Nation Oct 13 Cuts to SNAP benefits push many Americans to seek help from food banks By Stephanie Sy, Layla Quran, Bridget Craig
Politics Oct 13 Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in lawsuit seeking records on Elon Musk's DOGE The Trump administration argues that DOGE is exempt from FOIA’s requirements as a presidential advisory body. By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Arts Oct 12 Watch 7:58 In 'Blockers,' Michael Lewis highlights government workers who resisted DOGE Elon Musk has donated more than $365 million to support Republicans in the midterm elections. Musk's influence on the federal government is the focus of "Blockers," a new book by Michael Lewis. Lisa Desjardins sat down with Lewis to discuss… By Lisa Desjardins, Jackson Hudgins
Politics May 08 Judge finds Trump's DOGE-led cancellation of humanities grants unconstitutional The Trump administration's cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations was unconstitutional, and the Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding, a federal judge ruled on… By Dave Collins, Associated Press
Politics May 04 Watch 3:41 Former federal workers speak out about being fired and why they're now running for office More than three dozen former federal workers who quit or lost their jobs last year, in the wake of cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, are now running for political office. Most, but not all, are Democrats… By Doug Adams
Jan 27 Watch 9:18 Whistleblower responds after DOJ confirms DOGE mishandled Social Security data By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman The Social Security Administration says members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the agency accessed and shared sensitive data. The latest disclosure from the Trump administration seemed to confirm some key concerns first raised in a whistleblower complaint filed… Continue watching
Dec 10 Elon Musk says DOGE was only 'somewhat successful' and he wouldn't do it again By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made his remarks in a friendly interview with his aide and conservative influencer Katie Miller, who is married to White House adviser Stephen Miller. Continue reading
Dec 04 Trump added his name to the U.S. Institute of Peace building while fighting the organization in court By Michelle L. Price, Gary Fields, Associated Press On Wednesday, the State Department said it renamed the organization to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace to “reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation’s history.”… Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 4:08 DOGE disassembled 'but the principles remain alive,' Trump administration says By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The so-called Department of Government Efficiency operation that Elon Musk and President Trump used to target federal agencies has itself been dismantled. Reuters reported this week that the government’s top personnel official says DOGE no longer exists. That’s months ahead… Continue watching
Nov 17 NIH cuts affected over 74,000 patients enrolled in experiments, report finds By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Between the end of February and mid-August, funding lapsed for 383 studies that were testing treatments for conditions like cancer, heart disease and brain disease. Continue reading