Congressional Democrats ask Trump administration to stop DOGE employees from moving into permanent positions

Congressional Democrats ask Trump administration to stop DOGE employees from moving into permanent positions

Washington — A group of Democrats in Congress is seeking to stop Department of Government Efficiency employees from moving into permanent positions in the federal government, penning a letter asking for more information on DOGE’s presence within agencies after Elon Musk’s exit earlier this year.  “Although Elon Musk has departed, his influence remains, as DOGE…

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Virginia Giuffre's family says "it would be a travesty" if Ghislaine Maxwell gets a pardon

Virginia Giuffre’s family says “it would be a travesty” if Ghislaine Maxwell gets a pardon

The family of Virginia Giuffre, who was a vocal accuser of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, have been speaking publicly about Giuffre’s legacy, Maxwell’s request for clemency and the Epstein files. Giuffre, who claimed Epstein and Maxwell began abusing her when she was 16 years old, died by suicide in April. Now,…

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Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the U.S. after a previous migrant deal with the U.K. collapsed

Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the U.S. after a previous migrant deal with the U.K. collapsed

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda on Tuesday became the third African nation to agree to accept deportees from the United States under the Trump administration’s plans to send migrants to countries they have no ties with to get them off American soil. Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo told the Associated Press in a statement that the East African…

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Exclusive-Trump administration to formally axe Elon Musk’s ‘five things’ email

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans as soon as Tuesday to formally axe a program launched by billionaire former Trump adviser Elon Musk requiring federal employees to summarize their five workplace achievements from the prior week, two people familiar with the matter said. The Office of Personnel Management, the federal human resources agency that implemented…

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Nikki Haley slams Donald Trump’s China tariff pause, warns it risks US-India ties. (Justin Tang /The Canadian Press via AP)

Nikki Haley’s strong message to Trump after tariff threats to India over Russian oil: ‘Don’t give China a pass…’

Nikki Haley, former US Ambassador to the United Nations, on Tuesday (August 5) criticised the Trump administration for what she called a double standard in its approach to oil trade with Russia, warning against straining US-India ties. Posting on X (formerly Twitter), Haley said, “India should not be buying oil from Russia. But China, an…

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Democratic senators negotiated for release of billions in funds in exchange for confirmation deals, sources say

Democratic senators negotiated for release of billions in funds in exchange for confirmation deals, sources say

In a whirlwind of negotiations over three days, Democrats asked for multiple billions in government funds to be released in exchange for a vote on a batch of nominees President Trump wanted confirmed before lawmakers left for their August break, sources told CBS News. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was negotiating with GOP leadership for…

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