Musk waves a chainsaw and charms conservatives talking up Trump’s cost-cutting efforts
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk appeared at a conservative gathering outside Washington on Thursday waving a chainsaw in the air, showing openness to auditing the Federal Reserve and accusing Democrats of “treason.” Musk, the
DOGE cuts nearly half of unit overseeing autonomous vehicles safety, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) – Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency has cut three out of roughly seven people in a U.S. auto safety agency unit overseeing the safety of autonomous vehicles, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The workers
Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The newspaper, citing six people
Trump announces ‘pardon czar’ at Black History Month event, while White House heralds end of DEI
By Jeff Mason and Bianca Flowers WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had made Alice Johnson, a Tennessee woman who was serving a life sentence for a drug crime before Trump commuted
US Justice Department cuts database tracking federal police misconduct
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has removed a database tracking misconduct by federal law enforcement, a list proposed by Republican President Donald Trump during his first term and formally created by Democratic
IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers beginning this week likely mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collections, experts say.
Senate ready to stay up all night to pass GOP budget over objections from Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are ready to stay up all night, launching a budget “vote-a-rama” late Thursday in a crucial, if dreaded, step toward unleashing a $340 billion package President Donald Trump’s team says it needs for
Judge again orders US to unfreeze foreign aid, stops short of contempt
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday ordered Trump administration officials to comply with his earlier order that they lift a freeze of nearly all foreign aid, though he stopped short of holding them
Judge won’t immediately block Trump administration’s abrupt halt to Catholic refugee funding
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday refused to immediately block the Trump administration’s abrupt halt to funding of the nation’s largest private refugee resettlement program in a setback to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Kids’ disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was obvious to Christine Smith Olsey that her son was not doing well at school, despite educators telling her to leave it to the experts. The second-grade student stumbled over words, and other
