DOGE Says Cost-Cutting Efforts Have Saved an Estimated $55 Billion So Far

Contract cancellations alone accounted for about 20 percent of the overall savings, DOGE stated. The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, led by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, said its cost-cutting efforts across several federal agencies have saved an estimated $55 billion as of Feb. 17. The savings came from a combination of fraud deletion, contract

What to Know About the White House’s Dispute With AP

The White House limited AP reporters’ access in response to the news agency’s refusal to adopt ‘Gulf of America.’ The Trump administration has announced that it was restricting Associated Press journalists’ access to certain areas frequented by the president, including the Oval Office and Air Force One, part of a continuing demonstration of President Donald

Judge Declines to Block DOGE’s Access to Student Financial Aid Data

The case revolves around data submitted when college students applied for financial aid. A federal judge declined to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the Department of Education’s student financial aid data on Feb. 17. The ruling stems from a lawsuit brought by the University of California Students Association (USCA) against the

DOGE Says $4.7 Trillion in Treasury Payments Missing Identification Codes

The payments for unknown items make government spending almost impossible to track, according to the agency. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said on Feb. 17 that a total of $4.7 trillion worth of payments from the Treasury Department are almost impossible to trace because of missing account identification codes. DOGE said the Treasury Department

Riverside County Sheriff Becomes the First Major Republican to Say He’ll Run for California Governor

RIVERSIDE, Calif.—Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said Monday he is running for governor of California in 2026, becoming the first major Republican to announce a bid for an election nearly two years away. Bianco, an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump and his policies, was first elected sheriff in 2018 and has been in law

Education Department Cuts $600 Million From Ideological Training Programs for Teachers

Some trainings guided teachers to ‘interrupt racial marginalization and oppression of students.’ The U.S. Education Department on Monday said it has canceled $600 million in grants for educator training programs that promote “divisive ideologies.” The grants had been awarded to teacher preparation programs that trained future educators in what the department said were “inappropriate and