Donald Trump has taken extreme measures in his second term to deport foreign nationals legally residing in the U.S., such as revoking the visas of students involved in pro-Palestine protests on campuses around the country. Now, as The New York Times reports, the administration will look to widen the scope …
Read More »Inside Elon Musk's Gleeful Destruction of the Government
B en Vizzachero had his dream job, working as a wildlife biologist with the Los Padres National Forest in California. He was moving up the ladder, had recently received a positive performance review, and was “making the world a better place,” he says. Yet, over Presidents’ Day weekend in February, …
Read More »Massive Protests Against Trump Are Just the Beginning
Millions of Americans flooded into the streets Saturday to protest president Donald Trump; his Department of Government Efficiency hatchet man Elon Musk; the GOP’s agenda to pay for tax cuts for the richest with cuts to Medicaid; preposterous cuts to science, health, and education; Trump’s mistreatment of trans kids and …
Read More »Trump and DOGE Are 'Trying to Get Around' Privacy Laws to Gather Your Personal Info
Across the federal government, Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has gained access to untold volumes of data containing the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans. The data includes information like addresses, tax filings, family members, and medical records for everyone from average citizens receiving Social …
Read More »Trump Admin Exempts Trump's Ads Thanking Himself From DOGE Review
It’s very important to the Trump administration that the government spend huge taxpayer dollars on ads that repeatedly thank Donald Trump while warning immigrants to leave or stay out of America. There was such “an unusual and compelling urgency” for this propaganda campaign that it could not be subject to …
Read More »Musk Denies Report That He and Trump Are Headed for a Breakup
They have been virtually inseparable since the closing weeks of the 2024 campaign, but their closeness has precipitated a question that looms over the relationship: when will Donald Trump and Elon Musk part ways? Two men famed for their egos, temperamental attitudes, spotlight-hogging, and lust for unlimited power surely can’t …
Read More »Inside Trump and RFK Jr.'s Health Agency 'Bloodbath'
The Trump administration gutted federal health agencies on Tuesday morning, as thousands of employees received layoff notices, following Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement last week he was planning to lay off nearly 10,000 workers. More than 7,000 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and …
Read More »Top Trump USAID Staffer Accused of Violent Outbursts, Racist Remarks
The lawyer working for Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) who now leads the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has a history of violence and racist remarks, 10 people who knew him allege. Jeremy Lewin recently became deputy administrator for policy and programs for …
Read More »Meet the Silicon Valley Zealot Leading the U.S. Institute of Peace
If Elon Musk‘s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has its way, a 28-year-old college dropout guided by the right-wing libertarian ideologies of figures including Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel and Argentine president Javier Milei will oversee the dismantling of a Washington nonprofit that promotes peace worldwide. Following a February …
Read More »Elon Musk Says He's Giving Out $1 Million Checks to 'Get Attention'
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, delivered $1 million checks to two of his supporters on Sunday evening at his town hall, saying the point of giving out these payments is to “get attention.” “I should say that the reason for the checks is that it’s …
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