US Education Department to cut half its staff as Trump eyes its elimination
The U.S. Department of Education said on Tuesday it would lay off nearly half its staff, a possible precursor to closing ...
US Department of Education to cut half its staff as part of Trump downsizing
The department said the terminations are part of its "final mission," alluding to US President Donald Trump's vow to ...
White House says Musk cuts to Social Security and Medicare won’t affect benefits
Officials on Tuesday reiterated allegations of "waste and fraud" in entitlement programs as the administration said that no ...
White House in Damage Control Mode After Musk Talks Social Security Cuts
Musk had seemed to suggest he was planning to take the DOGE chainsaw to entitlement programs like Social Security and ...
Veterans to March on Washington to 'Defend the Constitution': What to Know
Veterans are planning on marching on Washington DC and all 50 state capitals this weekend to protest the Trump Administration.
The confusion over Social Security: Is it getting cut or not?
DOGE has estimated that Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and other entitlement programs generate trillions of dollars in waste every year. Elon Musk said that this made entitlement programs the ...
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Slotkin, senators demand answers on workforce changes impacting Social Security services
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said she has joined dozens of other senators from across the country to ...
What Does a Shutdown Have to Do With the Budget or Elon Musk? Here’s a Guide.
By design, budget reconciliation mostly addresses the parts of federal spending that are not part of the appropriations ...
Elon Musk Teases Big Cuts to Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare
Trump’s billionaire DOGE chief claims, without evidence, there’s $700 billion in “waste and fraud” he can cut from America’s core safety net programs.
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Maryland's congressional delegation introduces bipartisan bill to protect federal workers
IT’S NO SECRET THAT ELON MUSK AND DOGE MADE A POINT OF LAYING OFF THOUSANDS OF PROBATIONARY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, CIVIL SERVANTS WHO WERE NEWER TO THEIR JOBS AND HAD FEWER PROTECTIONS. CONGRESSWOMAN ...