We Mapped DOGE’s Silicon Valley and Corporate Connections

If Elon Musk is America's CEO, DOGE is the Silicon Valley executive branch.

Wired - 2d

How DOGE Is Changing the Process for SBA Loans

Elon Musk’s DOGE recently announced that the SBA will be placing new age requirements on business loans amid sweeping staffing cuts.

Inc. - 21h

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. - 1d

Wolves top Pistons on fight night in Minneapolis

The Pistons showed up to Target Center on Sunday ready to literally fight. But, for the first quarter, the Timberwolves looked more ready to go to bed. Until Donte DiVincenzo decided to step into ...

Yahoo Sports - 6h

On Fighting Oligarchy Tour, Bernie Sanders Channels the Grateful Dead

An aging star playing to massive crowds of supporters in head-to-toe merch? It’s not the Grateful Dead, it’s the Fighting Oligarchy tour.

The New York Times - 4d

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

Wired - 2d

CFPB, the consumer watchdog agency, under fire by President Trump, DOGE | 60 Minutes

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 - 10h

Pistons and Timberwolves fight spills into stands, 7 ejected including J.B. Bickerstaff

Pistons-Wolves fight led to ejections for J.B. Bickerstaff, Ron Holland, Isaiah Stewart, Marcus Sasser, Naz Reid, Donte DiVincenzo and Pablo Prigioni.

Yahoo Sports - 7h

Public media CEOs defend their coverage — and fight for funding

Politico - 4d

Mayer and Price are the best welterweights; now they need to fight

After anther victory, the only thing between Mikaela Mayer and the undisputed championship is Lauren Price.

ESPN - 18h

Timberwolves-Pistons fight: Multiple players, coaches ejected

Multiple NBA players and coaches were involved in a scuffle that managed to spill into the crowd.

Yahoo Sports - 6h

Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts balloon launches

With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations

ABC News - Mar. 22

DOGE efforts should be counted alongside megabill’s cost-cutting, Thune says

Politico - 5d

Elon Musk rallies support for DOGE at Wisconsin campaign event

Elon Musk began and ended his town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Sunday by urging attendees to back conservative Brad Schimel in the state's high-stakes Supreme Court election Tuesday.

NBC News - 4h

How Climate-Resilient Chickens Could Help Fight Poverty

An initiative in Zambia is showing that a profit-seeking company can help rural farmers battling extreme weather breed chickens that lay more eggs.

The New York Times - 1d

Will Michael Bennet Shift his Fight Against Trump to the State House?

The Colorado senator, raised to revere the world’s greatest deliberative body, seems ready to give up on Washington.

Politico - 1d

Hegseth says US is setting up a ‘war-fighting’ base in Japan

Trump’s defence secretary uses Tokyo trip to call for a strengthening of the deterrence against China

Financial Times - 1d

Pistons-Timberwolves fight: Detroit vs. Everybody, just like it used to be

Any team seeing the Pistons on their schedule knows it's in for a long night again.

Yahoo Sports - 4h

Hegseth says U.S. is making Japan a 'war-fighting' base to deter China

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced upgrading the U.S. military command in Japan to a new ...

NBC News - 2h

2/23/2025: The Justice Department; CFPB; John Oliver

First, a report on the upheaval at the Justice Department. Then, a look at why the CFPB is under fire by President Trump, DOGE. And John Oliver: The 60 Minutes Interview.

CBS News - 8h

WATCH: Timberwolves-Pistons fight spills into stands as multiple players, coaches earn ejections

An altercation between Naz Reid and Ron Holland boiled over on Sunday

CBS Sports - 4h

Thames Water selects KKR as preferred bidder

Private equity interest comes as UK’s largest water utility is fighting to avoid renationalisation

Financial Times - 15m

Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trust

In the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss, fight exhaustion or promote other desired health ...

ABC News - Mar. 22

Hegseth Pledges to Step Up Military Cooperation With Japan and Deter China

The U.S. defense secretary sought to reassure its ally over security ties and vowed to speed up the creation of a joint “war-fighting headquarters” to deter China.

The New York Times - 16h

Turkey’s Opposition Is Energized: ‘The Fire Is Already Lit’

Supporters of the political opposition are finding ways to fight back after the government jailed the top political rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The New York Times - 15h

7 ejected after skirmish between Pistons, Wolves

Five players and two coaches were ejected after a fight broke out in the second quarter of the Timberwolves' 123-104 win against the Pistons on Sunday.

ESPN - 4h

Scientists hope hungry weevils from Louisiana can tackle South Africa's invasive water plants

South Africa is unleashing weevils imported from the United States in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of Salvinia minima, an alien species of aquatic plant native to South America that is ...

ABC News - 1d

Iran dissident still reeling from aftermath of foiled murder plot: ‘I’ve been living in a nightmare’

Masih Alinejad is a vocal critic of Tehran who recently was pursued by hitmen for her advocacy of Iranian women. Masih Alinejad has long held fast fighting for women’s rights in Iran despite ...

The Guardian - 18h

‘It is about vulnerable guys’: violent far-right groups in Sweden recruit boys as young as 10

Validated by Trump, Musk and the manosphere, far-right extremists pull in boys online and use bodybuilding and fight clubs to further their white supremacist agenda. Driving through western Sweden, ...

The Guardian - 19h

Ex-Danish leader: 'Nothing is stopping the Americans' from having more bases in Greenland

Former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said there is nothing that’s stopping the Americans from setting up more bases in Greenland amid the territory’s fight to not be acquired by the ...

The Hill - 10h

5 players, 2 coaches ejected after Pistons-Timberwolves skirmish in 2nd quarter

Five players and two coaches were ejected after a fight broke out in the second quarter in the Minnesota Timberwolves' game against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. Detroit lost head coach J.B. ...