DOGE initial findings on Defense Department DEI spending could save $80M, agency says
The Department of Defense can save up to $80 million in wasted spending by reducing the number of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, the agency said Monday. The Department of Defense is working with the Elon Musk-led Government Efficiency Office (DOGE) to significantly reduce wasteful spending, DOD spokesman Sean Parnell said in a video […]
Overdraft fee capping, proposed by consumer agency, to be debated in Congressional committee – Newsday
The House Financial Services Committee could move on Wednesday towards annulling the rules that currently close overdraft fees of overdraft fees of more than $35. The rules, which were finalised by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in December and originally scheduled to come into effect in October, will limit the way large banks can claim […]
Linda McMahon sworn in to run agency Trump wants to abolish
Former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Linda McMahon has been sworn in to serve as the next Secretary of Education under President Donald Trump. The Senate confirmed McMahon to lead the Department of Education from 1951-45 on Monday evening. McMahon is sworn in shortly after the vote and will begin her official duties Tuesday […]
Adam Duvall will retire if his MLB free agency price isn’t met
Surprise, Arizona. – 2011 Major League outfielder Adam Duvall was offered a $1 million contract by Royals and had the opportunity to earn another $1 million with performance bonuses. However, he declined and reported that he intends to retire if the team is not guaranteed at least $3 million, two sources told the Post. The […]
Steelers prefer Justin Fields over Russell Wilson in NFL free agency
He was able to be in lurch again in 2025 when Russell Wilson thought he had found a new home. Steelers President Art Rooney II said earlier this offseason that his preference is to keep only one Wilson or Justin Fields on a multi-year contract, and that the team appears to be trending towards a […]
Jets listening to Davante Adams trade offers before free agency
The Jets hope to catch Hale Mary along with Davante Adams. Since the Jets decided to move on from quarterback Aaron Rodgers, broad expectations are that the next path to parting with Adams, who was relegated to the Jets through trade in October. The easiest way to say goodbye is to cut down on Adams […]
Head of watchdog agency must keep his job, Trump’s bid to rid him unlawful
WASHINGTON – The head of the federal watchdog must remain in his job, a Washington judge ruled Saturday, saying President Donald Trump's bid to remove special advisors is illegal. US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sided with Hampton Dillinger, the special counsel office, in a legal battle over the president's powers to expel the head […]
Medicare and Medicaid agency faces compromised functions and disruption from Trump’s firings – STAT
Federal agencies that oversee Medicare, Medicaid and other major healthcare programs face employee layoffs, flag morale, disrupt the message, and hopes for additional disruption undermine the monitoring and management of key programs that fund the care of half of Americans. Leaders of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have yet to formally receive a […]
Latest Dallas Wings free agency acquisition makes for a USC reunion
The Dallas Wings added another player to their roster after busy summer free agency Guard McKenzie Forbes. Forbes is an elite three-point shooter game, and its college career includes stints at UC Berkeley, Harvard and USC. In his graduation season at USC, Forbes led his team to the Pac-12 tournament championship, scoring 26 points in […]
Democrats say Musk and Trump ‘must be stopped’ after over 800 fired from weather agency
The country's highest climate and climate watchdogs are the latest targets for layoffs within the federal government, according to Democrats speaking out against the Trump administration. At least 880 workers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the country's National Weather Service, were fired Thursday, D-Wash Sen. Maria Cantwell said in a press release […]