Jun 6, 2025 | DOGE, Medicare, Social Security, Supreme Court, Totalitarianism
By Lawrence Hurley and Gary Grumbach NBC News WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed members of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access Social Security Administration data. The conservative-majority court, with...
May 14, 2025 | Budget, CDC, DOGE, Healthcare
Ian Karbal The Pittsburgh-area lab responsible for certifying virtually all U.S. government-approved respirators in the country was preparing to shutter for good in June. The Capital-Star reported last month that employees had been told their positions were being...
May 13, 2025 | Climate, DOGE, Environment, EPA, NOAA, Social Security
Hannah Natanson and Maxine Joselow – Washington Post At the Environmental Protection Agency, research at 11 laboratories has ground to a halt because the Trump administration has not approved most new lab purchases. At the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
May 9, 2025 | Budget, DOGE, Healthcare, Musk
Matt Lavietes – NBC News Bill Gates accused Elon Musk of killing poor children as he announced Thursday that he would donate his remaining fortune to his charity, the Gates Foundation. In a wide-ranging interview with the Financial Times, Gates addressed...
May 1, 2025 | DOGE, Rule of Law, Totalitarianism
Julia Angwin – New York Times Elon Musk may be stepping back from running the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, but his legacy there is already secured. DOGE is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system for the Trump administration — the...
