| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.04.2025 | Elon Musk bids farewell — sort of — to Trump Cabinet, claims DOGE saved $160 billion | DOGE chief Elon Musk claimed that his federal workforce slashing initiative so far has saved $160 billion — far less than his original projections.
The billionaire Tesla CEO gave a sort of farewell to President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. He ha... |
| 28.04.2025 | Things to know about the US coal industry and proposed changes under the Trump administration | U.S. coal production was at 1 billion tons in 2014 and fell to 578 million tons by 2023, the latest year available, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. American Electric Power’s John Amos coal-fired plant in Winfield, W... |
| 23.04.2025 | The Dual Dangers: Musk's Shifting Focus and the Drone Dilemma | In the world of business and technology, two stories are unfolding that highlight the precarious balance between innovation and safety. One revolves around Elon Musk, the enigmatic CEO of Tesla, who is shifting his focus from cryptocurrency... |
| 22.04.2025 | Tesla CEO Musk says time he spends on DOGE will drop ‘significantly’ next month | Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on his company’s earnings call on Tuesday that he’ll spend much less time with DOGE starting in May.
Tesla’s stock price has plunged more than 40% this year.
The company on Tuesday reported an earnings and sales mis... |
| 10.04.2025 | House approves budget framework for Trump’s ‘big’ bill after intense wrangling sways GOP holdouts | Trump, at a black-tie fundraising dinner this week, had admonished Republicans to “stop grandstanding” on the budget.
By Thursday morning, Trump had shifted his tone.
“Biggest Tax Cuts in USA History!!! Getting close,” Trump said.
The House... |
| 28.03.2025 | Social Security Administration's Identity Verification Policy: A Balancing Act Between Security and Accessibility | The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently found itself in a storm of criticism. The agency proposed new identity verification policies that would require many beneficiaries to visit local offices in person. This move, aimed at tight... |
| 27.03.2025 | Social Security Administration delays timeline for new identity proofing policies following complaints | The Social Security Administration is revising policy changes expected to require more people to visit its offices following complaints from customers, Congress, advocates and others, the agency said.
Effective April 14, people who cannot u... |
| 20.03.2025 | Judge bars Musk’s DOGE team from Social Security records in scathing ruling | A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order barring Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team from getting access to personally identifiable information from the Social Security Administration.
Judge Ellen Lipton Holland... |
| 20.03.2025 | Frustration builds among retirees over more stringent Social Security rules, office closures | Retirees and advocates for older Americans are expressing unease and bewilderment at a series of announcements made by the Social Security Administration (SSA). The agency is seeking to implement new in-person identity verification requirem... |
| 19.03.2025 | National Politics | A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year | Alabama
634 Broad St., Gadsden: Sept. 30Arkansas
965 Holiday Drive, Forrest City: April 25
4083 Jefferson Ave., Texarkana: May 25Colorado
825 N. Crest Drive, Grand Junction: June 21Florida
4740 Dairy Road, Melbourne: May 16Georgia
1338 Broa... |
| 18.03.2025 | National Politics | Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients | In addition to the identity verification change, the agency announced that it plans to expedite processing of recipients’ direct deposit change requests – both in person and online – to one business day. Previously, online direct deposit ch... |
| 12.03.2025 | Tesla's Turbulent Times: A Perfect Storm of Challenges | Tesla is in a tailspin. The electric vehicle giant has seen its stock plummet 15% in a single day, marking its steepest decline in five years. This is not just a blip; it’s a seismic shift. The company has lost over half its value since its... |
| 11.03.2025 | Ron Baron says he won’t sell a single personal Tesla share amid the EV play’s big decline | Billionaire investor Ron Baron is standing by Elon Musk’s Tesla even in the face of its dramatic sell-off. The stock plunged 15% on Monday, its biggest one-day loss since September 2020.
“I can’t believe how cheap they are, things that we l... |
| 10.03.2025 | DOGE chief Elon Musk says he’s running businesses ‘with great difficulty’ as Tesla shares tank | DOGE chief Elon Musk said that he is running his businesses “with great difficulty,” as shares of his automotive company Tesla suffered their worst drop in a half-decade.
