Opinion | ‘You Try to Build Anything, and You’re Stepping Into Quicksand’
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Opinion | ‘You Try to Build Anything, and You’re Stepping Into Quicksand’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Over and over again, Biden officials would tell me about laws they had managed to get exemptions from. The broadband provisions of the infrastructure bill were exempted from the Administrative Procedures Act; the bulk of semiconductor investments from the CHIPS Act were exempted…

Opinion | America Is Learning the Wrong Lesson from Elon Musk’s Success
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Opinion | America Is Learning the Wrong Lesson from Elon Musk’s Success

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Last December, I asked my students at Wharton to nominate and vote on topics for our final class. The runaway top choice was leadership lessons from Elon Musk. It’s become a hot topic among the corporate elite, too. At a recent leadership conference,…

Judge Says One DOGE Member Can Access Sensitive Treasury Dept. Data
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Judge Says One DOGE Member Can Access Sensitive Treasury Dept. Data

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A Manhattan federal judge ruled on Friday that one member of Elon Musk’s government efficiency program could have access to sensitive payment and data systems at the Treasury Department, as long as that person goes through appropriate training and files disclosures. The order…

Pressuring Migrants to ‘Self-Deport,’ White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers
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Pressuring Migrants to ‘Self-Deport,’ White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Since taking office, the Trump administration has moved aggressively to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were allowed into the country under President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Now, the administration is taking drastic steps to pressure some…

NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests
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NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In Washington State, April is when millions of young Chinook salmon are released from hatcheries, where they started as tiny, pink globes, to swim downstream and rebuild the salmon population. They are part of an ecosystem that affects tribal, commercial, and recreational fishing…

Opinion | Trump and Musk Have Created a New Kind of Opposition in Federal Workers
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Opinion | Trump and Musk Have Created a New Kind of Opposition in Federal Workers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Ever since Donald Trump returned to the White House and turned Elon Musk’s chain saw on longstanding federal programs and agencies, Democratic voters have been asking: Where is the opposition? Democrats are still furious at Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, for helping…

With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit
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With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Federal agencies have accelerated their efforts to cut thousands of jobs, offering buyouts and eliminating entire offices as the Trump administration’s deadline to downsize approaches. At least six federal agencies have in recent days extended a “deferred resignation” offer that was originally pitched…

Elon Musk Says ‘Destiny of Humanity’ Rests on Wisconsin Judicial Race
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Elon Musk Says ‘Destiny of Humanity’ Rests on Wisconsin Judicial Race

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Elon Musk framed Tuesday’s election for Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court in nothing less than apocalyptic terms, telling a crowd on Sunday night in Green Bay that the vote could ultimately swing control of Congress — meaning it could effectively “affect the entire destiny…

Forgoing Oversight, Republicans Resort to Personal Appeals to Head Off DOGE Cuts
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Forgoing Oversight, Republicans Resort to Personal Appeals to Head Off DOGE Cuts

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Representative Tom Cole, Republican of Oklahoma, learned that his district might lose a Social Security Administration field office and the National Weather Center’s primary storm prediction hub the same way many other Americans did: through a public webpage the Department of Government Efficiency…