Dent Government Bloat

Bipartisan push needed to protect government devices from China's DeepSeek

The No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act aims to protect federal employees and sensitive government data from the Chinese Communist Party's DeepSeek AI platform, which has been accused of luring ...

The Hill - 1d

FA lobbies UK government to make ‘tailgating’ at turnstiles a criminal offence

Governing body hopes law will be in place for Euro 2028 FA: ‘Enforcing entry points is a huge drain on resources’ The Football Association has stepped up its lobbying of the government to make ...

The Guardian - 23h

Fired Federal Workers Get Love—and Jobs—From State Governments

As DOGE layoffs near 100,000, state and local governments are actively recruiting former federal employees for openings that need their skills.

Inc. - 1d

Syria swears in new transitional government 4 months after Assad's removal

Syria’s new transitional government has been sworn in nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the new authorities in Damascus work to bring back stability to the ...

ABC News - 3d

Has the government really 'returned' 24,000 people?

Sir Keir Starmer has claimed more than 24,000 people have been returned since Labour came to power.

BBC News - 1d

More journalists detained by Turkey after covering anti-government protests

Two journalists have been detained in dawn raids in Istanbul as part of a crackdown on media coverage of the largest protests in Turkey for more than a decade

ABC News - 5d

SpaceX Faces Fresh Competition for $5.6 Billion in Government Contracts

Rocket Lab and startup Stoke Space were selected to compete for Department of Defense contracts through 2029.

Inc. - 4d

Syria’s Leader, Ahmed al-Shara, Names Transitional Government

The list of ministers appears to be a compromise between calls for a diverse cabinet to unite the divided country while keeping allies of the interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, in powerful roles.

The New York Times - 2d

The US government’s round-up of student protesters is genuinely shocking | Jameel Jaffer

These are the kinds of scenes we expect to see in the world’s most repressive regimes. And they won’t stop at foreign students. The defining feature of American democracy, you could be forgiven for ...

The Guardian - 2d

Brazil's government admits to spying on Paraguay during Bolsonaro's presidency

Yahoo News - 1d

The UK Government Wouldn’t Ban Smartphones in Schools. These Parents Stepped Up.

In Britain, amid growing evidence of harm to young people from extreme content online, a “Smartphone Free Childhood” campaign is going viral.

The New York Times - 1d

How HHS job cuts will impact how government handles disease prevention

The Trump administration carried out mass layoffs across the Department of Health and Human Services aiming to cut around 10,000 full-time jobs. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez details how this could ...

NBC News - 16h

The federal government is phasing out paper checks. Here's who will be affected

By the fall, all federal departments and agencies will phase out the use of paper checks and switch to electronic payments, according to the White House.

CNBC - 16h

Only career civil servants know where the real government waste is

I know from years of firsthand experience that it will take both sides, political appointees and career civil servants, working collaboratively together to make this work.

The Hill - 16h

The federal government is phasing out paper checks. Here's who will be affected.

Paper checks were already dying a slow death.

NBC News - 14h

Musk’s X asks Supreme Court to shield users from US government

Billionaire backs case brought by Coinbase client whose data was surrendered to authorities

Financial Times - 12h

Judge rejects government's request to move Mahmoud Khalil's case to Louisiana

Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of the encampment protests at Columbia University last spring, was detained on March 8 at his student apartment building.

ABC News - 3h

DOGE Was Created to Save the Government Money. It May End Up Costing Billions Instead

DOGE reports it has saved $130 billion, but between lost tax income and severance costs, the unit may wind up costing the U.S.

Inc. - 3d

Government to table law overriding sentencing rules after 'two-tier' justice row

The new legislation comes in response to a row over how ethnic minority offenders should be sentenced.

BBC News - 2d

Elon Musk says backlash against his DOGE government cuts is hurting Tesla stock

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Sunday that his involvement in the Trump administration could be hurting the automaker’s stock price.

NBC News - 1d

Elon Musk says backlash against his DOGE government cuts is hurting Tesla stock

Shares of Tesla entered Monday down more than 34% year to date, and the stock has been cut nearly in half from its peak in December.

CNBC - 1d

The Tech Behind Signalgate + Dwarkesh Patel’s ‘Scaling Era’ + Is A.I. Making Our Listeners Dumb?

“The group chats are popping off at the highest levels of government.”

The New York Times - 4d

Cutting Off NPR and PBS

Republicans say there is no reason for the government to fund the public broadcasters.

The New York Times - 19h

Morning-after pill to be made free at pharmacies in England

The government hopes the move will end the "unfair postcode lottery" some women face.

BBC News - 2d

Raise political advisers’ pay to attract more experts, Labour MPs suggest

Labour Growth Group report examines ways to improve performance of central government

Financial Times - 2d

Fiscal tweaks won’t solve Britain’s growth problem

The government must embark on a much more radical programme of structural reforms

Financial Times - 2d

How Much Does America Spend?

We explore what federal government spends its money on.

The New York Times - 1d

Sentencing Council to suspend guidelines at centre of ‘two-tier’ justice row in England and Wales

UK government threatens to override independent body with fast-track legislation

Financial Times - 1d

Sentencing guidelines ditched after 'two-tier' row

It comes after the government said it would pass an emergency law to override the guidance.

BBC News - 1d

Indonesia’s new sovereign wealth fund vows transparency ‘like a public company’

Danantara has been dogged by questions over governance and political interference

Financial Times - 1d

South Africa’s ANC calls Trump Afrikaner refugee plan ‘madness’

Main party in governing coalition dismisses US accusations of white minority oppression

Financial Times - 17h

UK finalising Chagos deal with Mauritius, says No 10

Government sources have indicated that the agreement will not need further approval from the US.

BBC News - 16h

Chinese megabanks’ interest margins fall to record low as economy slows

Increase in savers and government push to boost credit put pressure on lenders

Financial Times - 8h

Majorities in Michigan support state-level DOGE, disapprove of Musk: Survey

A majority of Michigan voters support the idea of a state-level agency to make government more efficient, but are critical of Elon Musk's federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts.

The Hill - 17h

Washington Bends to RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’ Agenda on Measles, Baby Formula and French Fries

Public health leaders are horrified by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s approach to measles, but government and industry are responding to him.

The New York Times - Mar. 25

Republicans grill PBS, NPR chiefs as Democrats mock proceedings

The two public media entities have become frequent targets in the GOP's efforts to reduce government spending.

Los Angeles Times - 6d

Trump Could Hand China a ‘Strategic Victory’ by Silencing Voice of America

Generations of Chinese, including our columnist, turned to U.S. government-run outlets for an education in democracy, rights and the English language.

The New York Times - 4d