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Trump says he expects Musk to find billions in Pentagon waste

February 9, 20251 2:51 PM EST Updated 2 hours ago WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects Elon Musk to find billions of dollars of fraud and abuse at the Pentagon during an audit that the billionaire will lead. "I'm going to tell him very soon, like maybe in 24 hours, to go check the Department of Education. ... Then I'm going to go, go to the military. Let's check the military," Trump said in a Super Bowl interview with Fox News' Brett Baier, an ex ...

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'You Are the Government': Noem Called Out for Trashing 'Trust' in Own Administration

Updated Feb. 9 2025 11:01AM EST Published Feb. 9 2025 10:45AM EST Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared to stumble over her words in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday as she claimed Americans “can’t trust the government.” The State of the Union host quickly interrupted Noem to point out: “You are the government!” During the interview, Noem acknowledged that President Donald Trump had given Musk full access to sensitive data about American disaster victims at the Federa ...

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Rep. Ilhan Omar says Trump federal gutting doesn't "have the support" among Republicans in Congress

February 9, 2025 / 2:15 PM EST Washington — Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, said Sunday that she doesn't think Republicans have the support in Congress to approve the Trump administration's gutting of federal agencies and programs, saying "that's why they're not bringing it through Congress." "Every single process that they are going through in implementing Trump's agenda is, at the moment, illegal, and they know they don't have the support for it in Congress," Omar ...

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Trump says 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum coming Monday

02/09/25 5:29 PM ET President Trump said he will announce 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum on Monday, adding that he would also kick off reciprocal tariffs in the days after. Trump said that the steel and aluminum tariffs would impact “everybody” when asked what countries would be effected. “Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25 percent tariff — aluminum too,” Trump told reporters. “Twenty-five percent … for both.” He added that details of the reciprocal tarif ...

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Irish boxer John Cooney dies aged 28 after sustaining brain injury in title fight

Irish boxer John Cooney has died at the age of 28 from brain injuries sustained in a fight, his promoter announced on Saturday. “It is with complete devastation that we have to announce that after a week of battling for his life John Cooney has sadly passed away,” promoter Mark Dunlop said in a post on Instagram. “He was a much loved son, brother and partner and it will take us all a lifetime to forget how special he was,” Dunlop added. “RIP John ‘The Kid Cooney.’” Cooney was defending his C ...

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Texas Measles Cases Hit Double Digits as Outbreak Continues to Raise Alarm

Published Feb 08, 2025 at 6:14 PM EST An outbreak of measles cases in Texas has hit double digits prompting the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to issue an alert on Friday. Newsweek has contacted the Texas Department of State Health Services via email for comment on Saturday afternoon. Why It Matters Measles, an airborne disease, is an extremely infectious illness that can be especially dangerous for infants, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems, with the ...

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Civil rights attorney sounds alarm after video shows ICE agents covering cameras during immigration raids

Saturday 08 February 2025 15:12 EST After video showed federal agents covering a doorbell security camera during a sweeping Trump immigration immigration raid across Colorado cities this week, civil rights advocates are now sounding the alarm. In the footage, captured as a multi-agency task force moved through a Denver-area apartment and shared with Denver 9News, an officer with his face covered and a vest reading “police” can be seen walking up to the security camera and putting pink tape ov ...

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House Dem Says Elon Musk, DOGE Have Access To Much More Than Government Data: 'They Know When You Have a Colonoscopy!'

Feb 8th, 2025, 3:31 pm Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) raised the alarm Saturday about Elon Musk and DOGE’s access to sensitive federal government data – which she said included individual private medical information. Per the Michigan Democrat, Musk and his team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency have access to information such as colonoscopy appointments. Dingell joined MSNBC’s Ali Velshi and Michael Steele on Saturday, where she said Musk and President Donald Trump were overr ...

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''Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act'': Dems float legislation to make Musk liable for DOGE's actions

Published February 8, 2025 4:36PM (EST) Reps. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md., are proposing a bill to stop billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to dismantle the federal government in its tracks. The ‘‘Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act’’ is the latest push from Democratic lawmakers to rein in DOGE, the Trump administration cost-cutting scheme that has set its sights on USAID and the Treasury Department. Musk’s front-seat role within the administration – parodied by a Time Magazine ...

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Sen. Adam Schiff calls for federal firefighters to be exempt from hiring freeze

Feb. 8, 2025, 4:57 PM EST Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Friday called on several U.S. agencies to exempt seasonal wildland firefighters from the ongoing federal hiring freeze, as concerns about federal readiness for future blazes have intensified. Schiff’s letter follows an NBC News report that President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order instituting a federal hiring freeze had halted onboarding for thousands of firefighters and could contribute to a shortfall ahead of the next fire seas ...

