Musk’s ‘efficiency’ agency site adds data from controversial rightwing thinktank

Website of ‘Doge’ includes information published by thinktank CEI, which claims to fight ‘climate alarmism’ US politics live – latest updates Flanked by Donald Trump in the Oval Office this week, Elon Musk claimed his much-vaunted, but ill-defined, “department of government efficiency” (Doge) was providing “maximum transparency” on its blitz through the federal government. Its … Read more

Bondi announces new lawsuits against states allegedly failing to comply with immigration actions: ‘A new DOJ’

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against the state of New York and its governor, Kathy Hochul, and Attorney General Letitia James, alleging a failure to comply with federal law by shielding illegal immigrants, newly sworn-in Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday.  “This is a new DOJ,” Bondi announced at a news conference. “New … Read more

First burned-down plot in Altadena in escrow with $100,000 over asking price

Eaton fire destroyed more than 9,400 structures in the neighborhood while residents mourn loss of community After the Eaton fire tore through Altadena last month, residents of the historically Black Los Angeles neighborhood – many of whom had purchased their homes decades earlier – began putting up signs declaring: “Altadena is not for sale.” However, … Read more

Kennedy Center board votes to elect Trump as new chair

President accepts ‘great honor’ after terminating Biden appointees and installing loyalist as interim leader Donald Trump has been named the chair of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC following a vote by its board on Wednesday. The center, which receives federal funding, is one of America’s leading arts venues … Read more

Judge restores Trump administration’s buyout offer to federal workers

A federal judge restored President Donald Trump’s deferred resignation program for federal workers in a decision on Wednesday. The deferred resignation program, also known as the administration’s “fork in the road” offer, involved asking government workers to either stay or leave after Trump mandated them to return to their offices shortly after his inauguration. The … Read more