Tue, March 4, 2025

by: Oregonian

Elon Musk turns focus on Social Security, calls it "biggest Ponzi scheme of all time'

The same day Musk appeared on the podcast, the Social Security Administration announced it plans to reduce its workforce in the coming weeks.

by: Gizmodo

Mark Cuban Suggests Fired Federal Employees Turn Into Government Consultants

Billionaire Mark Cuban has a big idea for some federal workers who just lost their job: get into consulting. The General Service Administration fired workers from its 18F office on Saturday morning as part of Donald Trump and Elon Musk's ongoing trimming down of the federal government.

by: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: China retaliates as Trump tariffs take effect

Trump directs his administration to "pause" military aid to Ukraine after the contentious meeting with Zelenskyy, two White House officials told ABC News.

by: CNN

'It was messy': Federal workers ordered to return to offices without desks, Wi-Fi and lights

Millions of federal workers were ordered to return to offices across the country in recent weeks, marking an end to Covid-era rules allowing more flexibility to work from home. Many have come back to workplaces that weren't ready for them.

by: i

Labour to push ahead with lowering voting age to 16 - here's how it could backfire

In a poll by the More in Common think tank last May, 58 per cent of people thought that Labour was proposing the policy "because they think more young people voting will benefit them in elections", compared to just 22 per cent who thought it was because Labour "think it will be good for the country".

by: StamfordAdvocate

Here's what tariffs are and how they work

Tariffs are typically charged as a percentage of the price a buyer pays a foreign seller. In the United States, tariffs are collected by Customs and Border Protection agents at 328 ports of entry across the country.

by: MSN

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Starmer urges Europe not to accept a weak deal and says US vital in securing peace

Starmer urges Europe not to accept a weak deal and says US vital in securing peace - Sir Keir Starmer told MPs that efforts to secure peace in Europe must get strong US backing in an update given to P

by: Bloomberg

Trump's Canada, Mexico, China tariffs hit in deepening trade war

China imposed tariffs on US exports and added 10 firms to an unreliable entity list in retaliation for the Trump administration's new levy. Beijing said it would charge a duty as high as 15% on American goods including chicken and cotton, while soybeans will face a 10% tariff.

by: MSN

BREAKING: JD Vance slammed for 'laughing' and 'smiling' over Russia invasion - 'Tens of thousands are dead'

J.D Vance has been slammed online after he laughed and smiled when discussing the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. "The Biden administration called Putin every name in the book," Hannity said. "And he still invaded anyway,

by: MSN

Trump Divesting Federal Government EVs Could Be Very Expensive

The Trump administration is moving to walk back electric vehicle adoption in government fleets, ordering the shutdown of 8,000 EV charging ports managed by the General Services Administration (GSA) and the sale of tens of thousands of EVs owned by the federal government.

by: MSN

Keir Starmer: Government is investing in security and peace

During an arms industry event at 10 Downing Street Sir Keir Starmer insists the government is "investing in our security, but we are also investing in peace" with its promised increase in defence spending.

by: MSN

Infants and young children are being raped as a weapon of war in Sudan, UNICEF says

Armed forces in Sudan's civil war are perpetrating systematic sexual violence against young children, with one-year-olds the youngest survivors of rape, according to a new report from UNICEF, the United Nations' (UN) children's agency.

by: thenightly

Australian news and politics live: Donald Trump pauses all military aid to Ukraine after Zelensky clash

US President Donald Trump has reportedly paused all military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week.
Mon, March 3, 2025

by: Firstpost

Why Tesla owners are pasting 'Elon ate my cat' stickers on their cars

Tesla drivers are using bumper stickers to dissociate from Elon Musk's antics and controversies. The so-called regret stickers range from 'I bought it before Elon went nuts', to 'Elon ate my cat' and 'Anti-Elon club'.

by: Oregonian

Oregon Democrats invite fired federal workers to Trump's address to Congress

They are among Democrats across the country who are bringing federal workers in protest of mass firings from the Trump administration.

by: fox13now

'Beehive Development Agency' faces pushback across the political spectrum

Groups from the right and the left united to oppose a bill creating a new agency to oversee big development projects in the state.

by: Inc

As Feds and Big Companies Scrap DEI, Most Small Businesses Maintain Their Policies

by: Sky

Revealed: The law you've never heard of that stops Britain building - and it's not even British

Sir Keir Starmer has repeatedly declared war on "NIMBYs" and "blockers" who stop ministers from getting on with major infrastructure projects - but there could be something far more stubborn standing in his way.

by: ABC

Senate Democrats slam Social Security job cuts, attack Musk calling it 'Ponzi scheme'

Asked about the Biden-appointed former Social Security commissioner Martin O'Malley's recent prediction that a system collapse and an interruption of benefits could come within the next 30-90 days, Murray responded that the recent cuts to workforce and offices would be a "disaster."

by: Politico

Dems confront a new DOGE reality: It might be more popular than they thought.

