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Congress needs to help Trump scrap Education Dept.— AND its harmful programs

President Donald Trump’s order to begin dismantling the US Department of Education, which he’s expected to sign this week, is a welcome step toward shrinking government and shedding woke...

Americans are cheering Trump’s passionate patriotism — and teaching the world a lesson

The Democrats have taken liberties with the trust of the American people as Trump...

Biden ‘green’ pork for pals is an epic example of insider feeding

The slush-fund money was doled out to brand-spanking-new, completely unproven charities.

Why Europe is dying — and how America can escape its stagnant fate

Years ago, America's economy grew neck and neck with the European Union's. Then Europe...

Three cheers for Jeff Bezos, fighting to save The Washington Post from itself

Becoming the MSNBC of print has not only hurt the paper's credibility, but also...

A dozen West Point cadet clubs ordered to disband, all others paused

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., has ordered a dozen cadet extracurricular and social clubs to immediately and permanently "cease all activities," with all affected groups centered on gender, race and ethnicity, the school acknowledged Wednesday. A memo dated Feb. 4 and signed by Chad Foster, deputy commandant at West Point, directed the...

GOP support for Musk influence with Trump falls dramatically: Poll

The share of Republicans who say they want tech billionaire Elon Musk to have significant influence in the Trump administration has fallen substantially in the months since President Trump was elected. In The Economist/YouGov poll taken in the days after the November 2024 election, 47 percent of surveyed Republicans said they wanted Musk to have...

5 takeaways as Trump’s Gaza Strip proposal reverberates

Aftershocks reverberated Wednesday from President Trump’s declaration the previous day that the United States should take “long-term ownership” of Gaza and that the Palestinians who live there should be moved. The position, outlined during the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, threatened to upend the framework of U.S. policy in the region, which has been...

Kinzinger says Democrats ‘suprised and flat footed’ after Musk actions on federal government

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Democrats have appeared “surprised and flat footed” after actions taken by tech billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on the federal government.  Earlier this week, Kinzinger said in a post on social platform X that he was “old enough to remember when we had 3...

Musk says DOGE will make ‘rapid safety upgrades’ to air traffic control system

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...

Musk’s shadow looms over Washington

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Musk's expansive portfolio divides Trump World The tech industrialist may be the most divisive man in Washington and in President Trump’s White House. © Kevin Lamarque and Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press In one camp stand Trump allies who see it as a...

Collins: Trump has empowered Musk ‘far beyond’ what is appropriate

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...

DOGE faces federal worker lawsuit

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...

CIA shares new employee names through unclassified email

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...

US troops on ground in Gaza?

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story US troops on the ground in Gaza? President Trump has not committed to sending the U.S. military into Gaza after he appeared to float such a possibility, the White House has stressed. © iStock “The president...

DOGE officials home in on Medicare, Medicaid offices

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 ends minority hiring goals, reviewing DEI efforts

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...

Evening Report — White House defends Gaza plan amid blowback

Presented by Becker & Poliakoff {beacon} Evening Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © AP Photo/Alex Brandon White House defends Trump's Gaza proposal as GOP, foreign leaders kick back THE WHITE HOUSE ON WEDNESDAY DEFENDED President Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to “take over the Gaza Strip” and relocate Palestinians, even as Republicans balked, Democrats raged...

Trump says transgender athletes will not be permitted entry to 2028 Olympic Games

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...

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