforcement' and give them until August 19 to respond.

    From: Punishing Sanctuary Jurisdictions: Federal Funding Cutoffs and Lawsuits Against 29 States