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Senate Dems slam USAID inspector general's firing as doing more harm than good on curbing waste
A pair of Senate Democrats slammed President Trump’s firing of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) inspector general, calling on the administration to bring him back along with ...The Hill - 6d -
Murkowski: Trump’s mass firings ‘do more harm than good’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) argued that while she agrees with President Trump’s administration goal to downsize the federal government, the current mass firings of workers across several ...The Hill - 5d -
Senate Dems ask for Homeland Security hearing over inspectors general firing
Senate Democrats asked for a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing over the recent inspectors general firings by President Trump, in a letter Wednesday. “President Trump's ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Is DOGE’s machete approach to the federal workforce doing more harm than good?
Is DOGE more about disruption than savings? Does it have an ulterior motive that has little to do with reducing our nation’s debt?The Hill - 1d -
President Trump fires inspector general of USAID
President Trump officially fired the inspector general at the U.S. Agency for International Development a day after his office released a report detailing the negative impact of the Trump ...NBC News - Feb. 12 -
The retaliatory firing of USAID’s inspector general is a travesty
If an independent oversight professional can be summarily fired for doing his or her job, there will be a permanent chilling effect on oversight agencies across the country.The Hill - 5d -
White House fires USAID inspector general following critical report
President Trump’s White House fired the inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday, a day after the watchdog office issued a report that was critical of ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Trump fires USAID inspector general as federal shake-up continues
The Trump administration continued its campaign to shake-up the federal government with the firing of the USAID inspector general, a day after USAID released a report detailing the negative impact ...NBC News - Feb. 12 -
Senate Democrats backing lawsuit filed by fired inspectors general
High-ranking Senate Democrats joined a lawsuit filed by eight fired inspector generals after their dismissal from watchdog posts at multiple agencies following a late January order from President ...The Hill - 1d -
What is an inspector general and what do they do?
President Trump fired more than a dozen inspectors general during his first week in office.CBS News - Feb. 13 -
Trump fires USAID's inspector general after his office released a report critical of the administration
Paul Martin's office put out a report Monday detailing the negative impact of the Trump administration’s push for drastic cuts at the agency.NBC News - Feb. 12 -
White House fires USAid inspector general who issued damning report on Trump’s funding freeze – live
Paul Martin reportedly dismissed one day after damning report detailing impact of sudden dismantling of agency. Donald Trump announced he is dispatching Treasury secretary Scott Bessent to ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
Kennedy's confirmation will breed more harm than good, public health experts say
Many public health experts said their fears were realized Thursday when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as health and human services secretary.NBC News - Feb. 13 -
Inspectors general fired by Trump sue his administration
Eight fired inspectors general are suing the Trump administration over what they are calling "unlawful and unjustified" termination. Meanwhile, in her first press conference as attorney general, ...CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Creators Are Making More User-Generated Content Than Ever. That’s Good News for Brands
It’s a great time for businesses to secure authentic, customer-produced photos and videos.Inc. - 2d -
8 inspectors general fired by Trump file lawsuit challenging dismissals
A group of eight former internal government watchdogs who were fired by President Trump filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging their terminations.CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Fired inspectors general sue Trump over their 'unlawful' termination
Eight inspectors general who were fired by Trump filed a lawsuit Wednesday charging their terminations were unlawful and seeking their immediate reinstatement.NBC News - Feb. 12 -
'Legally ineffective': Fired inspectors general sue Trump to get their jobs back
Eight inspectors general who were fired by Donald Trump are suing the federal government over what they allege are "unlawful and unjustified purported termination[s]."ABC News - Feb. 13 -
Judge Refuses to Immediately Reinstate Inspectors General Fired by Trump
Judge Ana C. Reyes, a Biden appointee, excoriated lawyers representing the former government watchdogs for how they handled their emergency request, but let the lawsuit proceed on a slower timeline.The New York Times - 5d -
