The union members view the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the government as an attack on civil servants. WASHINGTON—House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) headlined dozens of Democratic lawmakers on Feb. 11, gathered at a rally against the Trump administration’s proposed downsizing of the federal government. “It’s an all-hands-on-deck effort, and we’re fighting on your
‘The stuff we’re doing with the Treasury Department is so basic that you can’t believe it doesn’t exist already,’ Musk said. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has already found payment inefficiencies and waste in its probes into the Treasury Department and Social Security Administration, the tech CEO said from the Oval Office alongside
The bill would allocate $150 billion for new military spending and $175 billion for new border security measures. WASHINGTON—The Senate Republican Conference announced on Feb. 11 that it will draft legislation to fund $325 billion worth of government spending in support of border security and military expansion. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said
PBS has closed its DEI office, citing compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive orders dismantling DEI programs in taxpayer-funded institutions. PBS has shut down its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) office and fired its DEI officers after recent executive actions by President Donald Trump, who opposes DEI on the premise that it’s anti-meritocratic and discriminates
DOGE has also canceled 29 contracts related to DEI training in education totaling $101 million. The U.S. Department of Education verified Tuesday that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has canceled 89 Institute for Education Sciences multi-year contracts totaling about $900 million and 29 contracts related to diversity, equity, and inclusion training in education totaling
Google Maps has officially updated its platform to reflect the recent renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, a change that began appearing for U.S. users on Monday. This move was made in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order issued on Jan. 20, which directed the name change. According to
News Analysis A week after Canada was granted a pause on a broad 25 percent tariff, U.S. President Donald Trump wasted no time on his next target, slapping a 25 percent surtax on all steel and aluminum imports. Canadian industry groups, who are the highest exporter of the two products to the United States, say