Sunday

21-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Politics

DOGE finds nearly $40 billion in spending linked to government-issued credit cards

“The US government currently has ~4.6M active credit cards/accounts, which processed ~90M unique transactions for  ~$40B of spend in FY24,” read an X post from the cost-cutting initiative’s official...

Elon Musk says stranded ISS astronauts were ‘left up there for political reasons’ by Biden

Elon Musk accused former President Joe Biden of leaving two astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station for “political reasons.” Elon Musk accused former President Joe Biden of leaving two astronauts stranded...

Trump orders DOJ to terminate all remaining ‘Biden Era’ US attorneys: ‘We must clean house’

"Over the past four years, the Department of Justice has been politicized like never before," the commander in chief wrote in a Truth Social post. "Over the past four...

Trump reveals he searched for ‘somebody smarter’ than Elon Musk to run DOGE

“I searched all over. I just couldn't do it,” he added. “I couldn't. I really tried hard. I couldn't find anyone smarter.” “I searched all over. I just couldn't...

Howard Lutnick confirmed by Senate to lead Commerce Department — putting Trump picks well ahead of Biden and Obama pace

Lutnick’s nomination was approved by senators in a 51-45 party-line vote. Four Senators, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), missed the vote. ...

Black Lives Matter leader rejects ‘performative, cult-like’ protests against Trump, Elon Musk’s DOGE team

Protesters with the 5051 Movement protested the Trump administration's DOGE efforts on President's Day. Protesters with the 5051 Movement protested the Trump administration's DOGE efforts on President's Day.

Trump’s FBI pick Kash Patel advances in full Senate procedural vote before expected confirmation

GOP senators have praised Patel, 44, for his commitment to rooting out political "weaponization" at the FBI -- while Democrats have accused him of perjuring himself in his confirmation...

Trump calls for Ukraine to hold elections to potentially replace Zelensky

President Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine should hold elections to potentially replace Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “We have a situation where we haven’t had elections in Ukraine, where we...

Elon Musk still hasn’t reached out to Ashley St. Clair after baby claim— as pic remerges of her with billionaire in 2023

"Be careful. Elon gets women pregnant with that gaze," one user wrote at the time. "Be careful. Elon gets women pregnant with that gaze," one user wrote at the...

Trump signs executive order to ‘aggressively reduce’ IVF costs — after campaign pledge to make it free

“PROMISES MADE. PROMISES KEPT: President Trump just signed an Executive Order to Expand Access to IVF!” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tweeted. “PROMISES MADE. PROMISES KEPT: President Trump...