Politics

Eric Adams and his lawyers insist there was no deal. In no universe, they’ve said repeatedly, did the Justice Department agree to drop the bribery case against the mayor of New York City in return for his cooperation on the Trump administration’s deportation agenda. But on Feb 3., in a …

Multiple aid agencies have effectively ceased operations preventing the global spread of HIV and treating patients with AIDS in the wake of funding cuts by the Trump administration. That’s the result of Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) appearing to take special aim at programs that …

On Tuesday afternoon, the president signed an executive order asserting that the “President and the Attorney General will interpret the law for the executive branch,” while granting the president and the executive branch oversight over independent agencies. In a press conference shortly after the order was signed, White House Staff …

Donald Trump accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of being a “dictator” on Wednesday in a rage-fueled social media post amid his administration’s push to end Russia’s war against the nation. “Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, …

Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the permanent top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia is promising to use the full breadth of his powers to “protect DOGE” and “hold accountable those who threaten workers.” In an email obtained by Rolling Stone, former “Stop the Steal” organizer turned interim …

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was created under the guise of eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse in federal spending. But, like many of Musk’s grand pitches — Hyperloops, Mars colonization, Tesla robots, robotaxis, self-driving cars — DOGE is just another empty promise from one …

As Donald Trump attempts to consolidate power within the executive branch, his declarations of despotism are becoming increasingly explicit. On Wednesday afternoon — after ordering his administration to intervene in New York City’s recently implemented congestion pricing model — Trump wrote on Truth Social: “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and …

Last week, 14 state attorneys general filed an audacious lawsuit seeking to have Elon Musk’s activities with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency declared unconstitutional and reverse them as null and void, because, they assert, the billionaire should have been confirmed by the Senate, and because DOGE is acting far …

A veteran Social Security Administration official resigned after a dispute with Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) attempts to access the personal data of Social Security recipients. Acting Social Security Commissioner Michelle King stepped down from her post this weekend after refusing to provide representatives from …

Donald Trump and Elon Musk fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration workers Friday night, amid a startling series of plane crashes and other air-related incidents in recent weeks. A few days later, the Trump administration is telling Americans not to worry, because they didn’t fire anyone too important. Musk posted …