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HHS sends employees a $25K voluntary buyout offer
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) offered its 80,000 employees a $25,000 buyout offer as part of President Trump’s plan to scale back government spending. Workers can opt into the ...The Hill - Mar. 9 -
Noem says DHS is polygraphing staffers suspected of leaking immigration raid plans
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says polygraph tests are being used to find staffers in the department who may be leaking information about impending immigration raids. CBS News chief White ...CBS News - 6d -
DHS highlights self-deportation feature for migrants in new app
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a new app where migrants can indicate they plan to “self-deport.” The CBP Home app appears to replace the Biden-era CBP One app, where ...The Hill - 6d -
Florida school shooting thwarted, police say
A Florida teenager was arrested Sunday after a video emerged of him apparently threatening to carry out a mass shooting on the local high school. The Sanford Police Department, about 25 miles ...The Hill - 6d -
Ex-Social Security official describes ‘significant’ risk of sensitive data going to wrong hands under DOGE
Tiffany Flick, a former Social Security official, detailed what she sees as a “significant” risk of sensitive government data heading into the wrong hands under Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...The Hill - 6d -
Musk outlines DOGE work in rare TV interview
Tech billionaire Elon Musk offered new details about the work of President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Monday, while doubling down on the group’s efforts amid mounting ...The Hill - 6d -
Senate confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor secretary
The Senate on Monday confirmed former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) to lead the Department of Labor, cementing another of President Trump’s nominees in bipartisan fashion. Senators voted 67 to ...The Hill - 5d -
McConnell criticizes and votes no on Trump Labor pick
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) was one of three Senate Republicans to vote Monday against former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), President Trump’s nominee to head the ...The Hill - 5d -
Laid-off FEMA employees speak out about DOGE cuts
Elon Musk today said that his Department of Government Efficiency is cooperating with cabinet secretaries on downsizing the federal bureaucracy. Since Inauguration Day, more than 200 FEMA employees ...NBC News - 5d -
Federal judge orders Doge to release internal records for transparency
Musk said social media posts were sufficient documentation for agency that is changing face of government. US politics live – latest updates A federal judge has ruled that Elon Mus k’s ...The Guardian - 5d -
USDA halts more than $1B in funding for local food banks, schools
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it has nixed more than $1 billion in funding for local food banks and schools by terminating two programs that aid state, tribal and territorial ...The Hill - 5d -
Texas measles cases rise to 223
Texas's deadly measles outbreak is growing, as confirmed cases in the state have risen to at least 223 since January, according to the latest figures from the Texas Department of State Health ...The Hill - 5d -
Judge declines to block DOGE from taking over African development agency
A federal judge on Tuesday declined to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from taking over the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF). U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ...The Hill - 4d -
Inflation cools slightly in Trump's first month
Consumer prices rose slightly during President Trump's first full month in office, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent in ...The Hill - 4d -
‘They turned our home into a cemetery’: the high price of El Salvador’s Bitcoin City dream
Mangroves are being destroyed and residents displaced to make way for an airport to serve president Nayib Bukele’s vision of a tax-free economic hub. When Nayib Bukele launched his presidential ...The Guardian - 4d -
Ruth Marcus explains Washington Post exit
Longtime Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus shed light on her departure from the newspaper this week, knocking its billionaire owner Jeff Bezos and his recent directive to overhaul the Post's ...The Hill - 4d -
Is Elon Musk rooting for a government shutdown?
In just over 48 hours, the government will partially shut down unless Congress can pass a continuing resolution. New reporting from Wired finds Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency ...CBS News - 3d -
Democrats unveil school lunch debt cancellation measure
Democratic Senators introduced a bill Thursday to cancel all school meal debt. The measure, led by Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.), states the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) would pay ...The Hill - 3d -
USDA cuts funding for school, food bank programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting two pandemic-era programs that provide more than $1 billion combined in federal funding for schools and food banks to buy food directly from local ...CBS News - 2d -
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 launches to International Space Station
Watch live launch coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. The four set to depart are NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya ...NBC News - 2d -
DHS agents search Columbia dorm rooms after Khalil arrest
Department of Homeland Security agents searched two dorm rooms at Columbia University Thursday night, the school said, a move that comes less than a week after the federal arrest of former grad ...The Hill - 2d -
Brewers right-hander Tobias Myers leaves Cactus League start with left oblique discomfort
Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Tobias Myers left his Cactus League start Saturday with left oblique discomfort. Myers departed after throwing 1 2/3 innings in a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles ...Yahoo Sports - 22h