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.
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Trump Signs Executive Order Freezing Aid to South Africa
The president will also work to resettle white South African farmers and their families, labeling them as refugees. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 7 freezing aid to South Africa, alleging discrimination against the nation’s white minority. “The government of South Africa blatantly discriminates against ethnic minority Afrikaners,” the White House wrote
Trump admin makes aggressive move to expand illegal immigrant detention: ‘Outside the box’
The Trump administration is now using federal prisons and jails to house illegal immigrants who have been arrested by ICE, the Bureau of Prisons confirms.
Senate GOP releases budget plan, moving forward despite delay in House
Washington — Senate Republicans are moving forward with their own budget plan to fund President Trump’s agenda despite a request from House Speaker Mike Johnson to hold off and let the lower chamber take the lead. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, released a 61-page budget resolution on Friday, setting the groundwork for the
CDC staff told to remove terms like ‘non-binary,’ ‘they/them,’ ‘pregnant people’ from public health material
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to remove words frequently associated with progressive gender ideology from research manuscripts that they intend to publish.
Maxine Waters, House Dems ripped for ‘unhinged’ clash with security guard at Education Dept
House Democrats were ripped on social media after trying to gain entry into the Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., and accosting a security guard while doing so.
Trump Defends DOGE’s Access to Federal Systems
‘I’m very proud of the job that this group of young people, generally young people, but very smart people, [are] doing,’ Trump said. President Donald Trump on Feb. 7 defended the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) access to federal IT systems and confirmed he directed its staff to probe the departments of Education and Defense.