The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House

The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. “Let’s make every day count,” President Joe Biden said in an address to the nation…

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Javier Milei visits Trump, Elon Musk as DOGE takes shape

Javier Milei visits Trump, Elon Musk as DOGE takes shape

President-elect Donald Trump and Argentina’s President Javier Milei at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024 Courtesy presidential office of Argentina Self-described anarcho-capitalist President Javier Milei of Argentina became the first foreign leader to visit President-elect Donald Trump since he won a second term, arriving in Florida Thursday to attend a gala dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort,…

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Ethics laws could limit Elon Musk's role in new DOGE

Ethics laws could limit Elon Musk’s role in new DOGE

In picking billionaire Elon Musk to be “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, President-elect Donald Trump won’t be the first American president to empower a business tycoon to look for ways to dramatically cut federal regulations. President Ronald Reagan tapped J. Peter Grace to lead a bureaucratic cost-cutting commission in 1982. Still, the chemical…

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Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy will lead new 'Department of Government Efficiency,' Trump says

Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy will lead new ‘Department of Government Efficiency,’ Trump says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” — which is not, despite the name, a government agency. The acronym “DOGE” is a nod to Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency, dogecoin. Trump said in a statement that Musk and…

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