Elon Musk and DOGE’s Savings May Be Erased by New Costs
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Elon Musk and DOGE’s Savings May Be Erased by New Costs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump and Elon Musk promised taxpayers big savings, maybe even a “DOGE dividend” check in their mailboxes, when the Department of Government Efficiency was let loose on the federal government. Now, as he prepares to step back from his presidential assignment to…

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,…

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…

C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say
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C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The extensive layoffs of federal health workers that began on Tuesday will greatly curtail the scope and influence of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the world’s premier public health agency, an outcome long sought by conservatives critical of its handling of…

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…

Trump Moves to End Federal Union Protections Across Government
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Trump Moves to End Federal Union Protections Across Government

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump instructed a broad swath of government agencies on Thursday to end collective bargaining with federal unions, a major escalation in his effort to assert more control over the federal work force. Mr. Trump framed the order as critical to protect national…

NASA Astronauts Don’t Receive Overtime Pay for Space Mission But Get  a Day
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NASA Astronauts Don’t Receive Overtime Pay for Space Mission But Get $5 a Day

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines If your eight-day work trip was unexpectedly extended by nine months, you might expect to rack up some overtime pay. Not so for Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA astronauts who spent 278 extra days on the International Space Station after their…

Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent
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Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump signed an executive order on Friday seeking to dismantle seven additional federal agencies, including the one that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded media outlets around the world. Mr. Trump directed the heads of the agencies, largely obscure entities that…

Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judge Rules
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Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judge Rules

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Thursday ordered six federal agencies to rehire thousands of workers with probationary status who had been fired as part of President Trump’s government-gutting initiative. Ruling from the bench, Judge William H. Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the…

Opinion | Chuck Schumer: Why Democrats Must Not Allow the Government to Shut Down
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Opinion | Chuck Schumer: Why Democrats Must Not Allow the Government to Shut Down

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Over the past two months, the United States has confronted a bitter truth: The federal government has been taken over by a nihilist. President Trump has taken a blowtorch to our country and wielded chaos like a weapon. Most Republicans in Congress, meanwhile,…