- DOGE Official Says IRS Can’t ‘Perform Basic Functions’ Without Billions for Consultants
By Jack Phillips
A Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) representative said that the IRS has a number of decades-old, infrastructure-related problems and said that recent ...
- Trump Takes 2-Pronged Approach to Reduce Education Department
By Aaron Gifford
During an Oval Office meeting earlier this year, President Donald Trump’s plans for the Department of Education appeared ambiguous.
He didn’t rule out ...
- JFK Files Leave Researchers With More Questions Than Answers
By Travis Gillmore
WASHINGTON—Thousands of pages of documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, were released late in ...
- Trump Signs Order to Ramp Up US Production of Critical Earth Minerals
By Jacob Burg
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 20 to boost the mining and production of critical minerals in the United ...
- 68 Bridges Nationwide Need Urgent Evaluation in Wake of Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Says NTSB
By Rachel Acenas
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an urgent safety recommendations to 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states to assess ...
- Social Security Announces Cost Cutting Initiative Following Audit
By Naveen Athrappully
The Social Security Administration (SSA) on March 19 announced a plan to reduce costs and enhance security measures following stakeholder feedback and ...
- Trump to Sign Order to Eliminate Department of Education
By Zachart Stieber and Emel Akan
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on March 20 that will facilitate the dismantling of ...
- Federal Judge Declines to Block Firing of US Institute of Peace Leadership
By Stacy Robinson
A federal judge on March 19 decided not to block the Trump administration from firing the leadership of the U.S. Institute for ...
- DOGE Says It Entered Peace Institute Building With Police Escort Amid Alleged Standoff
By Jack Phillips
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said its staffers, along with acting U.S. Institute of Peace President Kenneth Jackson, entered the institute’s ...
- DOGE Says ‘Major Cleanup’ of Social Security Records Underway
By Jack Phillips
The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has said the Social Security Administration has undertaken a “major cleanup” of its records ...
- What to Know About the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 Law Invoked by Trump
By Joseph Lord
Enemies Act, a 1798 law providing for deportations of noncitizens during times of war or invasion.
The proclamation targets members of the Tren ...
- Democrats Wrestle With DOGE and Musk
By Nathan Worcester
WASHINGTON—During the first two months of the second Trump administration, few issues have united Democrats like opposition to Elon Musk and his ...