Aaron Boone says if Yankees win World Series, he hopes they do it with 'more class' than Dodgers
Yankees manager Aaron Boone says he doesn't want his players to behave in the same manner as some Dodgers players did after L.A. beat N.Y. in the World Series.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 13 -
Why Walmart’s warning may have more to do with weight-loss drugs than tariffs
Walmart’s stock was falling Thursday as quarterly earnings were expected to decline for the first time in three years, with strength in groceries and GLP-1 drug sales continuing to pressure margins.MarketWatch - 9h -
‘A fight for our lives’: Trump’s USAid freeze is harming millions of women and girls
A 90-day stop-work order means many clinics around the world will shut and vital care will be withheld . International health organizations have warned that Donald Trump’s push to dismantle US ...The Guardian - Feb. 13 -
How to ensure Trump's new inspectors general are watchdogs, not lapdogs
It is critical that President Trump nominate qualified individuals to those positions — not just in the sense of technical competence, but also in their willingness to conduct fair, objective and ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Hawley calls for new inspector general to investigate Ukraine spending
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pledged to introduce legislation to track U.S. dollars designated for Ukraine in its war against Russia, after citing the possibility of corrupt spending under the Biden ...The Hill - 1d -
39-year-old's Paris-based company lost more than a third of its revenue in 2024: The Olympics 'were not good for business'
Though the world tuned in and thousands of tourists descended on Paris for the Olympics, many local businesses struggled.CNBC - 3d -
California farm donates more than 250,000 eggs to fire victims, first responders
Other eggs will be used by the LA bakery Winter Fate Bakes to make birthday cakes for displaced children.CBS News - 6d -
Their studios burned. Their art was destroyed. A new exhibit of more than 80 LA artists devastated by fire
Los Angeles’s artistic community reflects on disaster in One Hundred Percent, a ‘non-hierarchical’ volunteer effort. When Jeffrey Sugishita visited the burned-down husk of the house where he had ...The Guardian - 2d -
No more minting 'wasteful' pennies, Trump tells Treasury
The US President cites rising costs as the reason for discontinuing production of the one cent coinBBC News - Feb. 10 -
'Waste, fraud and abuse' is a political fight older than the nation
Pinpointing the genesis of “waste, fraud and abuse” as political rhetoric is difficultABC News - 3d -
Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations
Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.The New York Times - 1d -
The New NIMBY Battle Over the Waste From the L.A. Fires
Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried about their air and water.The New York Times - Feb. 12 -
Merging USAID into the State Department is a good idea being carried out badly
Placing the administration of development aid within a country’s foreign ministry is not some strange, grasping display of control freakery.The Hill - 6d -
Rogue states could use AI to do ‘real harm’, warns ex-Google CEO
Eric Schmidt fears terrorist groups or countries such as North Korea, Iran or Russia may use AI to develop weapons. Google’s former chief executive has warned that artificial intelligence could be ...The Guardian - Feb. 13 -
Fired IRS employees slam layoffs as agency makes cuts nationwide
As the IRS fired thousands of workers across the country on Thursday, many laid-off employees walked out of the headquarters in Washington, D.C., for the last time.ABC News - 2h -
Small Businesses Will Be Subjected to ‘the Fury of Debt Collectors’ for Covid Loans, According to Senate Dems
Proposed legislation could hurt struggling small businesses, Senator Ed Markey warns.Inc. - Feb. 7 -
Generals, senior officers at DOD could soon be fired: US officials
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering firing or removing generals and senior officers as early as this week, according to multiple officials.ABC News - 14h -
Hegseth's proposed Pentagon cuts, firing of generals: What to know
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed senior Pentagon officials and military leaders to forge plans that would result in an 8 percent cut to the defense budget for each year over the next ...The Hill - 5h -
Senate Democrats split over how to combat Trump's USAID shutdown
Senate Democrats are split over how to push back against President Trump’s attempts to slash the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an embattled front line in the larger fight ...The Hill - 4d -
Lib Dems say Badenoch is echoing Trump’s ‘dangerous rhetoric’ as she claims ‘some cultures better than others’ – UK politics live
Conservative leader of the opposition speaks at right-wing conference in London. Keir Starmer ’s announcement via the Telegraph that he was prepared to put British peacekeeping troops on the ...The Guardian - 3d
