Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday said the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will make "rapid safety upgrades" to the air traffic control systems with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). "With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system," Musk wrote Wednesday...
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) says that President Trump has empowered billionaire businessman Elon Musk “far beyond what I think is appropriate,” reflecting growing angst on Capitol Hill over Musk’s aggressive approach to slashing government funding. Collins bluntly questioned the wisdom of empowering Musk to slash programs authorized and funded by Congress. “There’s...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Government unions sue over DOGE access to DOL The AFL-CIO and several affiliated government employee unions sued Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency over fears that the cost-cutting unit is close to unlawfully gaining access to...
The CIA used unclassified email to share a list of employees hired within the last two years to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The agency sent a list of first names and last initial of employees still on probation — a status that makes them easier to dismiss as the CIA pushes ahead with...
Representatives of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have turned their focus to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency confirmed Wednesday. It was unclear which systems DOGE had access to and whether any sensitive medical information was part of the efforts. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier Wednesday that...
Google is dropping its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring goals in the wake of President Trump’s executive orders seeking to end the practice. “We’ll continue to invest in states across the U.S. — and in many countries globally — but in the future we will no longer have aspirational goals,” the company wrote in...
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday barring transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, fulfilling a key campaign promise that also could complicate the nation’s role as host of the next Summer Olympics. At a signing ceremony in Washington on Wednesday, Trump said his administration will not allow transgender athletes to compete in...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday it will investigate an on-the-ground collision between two aircrafts in Seattle. Around 10:40 a.m. local time, the right wing of a Japan Airlines flight struck the tail of a Delta Air Lines flight as both taxied at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the agency said. The airport stated there were...
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) called out Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) at a Wednesday hearing over her use of a transgender slur. During the House Oversight and Government Reform hearing Wednesday, Connolly, the panel's top Democrat, made an inquiry with Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) after remarks by Mace. “The gentlelady has used a phrase that is...
A pro-President Trump Arab American organization, which performed voter outreach on his behalf to the Arab American communities during his 2024 White House run, has changed its name after the commander in chief's remarks about taking over Gaza. The group’s name was changed from “Arab Americans for Trump” to “Arab Americans for Peace” on Tuesday,...
Tensions flared during a House GOP conference meeting on Wednesday as the group struggles to unite around a plan to pass President Trump's legislative agenda, delaying Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) ambitious timeline for considering the sprawling measure. Those frustrations — which have been percolating throughout the conference over the past week — rose to the surface...
