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Former Maryland Gov. and Social Security chief Martin O’Malley is warning that Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s attacks on the agency could result in a “system collapse and an interruption of benefits” for Social Security recipients. In a weekend interview with CNBC, O’Malley, who headed the Social Security Administration (SSA) …

Elon Musk, the de facto head of Donald Trump’s government, is also the orchestrator of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But in leading a project to slash government agencies and the federal workforce, Musk is not missing his chance to attack the regulatory agencies that oversee the businesses …

It’s been an action-packed few days for Jon Stewart, who kicked off the week with a monologue torching Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and ended with the Daily Show host slicing open his hand. Today, Musk took the fight to X as his followers called on the Tesla …

Thousands of Forest Service employees were fired as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) escalate their cost-cutting efforts to downsize the federal government. The U.S. Forest Service chief announced his retirement in a sobering email to staff Wednesday as 3,400 federal employees at the agency …

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins’ tenure is off to a rocky start. The former Georgia congressman and unapologetic Donald Trump loyalist began by releasing a series of videos assuring that “despite the rhetoric, there would be no cuts at VA.” These videos preceded two rounds of layoffs at …

Since Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) swept into Washington last month, an anonymous X account called DataRepublican has taken the government demolition crew’s supporters by storm. The account, and its alleged findings of mismanaged government agency spending, has been shared by Musk often, as well as Utah …

In one of the opening scenes of the award-winning movie There Will Be Blood, Daniel Day-Lewis’ protagonist, Daniel Plainview, stands with his adopted son, little H.W., atop his shoulders, giving the movie’s famous “I’m an oil man” speech. Plainview uses H.W. as a prop to soften his image, describing himself …

The first meeting of President Donald Trump‘s second-term Cabinet on Wednesday offered ill omens for the health of Americans as well as populations abroad. Although neither appointed to a Cabinet position nor confirmed by the Senate, omnipotent adviser Elon Musk turned up for the occasion in his now-familiar “Tech Support” …

As Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ramps up for another round of half-baked government budget cuts, Jon Stewart took to the Daily Show desk to deliver a passionate — and bloody — tirade against the billionaire and the Trump administration. Stewart criticized Musk’s and President Donald Trump‘s systemic …

Days after Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency cut hundreds of jobs at the Federal Aviation Administration — including critical safety roles — his company, SpaceX, has secured a contract with the agency to use Musk’s Starlink satellite internet to help manage U.S. airspace. Yes, it’s a …