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Elon Musk sees ‘Volunteer IT Consultant’ in the DOGE mirror

The world's richest man has given himself a new job title: Volunteer IT Consultant.

December 9, 2024

Musk-led DOGE sparks ‘new day in America’ energy on Capitol Hill

President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency was all the buzz Thursday on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers got their first taste of how the Elon Musk-led cost-cutting committee plans to shake up Washington.

December 5, 2024

House speaker welcomes DOGE leaders to Capitol Hill, declares it a ‘new day in America’

President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency was all the buzz Thursday on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers were given an early sense of how the cost-cutting committee co-led by Elon Musk plans to shake up Washington.

December 5, 2024

DOGE sets sights first on ‘low-hanging fruit’ of government waste, fraud and abuse

Vivek Ramaswamy said Wednesday that the Department of Government Efficiency's initial focus will be weeding out the "low-hanging fruit" of waste, fraud and abuse across the federal government -- not recommending ways to overhaul entitlement programs, the biggest drivers of federal spending and the national debt.

December 4, 2024

Ben Wikler’s run for DNC chair gains support of center-left think tank

Ben Wikler's bid to lead the Democratic Party out of the rubble of a disappointing election is gaining momentum.

December 4, 2024

Social media raises profile of mission to cut bureaucracy

The commission President-elect Donald Trump has tasked with eliminating government inefficiency has something previous waste-cutting committees lacked: the social media bullhorn.

December 3, 2024

Skoufis offers generational change in his underdog DNC bid

James Skoufis is claiming the outsider mantle in his long-shot bid to become the next chair of the Democratic National Committee.

December 2, 2024

Biden’s pardon of Hunter hands leverage to Republicans on tax cuts, gun laws

President Biden's decision to give his son Hunter a get-out-of-jail-free card undermines Democrats' attempt to claim the moral high ground on debates over gun laws and taxes.

December 2, 2024

Trump fills out health care, national security and economic teams with flurry of moves

President-elect Donald Trump has filled out his economic, health care and national security teams with a flurry of appointments and pending nominations, including hedge fund manager Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary and former White House budget director Russell Vought to serve in the same role.

November 24, 2024

Trump names Gorka to White House counter-terror post, picks Scott Turner to lead HUD

President-elect Donald Trump is bringing back Sebastian Gorka into the White House to serve as deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism, marking his latest back-to-the-future pick as he fills out his inner circle.

November 22, 2024

Rahm’s return? Emanuel looms as candidate for DNC chair

Rahm Emanuel, the hard-charging Democratic operative from Chicago now serving as U.S. ambassador to Japan, is trying to sort out where he could best serve his party -- fueling speculation he could be interested in taking over the reins of the Democratic National Committee.

November 22, 2024

Trump world makes clear Mike Rogers to FBI: ‘Not happening’

President-elect Donald Trump's team is throwing cold water on the idea that former Rep. Mike Rogers is in line to lead the FBI.

November 22, 2024

State court derails Philadelphia’s push for stricter gun laws

Gun rights advocates celebrated a victory this week after the highest court in Pennsylvania shot down Philadelphia's push for stricter gun laws.

November 21, 2024

Bondi replaces Gaetz as Trump’s pick for attorney general, removes ‘distraction’

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Thursday that he is withdrawing from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general, amid persistent allegations he had sex with a minor and paid women for sex.

November 21, 2024

In major antitrust action, Justice Department wants court to consider forcing Google to break up

The Department of Justice will ask a federal judge Wednesday to consider breaking up Google, months after the technology giant was found to have illegally monopolized the online search market by spending billions of dollars on deals with manufacturers that required it to be their default search engine.

November 19, 2024

Voters OK with Trump Cabinet picks except for Gaetz; Democrats urge release of ethics report

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz is the least popular of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, and faces growing calls for the House Ethics Committee to release the report of its probe into him.

November 19, 2024

Voters OK with Trump Cabinet picks except for Gaetz, poll shows

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz is the least popular of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, according to a new poll.

November 19, 2024

O’Malley sets sights on leading DNC out of 2024 debacle, kicks off race for chair

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is running to lead the Democratic National Committee following the party losing the presidential election and seats in Congress.

November 18, 2024

RNC chair promises to defend McCormick’s Senate win in Pennsylvania

The head of the Republican National Committee on Monday vowed to fight "as long as it takes" to certify Dave McCormick's victory over Sen. Bob Casey in Pennsylvania and stop Democrats from counting votes that the courts deemed illegal.

November 18, 2024

RFK Jr. vows as HHS secretary he’ll Make America Healthy Again

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says if he's confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services, he's committed to making "Americans once again the healthiest people on Earth."

November 15, 2024