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Defense Department Halts Layoffs Amidst Musk-Led Cost-Cutting Efforts

The Department of Defense temporarily paused a plan to lay off thousands of probationary employees after the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency initiated cost-cutting efforts, proposing 8% annual budget cuts—the largest in over a decade—but exempting areas such as border security and ...

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Trump Administration to Lay Off Over 6,000 IRS Employees Amidst Tax Season

The Trump administration plans to lay off over 6,000 IRS employees by the end of the week, including 3,500 from the Small Business/Self-Employed division, amid the US tax season; the move is part of a larger effort to reduce the federal workforce and is facing legal challenges and public disapproval...

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Trump Administration's Claimed Savings Shrink to $2 Billion Upon Review

The Trump administration's online tracker boasts $55 billion in savings from government efficiency, but NPR's analysis reveals only about $2 billion in verified savings, primarily from agency cuts, exposing discrepancies and raising concerns about transparency.

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Ari Emanuel Achieves Billionaire Status Amid Endeavor's Growth

Ari Emanuel, CEO of Endeavor, has a net worth of at least $1.6 billion due to a 48% rise in Endeavor's share price and Endeavor's stake in TKO Group; his wealth is also influenced by past compensation and investments in other ventures.

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DOGE's Misleading Claim of \$500,000 in Savings from Lease Terminations

DOGE announced over \$500,000 in savings from ending government leases; however, a significant portion of these savings stems from the automatic termination of former President Jimmy Carter's office lease upon his death, not DOGE's actions.

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HHS Employee Protest Targets Musk's Spending Cuts, Research Losses

Hundreds of current and former federal employees rallied outside the HHS headquarters Wednesday, protesting recent firings and the effect on public health, directing their ire at Elon Musk and his agency's spending cuts; a former NIH scientist reported the loss of her stem cell and blood cancer rese...

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Musk's "Chainsaw" Government Overhaul Faces Public Backlash

Elon Musk's "Department of Government Efficiency", tasked with streamlining the federal government under President Trump, has sparked significant public backlash due to widespread job cuts and concerns about crucial program defunding, despite some Republicans' support.

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Trump Backs $5,000 Taxpayer Checks from Musk's Spending Cuts

President Trump endorses a plan to distribute $5,000 checks to taxpayers from savings generated by Elon Musk's government spending cuts, though budget experts express skepticism about the feasibility of the proposal and potential inflationary risks.

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Milei and Musk Advocate for Deregulation

Argentine President Javier Milei and Elon Musk met in Washington D.C. on Thursday to discuss economic deregulation, agreeing that excessive state regulation harms growth and that social justice programs can be used to maintain the poor's dependence on those in power; Milei gifted Musk a chainsaw, sy...

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DOJ Drops Discrimination Case Against SpaceX

The US Department of Justice dropped its case against SpaceX on Thursday, dismissing with prejudice allegations that the company discriminated against immigrants in hiring practices from 2018-2022 due to misinterpretations of export control laws; SpaceX denied any wrongdoing.

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Trump Dismantles USAID, Halting $40 Billion in Foreign Aid

President Trump's immediate freeze and subsequent dismantling of USAID, involving over $40 billion in international projects, has caused significant disruption to global health initiatives and aid programs in 177 countries, raising concerns about humanitarian crises and constitutional violations.

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DOGE Claims $55 Billion in Federal Savings, but Data Verification Remains Pending

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency claims $55 billion in savings from federal cuts, but only $8.6 billion from 1,127 contracts across 39 agencies is documented, with further data expected; discrepancies, like an ICE contract initially listed as $8 billion, later revised to $8 million, h...

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