February 8, 2025 Voters defend Trump and Musk's spending cuts, challenge Democrats to show they have nothing to hide Voters Theresa Albano and Ranger Irwin join "The Story" to talk about President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to clean up wasteful government spending.
February 8, 2025 Judge blocks Trump from placing 2,200 USAID workers on leave A federal judge on Friday ordered a temporary block on efforts by the Trump administration to place thousands of USAID employees on leave.
February 8, 2025 Federal judge rules not to immediately block DOGE access to Labor Department systems A federal judge on Friday said he would not immediately block the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Labor Department systems.
February 7, 2025 Democratic AGs from 19 states sue Trump admin over DOGE access to sensitive, personal data at Treasury A federal lawsuit filed by 19 Democratic state attorneys general claims Elon Musk's DOGE violated the law by accessing American's personal data from the Treasury Department.
February 7, 2025 Trump freezes aid to South Africa, promotes resettlement of refugees facing race discrimination President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing all aid to South Africa and pledging to promote resettlement of refugees facing race discrimination.
February 7, 2025 Top federal agency with history of wasteful spending could be next DOGE target Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts appear ready to shift focus to the Social Security Administration, which is likely to spark criticisms from Democrats similar to those in response to DOGE's moves against the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
February 7, 2025 Musk's next target? Trump says DOGE will look at Department of Education, Pentagon funding President Donald Trump said he has instructed Elon Musk to look into wasteful government spending at the Department of Education and the Pentagon.
February 7, 2025 I am a USAID whistleblower. I've got to admit, Musk is mostly right about agency's waste Let's be honest, everyone who works at USAID knows about the appalling waste and occasional malevolence that happens within the aid-industrial complex.
February 7, 2025 Trump mocks Time magazine, suggests he didn’t know it was ‘still in business,’ in response to Elon Musk cover President Trump mocked Time magazine on Friday, saying he didn’t even know it was still in business, after the publication used an image of Elon Musk sitting at the Resolute Desk on its cover.
February 7, 2025 Politico pushes back at 'misinformed,' 'flat-out false' claims over subscriptions to federal agencies The bosses at Politico are forcefully pushing back on claims made against the outlet in a note to readers, denying it had ever received "government funding."
