President Trump’s senior adviser and tech billionaire Elon Musk, along with seven Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers, defended the number of federal government employees the advisory board has moved to terminate in recent months, arguing that “almost no one has gotten fired.” In a wide-ranging hour-long interview on Fox's "Special Report" with Bret Baier,...
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) said the Trump administration’s decision to arrest a Turkish immigrant who studied at Tufts University while on a student visa was out of the ordinary and in contrast with Massachusetts’ tradition. “Massachusetts has been welcoming students and immigrants for four centuries. The footage I saw today of Tufts graduate student Rumeysa...
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said she will stay in the House after President Trump announced her nomination would be withdrawn for United Nations ambassador, saying the surprising move was a result of concerns about special elections and the razor-thin House margin. “This is about stepping up as a team, and I am doing that as...
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said Thursday that President Trump signed an executive order limiting numerous agency employees from unionizing and instructing the government to stop engaging in any collective bargaining. The OPM memo references an order from Trump, but it is an accompanying fact sheet from the White House that lays out the...
Americans’ outlook on the current state of the economy has become a bit more pessimistic since last month, according to a new poll released Thursday. The new CBS News/YouGov survey found that nearly three-in-10 respondents, 29 percent, said they expect the economy to be growing next year, a 5-point decline from February. The number of...
The Sundance Film Festival announced that it will be moving from Park City, Utah - its home for over four decades - to Boulder, Colo., in 2027, according to its organizers. “Boulder is an art town, tech town, mountain town, and college town. It is a place where the Festival can build and flourish,” Sundance...
Several members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) made their first public appearance as a team to make the case for their cost-cutting efforts amid growing pushback. The tech billionaire and seven DOGE staffers sat for an interview with Fox News host Brett Baier on Thursday, where they discussed their push to slash $1...
The Trump administration was warned Thursday to not take action against transgender people while it appeals a ruling regarding a potential ban against them serving in the military.