Musk also said during an interview on Fox Business that he expected t... |
| 09.03.2025 | The New Order: Musk, Trump, and the Transformation of Government | In the heart of Washington, a storm brews. The winds of change are howling, driven by the ambitious visions of Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Together, they are reshaping the landscape of American governance. The implications are vast, and the... |
| 07.03.2025 | The IRS Workforce Cuts: A Double-Edged Sword for Tax Season | The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is poised to slice its workforce by up to 45,000 employees. This is half of its total staff. The timing is troubling. Tax season is upon us, and the IRS is already stretched thin. The cuts come amid a broa... |
| 07.03.2025 | National Politics | What to know about Social Security office closures driven by Musk’s DOGE | An agency spokesperson said last week that most of the leases not being renewed were for spaces used for in-person hearings, sites no longer necessary due to the majority of hearings now being held virtually. In the 2024 fiscal year, accord... |
| 06.03.2025 | Veterans Agency to Cut Roughly 80,000 Staff in DOGE Revamp | (Bloomberg) -- A memo sent to staffers at the Department of Veterans Affairs said that the agency plans to return to pre-2019 staffing levels, according to a copy seen by Bloomberg News, meaning tens of thousands of employees could lose the... |
| 05.03.2025 | The IRS Is Reportedly Planning to Cut Up to 45,000 Workers — Half of Its Workforce The cuts include reductions from layoffs, buyouts, and attrition. | As federal agencies continue to make cuts, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly planning to shrink its workforce by tens of thousands of employees in the middle of tax season.
According to two anonymous sources who spoke with th... |
| 01.03.2025 | Social Security has never missed a payment. DOGE actions threaten ‘interruption of benefits,’ ex-agency head says | The U.S. Social Security Administration has never missed a benefit payment.
Now the continuity of monthly checks for millions of Americans could be at risk following changes under the Trump administration, former commissioner Martin O’Malle... |
| 28.02.2025 | The Health Care Battlefield: Project 2025 and Its Implications | In the ever-shifting landscape of American politics, health care remains a battleground. The recent emergence of Project 2025 has reignited debates over the future of health care in the United States. This initiative, linked to former Presi... |
| 27.02.2025 | Trump administration asks agencies to cull consultants | The Trump administration is asking agencies to review their consulting contracts with at least 10 large companies, including some global firms, as part of an effort to cut “non-essential consulting contracts.”
The acting head of the General... |
| 25.02.2025 | National Politics | Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk’s DOGE are expected to produce no savings | The Trump administration says it’s targeting fraud, waste and abuse in the government. DOGE said Monday that its cost-cutting efforts have saved an estimated $65 billion, including canceling leases and grants, cutting employees and selling ... |
| 21.02.2025 | Here’s how IRS layoffs could impact your tax filing and refund this season | Thousands of IRS employees are expected to lose their jobs as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, continues widespread cuts to federal spending.
The staffing reduction could impact millions of taxpayers expected to fil... |
| 18.02.2025 | Musk Advises Trump But Doesn’t Work for DOGE, White House Says | Elon Musk — whose name has become nearly synonymous with the cost-cutting mission of the newly formed “Department of Government Efficiency” — doesn’t actually work for it, the White House said.
Instead, Musk is a senior adviser to the presi... |
| 17.02.2025 | National Politics | Trump nominates Ed Martin, an ally who defended Jan. 6 rioters, to stay as top DC federal prosecutor | As U.S. attorney, Martin has also defended the work of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, saying that prosecutors would “pursue any and all legal action against anyone who impedes” the group’s work, which includes acc... |
| 15.02.2025 | The Surveillance State: Norfolk's ALPR Controversy and the Quest for Privacy | In the heart of Norfolk, Virginia, a storm brews over surveillance and privacy. The city, once a quiet community, now finds itself under the watchful gaze of nearly 200 automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) provided by Flock Safety. This ... |
| 15.02.2025 | Elon Musk's tactics frustrate some White House senior officials | SAN FRANCISCO: As tech billionaire Elon Musk expands his influence over more than a dozen US federal agencies, frustration is growing among some top aides to President Donald Trump, who want more coordination from Musk's team as he slashes ... |
| 14.02.2025 | DOGE’s ‘Genius’ Coders Launch Website So Full Of Holes, Anyone Can Write To It | If you want to write something on the U.S. government’s official DOGE website, apparently you can just… do that. Not in the usual way of submitting comments through a form, mind you, but by directly injecting content into their database. Th... |
| 11.02.2025 | US consumer bureau upheaval leaves consumers adrift, experts say | US consumer bureau upheaval leaves consumers adrift, experts say
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| 23.12.2024 | Elon Musk Makes ‘Overstaffed’ Fed Target in Quest for Efficiency | (Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk, the billionaire tasked with making the US government more efficient come January, has zeroed in on the Federal Reserve.
The central bank in charge of protecting the world’s largest economy is “absurdly overstaffed,... |
| - | Trump says he’s weighing giving 20% of DOGE savings to Americans | U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that he’s considering sending 20% of the money saved by the Department of Government Efficiency advisory group to Americans.
“There’s even under consideration a new concept where we give 20%... |