Privately, however, they're sounding a note of caution that attacking DOGE may not be a slam dunk. When moderate Democrats huddled last month at an upscale resort in Loudoun County, Virginia — at a retreat hosted by the centrist group Third Way — those gathered concluded that their party is seen as "favoring excessive regulations,

by: TMJ4

What young Wisconsin voters are saying about President Trump's 'Golden Age' and 'pushy' agenda

Whirlwind doesn't begin to describe President Trump's first weeks in the White House. Administrations are usually measured by the first 100 days, but Tuesday's speech marks day 44 for Trump. Trump is the oldest person ever elected to run the country. However, for some Gen Z voters, like 20-year-old Cameron Merkel, Trump is their guy.

by: rnz

Politics live: Stanford won't say if she backs Seymour to fix school lunches

A planned meeting between the Education minister and her associate to discuss the school unches programme has been delayed, but will rescheduled at the "earliest convenience".

by: foxbaltimore

DOGE, economy, immigration and more: What to expect from Trump's speech to Congress

President Donald Trump will take on the role of "explainer-in-chief" Tuesday night when he gives a speech in a joint session of Congress.

by: CNN

DOGE wants to charge one federal agency millions of dollars for its work to make government more efficient

The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency wants to charge at least one federal agency millions of dollars for its work.

by: Oregonian

Oregon bill to lower voting age to 16 for school board elections draws heated testimony

Supporters told lawmakers that 16- and 17-year-olds should have a say in school district leadership while opponents say they are too immature.

by: WLRN

Two proposed ballot amendments seek to lower Florida insurance costs

Two different proposed constitutional amendments are aimed at the same thing: reducing home insurance costs. Both would need to be approved by Florida voters.

by: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump says Zelenskyy should be 'more appreciative'

When pressed by another reporter if the mineral resource deal is now dead or if it can be revived, Trump said to tune into his joint address to Congress on Tuesday night.

by: jacobin

This Year's CPAC Was a Carnival of Triumph and Spite

The Conservative Political Action Conference was a pageant of outlandish costumes and cruel humor. But don't be distracted by the sideshows: the MAGA right takes itself very seriously, and it's hard at work forming a transnational far-right alliance.

by: wwmt

Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports will start Tuesday

"Tomorrow — tariffs 25% on Canada and 25% on Mexico. And that'll start," Trump told reporters in the Roosevelt Room. Trump has said the tariffs are to force the two U.S. neighbors to step up their fight against fentanyl trafficking into the U.S.

by: PBS

As Trump prepares to address Congress, here's how he's testing the boundary of his authority

As legal cases mount, more than 100 so far challenging the legality of the Trump administration's actions, the Republican president is daring the other branches of government — Congress and the courts — to try to stop him.

by: Slate

A Leading Lawyer Fighting Trump's Assault on Transgender Americans Discusses What Happens When the Law Inevitably Fails Us

The more we have our needs met by caring for each other, the more we're going to be equipped to fight back against whatever is coming."

by: WESA

Gainey and O'Connor argue over 'MAGA assault' in Pittsburgh mayoral race

The Democrats competing in Pittsburgh's May 20 mayoral primary traded criticism over their donors on Monday, after Mayor Ed Gainey blasted Allegheny County Controller Corey O'Connor for reports tying O'Connor to Republican contributors.

by: Time

Clinton and Gore's Attempts at Government Reform Highlight the Challenges Ahead for DOGE

How Musk's DOGE efforts compare with Clinton's attempts to "reinvent government" and minimize bureaucracy in the 1990s.

by: CNN

Latest on Trump's presidency: Zelensky meeting fallout and looming tariffs

The fallout from President Donald Trump's heated meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to reverberate from Washington to Kyiv ahead of the president's address to Congress tomorrow.

