The State Department was planning to buy $400 million worth of "Armored Tesla" later this year, according to its 2025 procurement forecast, a document outlining projections of anticipated contracts, which was published in December. read more
The first jobs report since President Donald Trump's inauguration came out Friday morning, falling short of headline expectations in the weakest start to a year for overall job growth since before the COVID-19 pandemic, though other data points revealed a resilient labor market. read more
Federal employee unions and attorneys are urging government workers not to accept an offer from the Trump administration to resign from their jobs by Feb. 6 and be paid through the end of September. read more
Scott Bessent outlined his plan to enrich the rich and screw the poor during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking ... When asked about whether he would renew Trump's tax breaks for billionaires and corporations, he called them the most important economic issue today. read more
West Virginia Representative Riley Moore confirmed that Republicans have been "discussing" cutting mandatory spending"that is Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans benefits"in order to pass Trump's tax cut agenda.
It will be interesting to see if the parliamentarian will allow cuts to mandatory spending in a reconciliation bill.
Either way this is giant middle finger to anyone over 65 or served in the military that voted for them.
But thank god those 10 transgender athletes can't play badminton anymore.