When President Trump signed an order imbuing the so-called Department of Government Efficiency with even more power over the federal work force, Elon Musk was […]
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DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.
The Department of Government Efficiency, the federal cost-cutting initiative championed by Elon Musk, published on Monday a list of government contracts it has canceled, together […]
JFK Library in Boston Temporarily Closed After DOGE Cuts, Kennedy Family Says
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston was abruptly closed to visitors on Tuesday, and the federal agency that operates the site […]
Trump’s Pivot Toward Putin’s Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy
For more than a decade, the West has faced off against the East again in what was widely called a new cold war. But with […]
Russia Frees American Prisoner Before Talks With U.S.
Russia released another American held on drug charges on Monday, in what the Kremlin acknowledged was a good-will gesture on the eve of talks between […]
Federal Judge Won’t Block Musk’s Team From Access to Dept. of Education Data
A Federal District Court judge in Washington declined to bar associates of Elon Musk from gaining access to the Education Department’s data systems, finding that […]
Pete Marocco Returns to Battle in Trump’s War on Foreign Aid
Pete Marocco has spent much of this month hunkered in an office suite on the seventh floor of the State Department overseeing the dismantling of […]
Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders
The notices came all weekend, landing in the inboxes of federal scientists, doctors and public health professionals: Your work is no longer needed. At the […]
Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access
The top official at the Social Security Administration stepped down this weekend after members of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency sought access to […]
C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico
The United States has stepped up secret drone flights over Mexico to hunt for fentanyl labs, part of the Trump administration’s more aggressive campaign against […]