Mar 10 Federal worker who went rogue against DOGE says ‘I hope that it lights a fire under people’ By Claire Savage, Associated Press To billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency, Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucrats. But to some of her colleagues, she is giving a voice to those who feel they… Continue reading
Mar 08 Who is Amy Gleason, the acting administrator of DOGE? By Ryan J. Foley, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press In his address to Congress Tuesday, President Donald Trump made clear that Elon Musk is in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency. Yet government lawyers have argued in court that Gleason and not Musk is the agency’s leader. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 10:36 Capehart and Ponnuru on whiplash from Trump’s trade war and the transatlantic alliance By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Ramesh Ponnuru, editor for The National Review, join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including how President Trump's trade war is causing tensions for global markets, Elon Musk's power, Europe's actions… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 4:39 Trump’s push to fire federal workers and slash spending hits roadblocks in the courts By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura President Trump said Thursday that Elon Musk will now need to consult with Cabinet secretaries before firing more federal workers. Trump's announcement was made after a meeting with Musk and his Cabinet. Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz to discuss the… Continue watching
Mar 05 Trump said ‘nobody has ever heard of’ Lesotho, but Musk is trying to do business there By Keketso Phakela, Gerald Imray, Associated Press “It is surprising and disappointing that he claimed no one knows Lesotho, especially given that the U.S. has an embassy here,” minster Lejone Mpotjoane said, a day after Trump’s dismissive comment in a speech to Congress caused some laughter. Continue reading
Mar 05 Trump administration took down its list of hundreds of federal buildings targeted for potential sale By Jill Colvin, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press By Wednesday morning, the list was gone entirely. Continue reading
Mar 05 7 takeaways from Trump’s first address to Congress after his return to the White House By Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press A president's speech to Congress is typically a time for a call to national unity and predictable claims about the country being strong. That wasn’t President Donald Trump’s plan. Continue reading
Mar 05 WATCH: ‘Change doesn’t need to be chaotic,’ Slotkin says By Dan Cooney Sen. Elissa Slotkin said late Tuesday that voters in last year's election "made it clear that prices are too high and that the government needs to be more responsive to their needs."… Continue reading
Mar 04 NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are just a few weeks away from returning to Earth By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press During a news conference Tuesday, Wilmore said that while politics is part of life, it did not play into his and Williams' return, moved up a couple weeks thanks to a change in SpaceX capsules. Continue reading
Mar 03 Musk’s embrace of right-wing politics risks alienating customers and sinking Tesla’s stock By Bernard Condon, Associated Press The company was already losing market share to European and Chinese automakers as they catch up in quality to Tesla's electric vehicles. Continue reading