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‘She’s still waiting by the phone’: My grandmother gave her life savings to a man she met online. What now?
“Up until the moment she was scammed, we considered her the wealthy one in our family.”MarketWatch - 7h -
A Trump DOGE Dividend Could Raise Inflation
President Trump floated giving taxpayers a piece of any savings that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting generates, which could reignite inflation.The New York Times - 6d -
The Watergate-Inspired Law That’s Being Used to Fight DOGE
Here's how the 1974 Privacy Act is being used in legal battles against DOGE—and how you can protect yourself from government surveillance.Wired - 6d -
Georgia Republican faces crowd angered by DOGE layoffs
Rep. Rich McCormick faced a crowd at a town hall in Roswell, Georgia, that expressed anger about the layoffs and cuts implemented by Elon Musk's DOGE team.NBC News - 6d -
DOGE Sparks Surveillance Fear Across the US Government
The US government has increased the use of monitoring tools over the past decade. But President Donald Trump’s employee purges are making workers worry about how their data could be abused.Wired - 5d -
DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes
The figures from Elon Musk’s team of outsiders represent billions in government cuts. They are also full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations.The New York Times - 4d -
DOGE Email Throws Federal Agencies Into Chaos and Confusion
Across the US government, workers failed to get clear guidance on whether or how to respond to an email asking what they did this week, despite Elon Musk’s claim that their jobs are at risk.Wired - 4d -
The impact of President Trump, DOGE's work to shutter the CFPB
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog agency created to protect consumers, is under fire by President Trump and DOGE. Its new head ordered work to stop and funding to end.CBS News - 3d -
DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System
At least three people linked to Elon Musk’s DOGE task force have access to NIH systems that control budgets, procurement, and more, according to records and internal documents viewed by WIRED.Wired - 2d -
Late Night Laughs at DOGE’s Work Force Demand
“It’s like the government is being run by BuzzFeed,” Jimmy Kimmel said on Monday about Elon Musk’s work-tracking request to federal employees.The New York Times - 2d -
A Showdown on Ukraine, and a Judge Says DOGE Might Be Unconstitutional
Plus, Roberta Flack remembered.The New York Times - 1d -
Yes please, bring down the DOGE hammer on the Pentagon
The civilian and military leadership within Department of Defense have a rare opportunity to partner with the political leadership to drive real change.The Hill - 1d -
DOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government Workers
Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.Wired - 1d -
21 staffers in office overtaken by DOGE resign
More than 20 staffers who worked in the federal department overtaken by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) resigned Tuesday, saying they won’t use their technical skills to “jeopardize” ...The Hill - 1d -
21 employees of department renamed DOGE resign in protest
Twenty-one federal employees who previously worked for the U.S. Digital Service before it was renamed the U.S. DOGE Service have resigned in protest over DOGE's actions.ABC News - 1d -
21 federal employees resign in protest over DOGE
Twenty-one employees at Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency resigned Tuesday, saying in a letter sent to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles that they "will not lend our expertise to ...CBS News - 1d -
Federal workers in limbo over DOGE cuts
Federal workers are criticizing layoffs by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. 80 percent of the federal workforce is outside of Washington. Meanwhile, Musk is defending his directive ...NBC News - 1d -
DOGE releases updated "wall of receipts" with more discrepancies
For the second time in two weeks, DOGE's "receipts" don't match its cost-cutting claims.CBS News - 16h -
Analyzing potential economic consequences of DOGE cuts
The Trump administration ordered the termination of more than 6,000 Internal Revenue Service employees last week. According to a local union, that includes roughly 1,000 IRS workers in Kansas City ...CBS News - 7h -
Greene threatens criminal referrals at House DOGE hearing
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), threatened to make criminal referrals during a hearing on foreign ...The Hill - 6h -
Trump and DOGE Escalate Layoffs of Federal Workers
Federal officials circulated a memo asking agency leaders to plan even more job reductions after thousands of federal workers were fired in recent weeks.The New York Times - 3h -
‘The Pitt’ Has Impressed Real Doctors With Its Accuracy
Max’s unusually accurate medical drama, starring Noah Wyle as a beleaguered E.R. physician, has become the talk of real-life hospital breakrooms.The New York Times - Feb. 19 -
Alabama has minimal margin for error -- and knows it
Last year's Final Four loss looms heavily over the Crimson Tide, who are dealing with newfound expectations.ESPN - 5d -
Trump: Zelensky 'has no cards,' 'shouldn't be at meetings' with Russia
President Trump on Friday lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he did not think it was important for Zelensky to attend negotiations about the war in Ukraine. Trump in an ...The Hill - 5d -
Dodgers' Miller has no fracture after liner scare
One day after he was struck in the head by a line drive, Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller has no fracture and is in "good spirits," according to manager Dave Roberts.ESPN - 5d -
The iPhone 16e has one big drawback
The new device has all the bells and whistles we have come to expect.MarketWatch - 4d -
Has Trump kept his day one promises?
It's been a busy first month, with a blizzard of activity, so we compare his pledges with what he has delivered.BBC News - 4d -
Blackhawks' Jones Has Been Linked to 3 Contenders
Seth Jones is discussing trade options with the Chicago Blackhawks to get him to a team he can have a chance of winning with sooner than later.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Why Tottenham Hotspur Has Rebranded Its Name
“Never refer to our Club as ‘Tottenham,’” a statement said. But “Spurs” is still acceptable.The New York Times - 3d -
Germany has voted. But what kind of government will it have?
The country faces weeks or even months of coalition negotiations after no party won a majority. It has been a extraordinary election in Germany, and the result has been keenly awaited around the ...The Guardian - 3d -
Pope Francis has 'mild' kidney failure: What is it?
Doctors revealed Sunday that blood tests for Pope Francis, the 88-year-old pontiff who has been hospitalized since Valentine's Day after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened, show early kidney ...The Hill - 3d -
Jeremy Bowen: Ukraine's extinction nightmare has returned
Three years on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the return of Donald Trump has changed everythingBBC News - 3d -
Trump has changed Ukraine conversation, Starmer says
The PM suggests Trump has "created an opportunity" to end the war, ahead of a trip the the US.BBC News - 2d -
Prop Will Stuart has become the cornerstone of England’s scrum
‘I’ve just tried to keep my head down and do my job,’ says the Bath tighthead after seeing off Scotland in Calcutta Cup. Not all heroes wear capes and Will Stuart is not the type you would expect ...The Guardian - 2d -
Pope's condition has slightly improved, Vatican says
The Vatican says the Pope's condition has improved as he spends an 11th day in hospital with double pneumonia.BBC News - 2d -
How the war in Ukraine has impacted children
Three years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations says more than 2,500 children have been killed or injured in the war. New data from UNICEF, the U.N. agency responsible for ...CBS News - 2d -
Consumer confidence has biggest drop since 2021
U.S. consumer confidence plummeted in February, the biggest monthly decline in more than four years. Kelly O'Grady explains.CBS News - 1d -
3 Lessons the DEI Rollback Has Taught Us
We can learn a lot about corporate integrity from how companies respond to DEI.Inc. - 12h -
A Deadly Unidentified Disease Has Emerged in the DRC
More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.Wired - 6h -
Agencies push back on Musk ultimatum
Elon Musk and DOGE sent an email to federal employees demanding they list five things they worked on in the past week, saying failure to respond would be taken as resignation. But multiple agency ...CBS News - 3d
