Hundreds of Artists Call on N.E.A. to Roll Back Trump’s Restrictions
A letter signed by 463 playwrights, poets, dancers, visual artists and others pushes back against new grant requirements that bar the promotion of diversity or “gender ideology.”
Family Files Claims Against U.S. for Washington Plane Crash
The filings over the collision of an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter last month appear to be the first such claim and signal the start of a long legal fight.
Bannon Calls Musk a ‘Parasitic Illegal Immigrant’
Stephen Bannon, a top adviser during President Trump’s first term and a key figure among his supporters, said Elon Musk wants to “play-act as God” as part of his push to overhaul the federal government.
DOGE claims $55B in total savings from cost-cutting spree as it launches data portal for public
Cost-cutting whizzes at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) claim to have saved taxpayers an estimated $55 billion through a series of belt-tightening initiatives.
Elon Musk is not a DOGE employee — but still oversees operations in White House role
The Tesla and SpaceX founder is currently considered a special government employee who can ‘advise’ and ‘communicate’ Trump’s orders, per the administration.
Gambling addiction has soared since sports betting was legalized in most of the US: study
“What was once a taboo activity, confined to the fringes of society, has been completely normalized,” a medical student says.
Trump congratulates US forces after airstrike kills ‘terrorist leader’ in Syria
The airstrike took place on Saturday and resulted in the death of a “senior finance and logistics official in the terrorist organization Hurras al-Din (HaD), an Al-Qaeda affiliate,” according CENTCOM.
Acting head of Social Security Administration resigns after dispute with Elon Musk’s DOGE: report
Michelle King, a career federal worker who had been with SSA since 1994, quit over the DOGE disagreement Saturday and was replaced by Leland Dudek.
Gov. Kathy Hochul assembling ‘key leaders’ on Tuesday to discuss ‘path forward’ regarding Eric Adams
Hochul is the only official in the state that has power to boot Adams from his post.