The White House has said that Musk is a special government employee, meaning that he is not beholden to the same kinds of rules as other federal workers. Current and former employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), claiming
The Minnesota Democrat will not seek reelection in 2026, setting up a key Senate race in a battleground state as Democrats seek to defend the seat. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) stated on Feb. 13 that she will not seek reelection at the end of her current term. She’s the second Democratic senator to announce plans
Protections for principal officers at three agencies are unconstitutional, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The president can directly terminate officers at the National Labor Relations Board and three other agencies, provided the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its 80-year precedent, according to a new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) position. The DOJ said in
‘We are going to have DOGE come. They’re going to look … at our payments and what money has gone out.’ NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro said. Janet Petro, the acting administrator of NASA, said on Feb. 12 that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would probe the space agency’s spending, adding that hundreds its
Convincing Congress to pass the Farm Bill will be one of her early significant challenges. Brooke Rollins was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Feb. 13 by a 72–28 vote. An advocate of family farms, Rollins was a Future Farmers of America state officer growing up. During
Musk said many government systems are running on old software and need to be updated. Elon Musk said on Feb. 12 that he is providing tech support to the White House, while criticizing outdated U.S. government systems and software that he said lack efficiency. Musk made the comments during a virtual appearance at the World
The Senate voted 52–48 to approve Trump’s nominee to lead the nation’s most prominent health department. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose nomination by President Donald Trump as secretary of health and human services was highly scrutinized by lawmakers, was confirmed to that post by the Senate on Feb. 13 in a 52–48 vote. Sen. Mitch