Last week, the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a major tax and spending package championed by President Donald Trump. Dubbed the “big, beautiful bill” by Trump himself, the legislation combines multi-trillion-dollar tax breaks with a significant boost to defence spending and funding for mass deportations.But one of Trump’s most prominent backers, Elon Musk, is […]
Institute of Peace (FIle Photo AP) WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Friday denied the Trump administration’s request that she stay her May 19 ruling that returned control of the US Institute of Peace back to its acting president and board.In a seven-page ruling, US district court Judge Beryl A Howell said the government did not […]
The Icarus of DOGE In Greek myth, Icarus ignored the warnings. Armed with wings of wax and ambition, he soared toward the sun—only to plummet when the heat proved greater than the flight.In 2025, Elon Musk arrived in Washington as Trump’s Icarus. His wings weren’t feathered—they were algorithmic. His torch wasn’t divine—it was a chainsaw. […]
The headquarters are located in Washington DC, US (Image: AP) The US Institute of Peace retook control of its headquarters Wednesday, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency was illegal. The institute’s acting president, George Moose, entered the organization’s headquarters with […]
Elon Musk found himself in an awkward moment on national camera when Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of US President Donald Trump, asked him a pointed question, “Do you regret coming out in support of President Trump?”The Tesla CEO and outgoing head of the Department of Government Efficiency initially answered “Yes,” then quickly changed his tone, backpedaling […]
Elon Musk, head of Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), lashed out at media critics and denied allegations of white supremacist sympathies in a Fox News interview released Friday. “It’s an outrageous thing to claim that I’m a Nazi,” Musk said, suggesting that if his detractors could “press a button” to kill him, “they […]
Ethan Shaotran, a Harvard student and AI researcher, has made headlines after dropping out of college to serve in the US government under President Donald Trump. Shaotran is now part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, where he works alongside a team of six young engineers, most between the ages […]
19-year-old Edward Coristine, better known online as “Big Balls”, made his first public appearance as part of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during a special edition of Watters’ World on Fox News. The teenager, who works in the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, joined his Gen Z colleagues for a roundtable discussion that […]
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AmeriCorps’ volunteers, who respond to natural disasters and help with community projects across the United States, have become the latest casualty of federal job cuts by the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) informed volunteers on Tuesday they would exit the program early due to “programmatic circumstances beyond your […]
