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Dennis Kirk, a Project 2025 author who had worked for then-Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, may now run Interior’s inspector general office.
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Government watchdog still can’t identify who all worked for DOGE
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Over a year after Elon Musk left the government, it remains unclear who was in DOGE and if they understood ethics rules.
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Live updates: Trump’s UFC fights to kick off at White House for America’s 250th — Quick Post
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Trump’s allies are already lining up to apply to his $1.8 billion fund
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Jan. 6 rioters, George Santos, Mark McCloskey and Rod Blagojevich: A wide range of figures are eyeing the president’s new settlement fund.
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Federal civil rights watchdog wants to stop tracking data on race and sex
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The EEOC has proposed ending a civil-rights-era program collecting demographic information from private companies.
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Lawyers for the global elite aren’t buying Trump’s gold card visa
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Even Melania’s former lawyer is warning people away from Trump’s program designed to make immigration easier for the wealthy.
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Judge rules DOGE’s cuts to humanities grants were unconstitutional
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A federal judge said more than $100 million in cuts to NEH grants were discriminatory, ruling in a case that revealed the inner workings of DOGE.
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Federal workers had their annual award show. Many were too afraid to show up.
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A year after the U.S. DOGE Service dramatically slashed the civil service, government workers are still spooked about getting on the Trump administration’s bad side.
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Trump’s $1 million ‘gold card’ visa has not been as popular as advertised
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Just 165 people have paid the application fee so far, the government said in a new legal filing.