by: thenightly

Labor and the Coalition deploy traditional election weapons amid global turmoil

Labor and the Coalition have reverted to traditional policy strongholds amid unsettling fears that the long-assumed rules of the global order are rapidly being tossed on a bonfire.

by: RealClearPolitics

Taibbi: Surprising And Wonderful To See Libertarian Consensus Forming In Washington On Free Speech

Racket.News Journalist Matt Taibbi spoke about Tulsi Gabbard starting the role of Director of National Intelligence as a consensus forms in favor of free speech on Capitol Hill, last week on Reason.com's "Just Asking Questions" podcast.

by: unilad

Elon Musk admits being involved in the US government is 'most absurd outcome he could possibly imagine'

Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) told Joe Rogan working with President Donald Trump's US Government is 'absurd'.

by: Newsday

Here are some goods in the crosshairs of Trump's tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

President Donald Trump was poised to impose 25% taxes on imports from Canada and Mexico Tuesday and to double to 20% his levies on Chinese products.

by: AOL

Trump to address Congress, the nation in pivotal speech

President Donald Trump is set to address Congress Tuesday evening after nearly six weeks of breakneck pace in the White House. Trump seemed to signal he is preparing an aggressive, forthright speech as he oversees a series of major policy changes and turmoil in the U.

by: MassLive

Haitian, Venezuelan immigrants sue Trump over humanitarian protections

"The decision to undermine TPS for Haiti and Venezuela is driven by racial bias," a spokesperson for Lawyers for Civil Rights, which filed the lawsuit, said in a statement.

by: NewsWire

US tech expert has warned Australia to be wary of Elon Musk and his Starlink satellite network

A US tech expert has warned Australia the world's richest man Elon Musk "could do what wanted" with his Starlink satellite internet network and wouldn't put it pass him to meddle in Australia's affairs.

by: MSN

Letters to the Editor: Laid-off federal workers who voted for Donald Trump should have seen it coming

President Trump has taken a slash-and-burn approach to the federal workforce because he wants to create a spectacle of activity ("They voted for Trump, but now they're losing their U.S. government jobs,

by: CNN

Supreme Court justices tread carefully as collision with Trump looms

A lot of people are focused on the courts generally, and on my court in particular," Justice Elena Kagan said.

by: MSN

The Latest: Trump and his allies lash out at Ukraine's Zelenskyy and suggest he may need to resign

President Donald Trump 's senior aides and allies lashed out at Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Washington as he attended a European summit in London to rally international support for his military's fight against the Russian invasion.

by: WLRN

Disability rights groups are uncertain about future amid funding freeze decision

After a federal judge in Washington blocked the Trump administration from freezing federal grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars last week, many disability rights organizations wonder what's next.

by: MSN

'Major errors': Investigative reporter rips apart Elon Musk's spin on DOGE

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force quietly tried to delete its so-called "wall of receipts" after reporters identified major mistakes and falsehoods in their claimed monetary savings to the government from canceling various federal contracts.

by: MSN

Trump and Musk doing what previous administrations didn't - cut federal spending | Letters

Enquirer, there are several letters to the editor about how horrible Donald Trump and Elon Musk are for firing so many government employees, shutting down departments and agencies, stopping foreign aid,

by: Newsweek

Elon Musk Accused of Social Security 'Disinformation Campaign'

The tech billionaire said Social Security is "the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time" during a podcast with Joe Rogan last week.

Melania Trump advocates against 'mean-spirited and hurtful online behavior' in first public remarks of new term

Melania Trump used her first public remarks of her husband's second term to lend her support to an effort to protect Americans from deepfake and revenge pornography, renewing a commitment to her first-term "Be Best platform.

In her first public remarks of the new term, Melania Trump spoke out against "mean-spirited and hurtful" online behavior during a National Archives naturalization ceremony. She emphasized the importance of using social media responsibly, highlighting how it can both unite and divide people. Trump advocated for a more compassionate online environment, urging individuals to think about the impact of their words and actions in the digital space. She also reflected on her own experiences with online criticism, suggesting that while the internet can be a powerful tool for good, it often becomes a platform for negativity. Her comments were part of a broader message encouraging new citizens to engage positively in American society.

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