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‘Wasteful and dangerous’: DOGE’s top five most shocking revelations

‘Wasteful and dangerous’: DOGE’s top five most shocking revelations


February 16, 2025
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s efforts at President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have revealed a number of examples of government waste that have dominated headlines in recent weeks, as his team continues to audit the federal government despite Democrat opposition.  Here are some of the top-lines from DOGE’s findings: Musk reveals ‘Iron Mountain’ […]
Dems torched over DOGE security claims after allowing ‘wide-open’ border, ’empowering Iran’

Dems torched over DOGE security claims after allowing ‘wide-open’ border, ’empowering Iran’


February 16, 2025
As Democrats lob claims that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are a potential national security threat, Republicans are calling them out for what they perceive as hypocrisy after years of weak immigration and foreign policies. ‘Being lectured by the Democrats on national security is pretty rich after they spent […]
DAVID MARCUS: At 50, SNL should drop the woke, get back to the joke

DAVID MARCUS: At 50, SNL should drop the woke, get back to the joke


February 16, 2025
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ‘Saturday Night Live’ and I have something in common. We are both, somehow, now 50 years old. On Sunday night, the Not Ready For Prime Time Players are throwing a birthday party (for the show, sadly not for me), live from New York. With five decades of […]
Netanyahu will reportedly hold a security meeting at Trump’s deadline

Netanyahu will reportedly hold a security meeting at Trump’s deadline


February 16, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly hold a meeting at 12:00 p.m. eastern on Saturday, President Donald Trump’s deadline for Hamas, to discuss the rest of the ceasefire agreement, his spokesperson confirmed to Fox News. In a statement, Prime Minister Netanyahu warned that Israel is ‘preparing with full intensity for what comes next, in […]
Emmanuel Macron calls ’emergency meeting’ for European leaders to discuss Trump: report

Emmanuel Macron calls ’emergency meeting’ for European leaders to discuss Trump: report


February 16, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron has scheduled an ’emergency meeting’ for European leaders to discuss President Donald Trump, according to another European official. According to Politico, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski alluded to the meeting at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Two EU officials told the outlet that the meeting would take place on Monday. […]
GOP rep who returned to Congress after eight-year break credits Trump with unifying party

GOP rep who returned to Congress after eight-year break credits Trump with unifying party


February 16, 2025
Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., has spent the better part of the last decade in Indiana, running various businesses and coaching his sons’ baseball team.  Before that, he had a front-row seat for most of the Obama administration, followed by the meteoric and unprecedented rise of now-President Donald Trump. Stutzman was a part of political history […]
McConnell’s mental acuity targeted by Trump after ex-Senate leader joins Dems against Cabinet nominees

McConnell’s mental acuity targeted by Trump after ex-Senate leader joins Dems against Cabinet nominees


February 16, 2025
President Donald Trump derided former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as ‘not equipped mentally’ after he went from being the face of the GOP in the upper chamber to opposing his entire conference and voting with the Democrats on Trump’s key Cabinet nominations in just a matter of months.  ‘He wasn’t equipped ten years […]
Over-regulation partly to blame for ‘wildly expensive’ research costs, says medical executive

Over-regulation partly to blame for ‘wildly expensive’ research costs, says medical executive


February 15, 2025
While the debate over President Donald Trump’s cuts to facilities and administrative costs associated with federally funded research grants rages on, one expert in the field of medicine says he sees a clear way forward.  Dr. David Skorton, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges, has had a wide-ranging career spanning government, […]
Judge issues restraining order after Trump blocks federal funds for youth sex change operations

Judge issues restraining order after Trump blocks federal funds for youth sex change operations


February 15, 2025
A judge in Washington state has issued a temporary restraining order over President Trump’s executive order that withholds federal funding to health care providers who prescribe youth puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones or who perform surgeries for gender dysphoria.  Judge Lauren King, in the Western Washington District Court, issued the order on Friday.  It comes after […]
Trump’s ‘two sexes’ order spurs state-level efforts to crack down on trans treatments for minors

Trump’s ‘two sexes’ order spurs state-level efforts to crack down on trans treatments for minors


February 15, 2025
Several states emboldened by President Donald Trump’s executive orders are moving to introduce bills banning transgender medical care for minors, and one legal expert believes it’s a ‘continuation’ of the success other states have achieved in the last several years fighting against the Biden administration. ‘You go back to 2020, when Idaho became the first […]
Federal judge delays Labor Department’s request to block DOGE access

Federal judge delays Labor Department’s request to block DOGE access


February 15, 2025
A federal judge on Friday indefinitely delayed a final ruling on the Labor Department’s request to block Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing internal system data, telling both parties only that ‘you will hear from me,’ while declining to promise an exact time or date.  The update from U.S. District Judge John Bates, a […]
Trump so far has freed 11 hostages in his first month as president; Biden released around 70 in four years

Trump so far has freed 11 hostages in his first month as president; Biden released around 70 in four years


February 15, 2025
President Donald Trump’s administration has secured the release of 11 U.S. hostages held by foreign governments since taking office less than one month ago, according to the White House.  The Trump administration has emphasized arranging the release of U.S. hostages under his second administration and welcomed U.S. Marc Fogel, a U.S. history teacher who had […]
Blue state AGs accuse Vance of spreading ‘dangerous lie’ following VP’s online criticism of judges

Blue state AGs accuse Vance of spreading ‘dangerous lie’ following VP’s online criticism of judges


February 15, 2025
Blue state attorneys general accused Vice President JD Vance of attempting to spread a ‘dangerous lie’ after he criticized judges blocking President Donald Trump’s agenda.  ‘The Vice President’s statement is as wrong as it is reckless. As chief law enforcement officers representing the people of 17 states, we unequivocally reject the Vice President’s attempt to spread […]
Federal judge delays unions’ request to block DOGE access to agency information

Federal judge delays unions’ request to block DOGE access to agency information


February 15, 2025
A federal judge on Friday indefinitely delayed a final ruling on a request by labor unions to block Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing internal system data, telling both parties, ‘You will hear from me,’ while declining to promise an exact time or date.  The update from U.S. District Judge John Bates, a George […]
Judge extends order blocking Musk’s DOGE team from Treasury payment system

Judge extends order blocking Musk’s DOGE team from Treasury payment system


February 15, 2025
A federal judge on Friday extended a temporary order that blocks Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team from accessing payment systems within the Treasury Department.  The extension comes after 19 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over DOGE’s access to the payment system, which has information about Americans’ Social […]