DOGE Fires FDA Investigators Reviewing Neuralink
Cuts over the weekend included about 20 people in the FDA’s office of neurological and physical medicine devices.
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FDA staff reviewing Musk’s Neuralink among latest federal firings, sources say
About 20 people working on medicine devices at Food and Drug Administration dismissed amid government purge. US Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk ’s brain implant company ...The Guardian - 2d -
Durbin calls for investigation into Patel's role in FBI firings
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is asking the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) inspector general to investigate “highly credible information” that Kash Patel, President Trump’s pick to head the FBI, is ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Federal workers with 'exceptional' reviews fired for 'performance' issues
Dozens of probationary employees at one agency were told one of the reasons they were being fired was for poor performance — even though they had "exceptional" reviews.NBC News - 2d -
Judge blocks Trump from firing head of US agency that investigates corruption
Ruling reinstates Hampton Dellinger to office of special counsel as president targets bureaucrats with mass layoffs. A judge blocked Donald Trump ’s attempt to fire the head of a body that ...The Guardian - Feb. 13 -
Trump touches on tariffs, DOGE and Jan. 6 investigators in press conference
NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor reports on what President Trump discussed in his wide-ranging press conference with the prime minister of Japan. Reporters questioned the president on DOGE's actions, ...NBC News - Feb. 7 -
Review: At the Getty Villa, the marvelous exhibition rescued from the Palisades fire
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Champions League review: a fired up Vinícius Júnior and McKennie’s screamer
The knockout stages are here, and there were plenty of storylines to digest. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of action. Feyenoord Continue reading...The Guardian - Feb. 13 -
Research arm of Education Department sees cuts after DOGE review
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the research arm of the Department of Education, is facing funding cuts as it cancels more than 160 contracts. The American Educational Research ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Musk calls for annual firing of judges after blocked DOGE access at Treasury
Tech billionaire Elon Musk called for the annual firing of judges following an early Saturday decision from a judge stating that the Treasury Department should bar access to its payment systems to ...The Hill - Feb. 9
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