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04-03-2026 Vol 19

Month: February 2025

DOGE ends nearly $1B in federal education contracts to nix waste — and DEI

Nearly $1 billion in contracts with the federal Department of Education have been terminated, including one for $1.5 million to “observe mailing and clerical operations” at a mail facility...

Musk defends mass DOGE firings, says the US should not ‘live in a bureaucracy’

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk defended the work of the Department of Government Efficiency Tuesday, saying the US should not be run by a “bureaucracy.” Speaking next to President Trump...

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna believes ‘there were 2 shooters’ in JFK assassination as GOP rep leads task force probing ‘federal secrets’

"The full truth starts with transparency,” Luna said. "The full truth starts with transparency,” Luna said.

Hochul references Post story to blast Con Edison over ‘shocking’ rate hikes — but offers few solutions as locals caught in crosshairs

Feeling the heat from furious ratepayers, Gov. Kathy Hochul blasted Con Edison's plan to zap its 3 million customers with double digit rate hikes. Feeling the heat from furious...

GOP Sen. Susan Collins backs RFK Jr. ahead of critical Senate vote on HHS secretary nominee

"He told me he believed in the efficacy of the polio vaccine, and said he would help restore Americans’ confidence in vaccines and our health agencies," Sen. Collins said...

Senate Republicans think Trump tacitly approves of their two-bill budget plan

Senate Republicans believe they have President Donald Trump’s blessing as they pursue a two-bill strategy for passing his domestic legislative agenda. Trump has repeatedly said that he prefers “one...

Marjorie Taylor Greene mum on Musk ahead of first DOGE hearing

Fresh from a White House meeting with Elon Musk, conservative provocateur Marjorie Taylor Greene is preparing to launch her Congressional subcommittee to complement the tech giant’s Department of Government...

Ex-FEMA worker who told staffers to avoid pro-Trump hurricane victims engaged in illegal political activity: fed watchdog

"Engaging in political activity while on duty and using her official authority or influence to interfere with or affect the results of an election" is a violation of the...

Trump to sign order to potentially toss entire agencies — while reducing federal work force to ‘essential’ jobs only

President Trump is set to sign an order Tuesday instructing the Department of Government Efficiency to potentially toss entire federal agencies -- and hire only one federal worker to...

Speaker Mike Johnson savages Dem Rep. Jim McGovern who called him a Trump ‘shill’ – in the most Southern way

House Speaker Mike Johnson flexed his Southern charm when asked about Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern calling him "full of s--t," a "liar" and a "shill" for President Trump as...