Many of the receipts published by Elon Musk's DOGE aren't receipts at all -- they're negotiated deals with vetted vendors who might do future government work. read more
Denny's is the latest breakfast chain to charge extra for orders containing eggs, an ever-costlier commodity in short supply due to the killing of millions of egg-laying hens as a result of bird flu. read more
The White House is directing federal agencies to prepare for large-scale layoffs, so-called reductions in force (RIF), according to guidance sent out by the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management on Wednesday. read more
A school-age child has died of measles in West Texas, the first death from the disease in a decade in the United States. read more
A scientist who has studied centenarians for more than 20 years shared four things she does to live a long, healthy life. Stacy Andersen, a behavioral neuroscientist at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, is a codirector of the New England Centenarian Study, which examines the lives of people over 100 who are in good health.
The World Health Organization has reported that there is a deadly "unknown disease" spreading in one region within the Democratic Republic of Congo. read more
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., engaged in an extensive dressing down of the Trump administration during a Tuesday afternoon hearing ... read more
President Donald Trump has sent social media into an absolute tizzy as he dropped an AI-generated video depicting a surreal vision for Gaza, reimagining the war-torn territory as a glitzy, Dubai-style resort, complete with towering skyscrapers -- and a golden statue of himself. read more
Three different federal judges delivered legal setbacks and slap downs to President Donald Trump in the span of an hour and a half on Tuesday ... read more
Amid Elon Musk's whirlwind campaign to cut thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in government services in the name of efficiency, a bombshell report Wednesday revealed a staggering amount of taxpayer cash that goes directly to him. A deep dive into government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits found the South African billionaire has reaped $38 billion dollars of government cash. read more
OpEd: The federal government is now subject to the whims of Trump, Musk, and RFK Jr. read more
In two weeks, President Trump plans to launch a new visa program to attract rich foreigners to America. The "gold card" sells for $5 million and offers a path to citizenship. read more
Timothy Soseki Kudo: The president and defense secretary are forcing an impossible loyalty test. read more
White House Correspondents' Association: "This move tears at the independence of a free press in the United States. It suggests the government will choose the journalists who cover the president. In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps. For generations, the working journalists elected to lead the White House Correspondents' Association board have consistently expanded the WHCA's membership and its pool rotations to facilitate the inclusion of new and emerging outlets. Since its founding in 1914, the WHCA has sought to ensure that the reporters, photographers, producers and technicians who actually do the work -- 365 days of every year -- decide amongst themselves how these rotations are operated, so as to ensure consistent professional standards and fairness in access on behalf of all readers, viewers and listeners." read more
On February 3, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) for the United States, aiming to create one of the world's largest such funds. Given the nation's $36 trillion debt, the administration is exploring funding options, including the potential sale of federal public lands. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated plans to "monetize the asset side of the U.S. balance sheet," referring to national parks, public lands, and natural resources as potential assets. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum estimated these federal lands could be worth up to $200 trillion. This approach has raised concerns about the preservation of public lands and their traditional uses, such as recreation and conservation. read more
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the "wall of receipts" posted by Elon Musk's team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved. read more
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