Massachusetts Institute of Technology shutters DEI office following monthslong ‘comprehensive assessment’
MIT President Sally Kornbluth announced Thursday the closure of the school's Institute Community and Equity Office, as well as other reforms.
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Elon Musk signals his time leading DOGE is coming to an end
Elon Musk announced Wednesday night his time as a “special government employee” with the Trump administration is winding down. “As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President [Trump] for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” Musk wrote on X. He added that his Department of Government
Judge directs Trump officials to lift pause on certain immigration applications
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to lift a pause it imposed on various immigration applications, saying it was not in the public interest for hundreds of thousands of immigrants to lose their legal status in the U.S. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani is a reprieve for
ICE Arrests Illegal Immigrant Who Threatened to Assassinate Trump
The Mexican national with a criminal history was taken into custody after ICE intercepted a handwritten confession. An illegal immigrant who allegedly threatened to kill President Donald Trump before self-deporting to Mexico has been arrested, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who denounced rhetoric from left-leaning media and politicians for fueling such incidents. Noem
U.S. will fly migrant back to U.S. after judge says deportation lacked due process
The federal government is working to secure a charter flight to return a man who was removed from the U.S. back to America so he can have proper due process proceedings, the Justice Department said in court documents filed Wednesday. Last week, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy ordered the man, only known by the initials
Musk officially steps down from DOGE after wrapping work streamlining government
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has officially stepped down from his role helping lead DOGE, which had long been the plan in his role as a special government employee.
AI to be incorporated into Social Security’s phone system, commissioner says
New York City — Frank Bisignano, commissioner of the Social Security Administration, told CBS News that he believes technology, and specifically artificial intelligence, could be the key to improving his agency’s customer service, despite recent changes that have prompted concern among some of the nearly 69 million Americans that receive Social Security each month. “We’re