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…

Elon Musk Backs Away From Washington, but DOGE Remains
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Elon Musk Backs Away From Washington, but DOGE Remains

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As Elon Musk sought to reassure Wall Street analysts on Tuesday that he would soon scale back his work with the federal government, the strain of his situation was audible in his voice. The world’s richest man said that he would continue arguing…

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,…

British Government Takes Control of Country’s Last Major Steel Mill
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British Government Takes Control of Country’s Last Major Steel Mill

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The British government moved swiftly on Saturday to take control of operations at the country’s last large crude steel producing facility, in what appeared to be a major step toward nationalizing the plant. In an unusual and dramatic move, the government had summoned…

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…

Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C.
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Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Alongside extensive reductions to the staff of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Trump administration has asked the agency to cut $2.9 billion of its spending on contracts, according to three federal officials with knowledge of the matter. The administration’s cost-cutting…

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 Science Funding Cuts May Hurt Economy, Experts Say
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Trump Science Funding Cuts May Hurt Economy, Experts Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s tariffs could drive up prices. His efforts to reduce the federal work force could increase unemployment. But ask economists which of the administration’s policies they are most concerned about and many point to cuts to federal support for scientific research. The…

U.S. Institute of Peace Staff in U.S. Fired as Trump Seeks Nonprofit’s End
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U.S. Institute of Peace Staff in U.S. Fired as Trump Seeks Nonprofit’s End

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Nearly all of the U.S. Institute of Peace’s staff members in the United States were fired on Friday, a sharp escalation of the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE team’s efforts to eliminate the government-funded independent nonprofit, according to current and former staff…