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Court Blocks U.S. From Sending 3 Venezuelan Migrants to Guantnamo

1 hr ago - A federal judge barred the U.S. government on Sunday from sending three detained Venezuelan men to the Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, according to a lawyer for the migrants. Lawyers for the men, who are detained at an Immigration and Custo ... (NY Times (gift link))

Trump instructs Treasury to halt penny production

2 hrs ago - Published 10:36 PM EST, Sun February 9, 2025 CNN — President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to halt the production of pennies, citing the high cost of producing one cent. “For far too ... (CNN Business)

Delaware governor on Trump's threats to Education Dept: 'Let's govern with compassion'

4 hrs ago - 02/09/25 1:35 PM ET Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (D) encouraged Republicans in Washington to “govern with compassion” amid threats to slash funding from the Department of Education. In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday ... (The Hill)

Israeli delegation in Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks

5 hrs ago - Feb. 9, 2025, 4:08 PM EST CAIRO — An Israel delegation arrived in Qatar on Sunday for more Gaza truce talks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesperson said, as its military withdrew from an important crossing point in the enclave, as ... (NBC News/Reuters)

They helped the US fight the Taliban. Now Trump has left these Afghans stranded

6 hrs ago - Sunday 09 February 2025 10:38 EST They helped the U.S. military order airstrikes against Taliban and Islamic State fighters and worked as drivers and translators during America's longest war. They were set to start new lives in the United States. The ... (The Independent)

JD Vance Criticizes Judge After DOGE Is Blocked From Treasury Department

7 hrs ago - Feb 9, 2025, 01:01 PM EST | Updated 4 hours ago Vice President JD Vance wrote on social media Sunday that judges “aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power” after a federal judge blocked the Department of Governme ... (Huff Post)

Trump says 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum coming Monday

7 hrs ago - 02/09/25 5:29 PM ET President Trump said he will announce 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum on Monday, adding that he would also kick off reciprocal tariffs in the days after. Trump said that the steel and aluminum tariffs would impact “e ... (The Hill)

Irish boxer John Cooney dies aged 28 after sustaining brain injury in title fight

8 hrs ago - Irish boxer John Cooney has died at the age of 28 from brain injuries sustained in a fight, his promoter announced on Saturday. “It is with complete devastation that we have to announce that after a week of battling for his life John Cooney has ... (CNN)

US House speaker to pursue 'one big bill' on Trump's tax agenda

8 hrs ago - Sun, February 9, 2025 at 9:49 a.m. EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives speaker said on Sunday he would stick with a "one big bill" strategy to pass President Donald Trump's tax-cut agenda and fund border and military prioriti ... (Yahoo! News/Reuters)

Egypt to host emergency Arab summit to discuss Palestinian developments

8 hrs ago - February 9, 2025 6:13 AM ET TEL AVIV, Israel — Egypt announced Sunday it would host a summit of Arab leaders later in the month, amid alarm in the region over President Trump's proposals regarding the future of Gaza. A statement by the Egyptian ... (NPR)

'You Are the Government': Noem Called Out for Trashing 'Trust' in Own Administration

9 hrs ago - Updated Feb. 9 2025 11:01AM EST Published Feb. 9 2025 10:45AM EST Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared to stumble over her words in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday as she claimed Americans “can’t trust the gov ... (Daily Beast)

Trump says he expects Musk to find billions in Pentagon waste

10 hrs ago - February 9, 20251 2:51 PM EST Updated 2 hours ago WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects Elon Musk to find billions of dollars of fraud and abuse at the Pentagon during an audit that the billionaire will lead. "I'm ... (Reuters)

Rep. Ilhan Omar says Trump federal gutting doesn't "have the support" among Republicans in Congress

10 hrs ago - February 9, 2025 / 2:15 PM EST Washington — Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, said Sunday that she doesn't think Republicans have the support in Congress to approve the Trump administration's gutting of federal agencies and programs, saying ... (CBS News)

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy warns of 'assault on the Constitution'

10 hrs ago - February 9, 2025, 12:00 PM In an interview on ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday, Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy warned of an "assault on the Constitution" under President Donald Trump. "I think this is the most serious constitutional crisis ... (ABC News)

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staff told to work remotely as headquarters is shuttered

11 hrs ago - Published Sun, Feb 9 2025 2:15 PM EST Updated 2 Min Ago Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees were told Sunday to work remotely because their Washington, D.C., headquarters would be closed through Feb. 14, according to a memo obtained by CN ... (CNBC)

Relief for immigrants as legal services restored after Trump-induced chaos

11 hrs ago - Sun 9 Feb 2025 08.00 EST Last modified on Sun 9 Feb 2025 08.03 EST Immigrants and asylum seekers caught up in Donald Trump’s mass enforcement crackdown will at least have a better chance at knowing their legal rights – for now – after ... (The Guardian)

Turning off 'spigot': White House declines more funding for Consumer Finance Protection Bureau

12 hrs ago - Published 11:10 p.m. ET Feb. 8, 2025 | Updated 8:52 a.m. ET Feb. 9, 2025 WASHINGTON – A top White House official announced Saturday he would decline additional funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the agency’s website we ... (USA Today)

CBS News poll -- Trump has positive approval amid "energetic" opening weeks; seen as doing what he promised

13 hrs ago - POLITICS CBS News poll -- Trump has positive approval amid "energetic" opening weeks; seen as doing what he promised By Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna February 9, 2025 / 9:00 AM EST / CBS News With most describing him ... (CBS News)

Elon Musk Calls for Impeachment of Judges After DOGE Legal Blows

13 hrs ago - Elon Musk has called for U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer, who temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) access to sensitive Treasury records on Saturday, to be impeached. "A corrupt judge protecting corruption," he wrot ... (MSN)

Health clinics grapple with US funding squeeze

13 hrs ago - February 9, 2025 7:03 AM EST Updated 3 hours ago Feb 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's executive orders have begun to disrupt patient care in the United States, as some providers cannot access essential federal funding, according to interviews w ... (Reuters)

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