DOGE Says Nearly 11 Million Social Security Records Updated in Major Cleanup

DOGE has been conducting the cleanup operation for several weeks. The Department of Government Efficiency said on April 24 that records for millions of recipients aged 120 or older have been updated as part of a “major cleanup” at the Social Security Administration (SSA). The department has been conducting the cleanup for several weeks as

Inside the Pervasive Pattern of Racial Discrimination at Harvard Law Review

Legally dubious law review: Writing the foreward to the Harvard Law Review‘s Supreme Court issue is arguably the most prestigious honor in legal academia. Since 2018, only one white author has penned it—and that’s no coincidence, according to internal documents obtained by our Aaron Sibarium. They show that race “plays a far larger role in

FEMA Has Paid $2 Billion to Comply With Order Barring Funding Freeze: Government

A judge had blocked the government from freezing federal financial assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has paid more than $2.2 billion to states in recent weeks, bringing it into compliance with a court order, the government told a federal judge in a new filing. “Defendants respectfully submit that they have fully complied with

Department of Transportation Eases Safety Regulations for Self-Driving Cars

The transportation secretary said slashing red tape would help the United States in the innovation race with China. The Department of Transportation (DOT) said on Thursday that it would ease some safety regulations for the development of self-driving vehicles in a move to maintain U.S. global dominance in the industry. The DOT stated that it

Health Department Reverses Planned Cuts to Large Study on Women’s Health

The Women’s Health Initiative has been tracking tens of thousands of women for decades. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on April 24 it is reversing planned cuts for the Women’s Health Initiative, a large study on women’s health. “These studies represent critical contributions to our better understanding of women’s health,” a

Exclusive: Internal Documents Reveal Pervasive Pattern of Racial Discrimination at Harvard Law Review

Will this law review article “promote DEI values”? Does it cite scholars from “underrepresented groups”? Will it have “any foreseeable impact in enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion”? And why did one team of editors solicit “only white, male authors”? Those are some of the questions that editors at the Harvard Law Review asked in internal