DOGE slashes ‘wasteful’ ‘problem-solving’ contract worth $50K in latest round of eliminations
"Wasteful" contracts, including one for "problem-solving services," worth millions of dollars have been terminated over the past several days, DOGE said.
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What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too
An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.
Navy torpedoes Biden-era climate agenda to focus on lethality
Citing combat readiness over environmental mandates, the Navy has officially scrapped its climate action plan championed under the Biden administration.
GOP DA trades barbs with Newsom after being blamed for bad ‘plea deal’ for illegal immigrant felon
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said there was no plea deal made in the case of an illegal immigrant convicted of manslaughter after the death of two teens.
Leonard Zeskind, Researcher Who Foresaw Rise of White Nationalism, Dies at 75
With “Blood and Politics,” he predicted that anti-immigrant ideologies would become part of mainstream American politics, and warned about downplaying the threat.
SCOOP: Inside progressives’ plan to have ‘thousands’ protest vulnerable Republican’s town hall
Rep. Mike Lawler's town hall could be interrupted by progressive activists organizing ahead of the event.
Yale drops alleged Hamas-tied student group’s status after ‘disturbing antisemitic conduct’
A Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Yale, Yalies4Palestine, had its student group recognition revoked after it set up an unauthorized encampment to protest against Israel.
Judge Blocks Trump From Defunding 16 Sanctuary Cities: ‘Here We Are Again’
A federal judge in San Francisco who issued a nearly identical order in 2017 found himself intervening again to stop President Trump from punishing cities over their immigration policy.
Trump admin blasts NY Times over ‘sob’ story on deported kidnapper
The Trump Department of Homeland Security slammed the New York Times for publishing “sob stories" about deported criminal illegal immigrants while ignoring their victims.
Trump Directs Sons to Fire Trump Org. Lawyer Because of Harvard Ties
The move to dismiss William A. Burck underscored both the entanglements between Mr. Trump’s presidency and company and the degree to which he will look to target people he believes have wronged him.