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President Donald Trump's administration is offering federal workers the chance to take a "deferred resignation," which would mean they agree now to resign but get paid through September. A senior administration official told NBC News that they expect 5%-10% of the federal workforce to quit, which, they estimate, could lead to around $100 billion in savings.

DOGE is saving the Federal Government approx. $1 billion/day, mostly from stopping the hiring of people into unnecessary positions, deletion of DEI and stopping improper payments to foreign organizations, all consistent with the President’s Executive Orders. A good start, though this number needs to increase to > $3 billion/day.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) announces she is seeking a waiver to require work for Medicaid benefits.

Political commentator Tucker Carlson might not have taken a role in President Donald Trump’s second administration, but his son, Buckley Carlson, did. Buckley Carlson, 28, is set to serve as Vice President JD Vance’s deputy press secretary, ABC News reported Monday. The former Fox News host’s son previously served as an aide on Capitol Hill since 2019. He most recently took on the role of deputy chief of staff to Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., according to the outlet. He first joined Banks’s office in 2019, and he became the GOP congressman’s communications director in 2021. Tucker Carlson previously revealed in...

Disgrace General Mark “White Rage” Milley finally got his long-awaited comeuppance. Fox News exclusively reported Tuesday evening that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will “immediately” pull retired Gen. Mark Milley’s personal security detail and security clearance. But the news gets even better: Hegseth will order the new acting Inspector General to conduct a review to ascertain whether evidence exists for Milley to lose a star in retirement due to his deceitful actions “undermining the chain of command” during President Donald Trump’s first term. Fox News also reports that a second portrait of Milley will be removed inside the Pentagon. This one...

California has agreed to drop all charges against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, following years of legal battles over the pro-life activists’ release of undercover videos showing abortion providers discussing the procurement and selling of aborted babies' body parts. The Center for Medical Progress, the pro-life group overseen by Daleiden, announced Monday that he and Merritt had reached a plea agreement with the California Attorney General’s Office. According to the agreement, the two activists will make a “no contest” plea in which they will receive “no jail time, no fines, no admission of wrongdoing, and no probation.” “The new ‘no...

A coalition of US Jewish groups say they are leaving the social media platform X due to an increase in hateful content under the stewardship of owner Elon Musk. Fourteen groups say they are leaving the platform, including the Union for Reform Judaism, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Keshet, Mazon, T’ruah, and the Workers Circle. “X has become a platform that promotes hate, antisemitism, and societal division,” the groups say in a joint statement. “Under the leadership of Elon Musk, X has reduced content moderation, promoted white supremacists, and re-platformed purveyors of conspiracy theories. Musk himself has re-posted content...

The UK population is set to hit 72.5million by mid-2032 - overtaking France - entirely due to five million-strong net immigration. Official projections show numbers are due to rise from 67.6million in mid-2022, even though deaths will completely offset births. The level of net migration is estimated to average 340,000 per year from mid-2028 onwards - which would be lower than the recent eye-watering record of 906,000. This year the ONS believes the level will be just under 631,000. That suggests there will be net inflows of 4.9million over a decade. The figures also confirm that the UK overtook France...

Caroline Kennedy on Tuesday warned that her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a “predator” ahead of his high-profile confirmation hearings this week to be President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services secretary, urging senators to reject his nomination. Kennedy, who said she felt obligated to speak out, read aloud the letter she sent to senators detailing the troubling behavior from her cousin that she witnessed over the years, accusing him of having hypocritical views on vaccines and being “addicted to attention and power.”

Connecticut's Attorney General claimed Tuesday that the Trump administration's actions to freeze Federal spending were an "unprecedented and blatantly lawless and unconstitutional attack." Other Democrats also blasted other orders from the president. William Tong, Connecticut's Attorney General, said in a statement, “This is a full assault on Connecticut families-- an unprecedented and blatantly lawless and unconstitutional attack on every corner and level of our government and economy. Attorneys general across the country are preparing imminent legal action to protect our states. Connecticut and my team are front and center in this fight and will provide updates in real time to...

It started with kites with burning rags or embers attached to them. Three months later, booby-trapped balloons and condoms began to be carried east toward the South, carried by winds coming off the Mediterranean Sea. While the use of kites – a popular Middle Eastern pastime – seems to have disappeared, scores of balloons and condoms with explosive devices attached to them continue to land in schoolyards, agricultural fields and highways. Israel’s defense establishment does not use the word “condoms.” It’s not the most politically correct word. Instead, it refers to all the aerial IEDs, including condoms, as “balloons.” Though...

“He came through the roof, fell through,” Fritz’s granddaughter said of the intruder. “I think he was there overnight. The front door was locked.” The suspect asked Fritz’s son to make a phone call, but within seconds, he lunged for a nearby baseball bat displayed on a wall and began swinging at Fritz’s head, eventually striking him. Surveillance video captured Fritz’s son fighting the man off as he wrestles the bat out of his hands. Stanberry eventually runs off. Fontana Police said officers responded around 8:50 a.m. to the business at the 9700 block of Sierra Avenue and upon arrival,...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio's decision to freeze foreign aid over the weekend included pulling millions of dollars-worth of U.S. funding for "condoms in Gaza," a White House official told Fox News Digital….. … In her first-ever briefing Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the OBM found "that there was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza."

Is it time for Gazans to kick rocks and head to Egypt? U.S. President Donald Trump certainly thinks his plan might bring lasting peace to the Middle East. JNS senior contributing editor Caroline Glick will discuss the latest proposal from the White House on this episode of "In-Focus!" Also, learn what's happening behind the scenes in the ongoing drama surrounding the war that the Israeli left has been waging against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; the latest hostage release; and Gazans returning to the northern Strip. All this and more on "In-Focus!" .....

General Motors is now the subject of an NHTSA investigation after more than a thousand complaints were logged over sudden and catastrophic failure of some of its “L87” 6.2-liter V8s—a core power plant for Cadillac, Chevy, and GMC trucks. It’s actually the latest in a string of uncommon but linked reliability problems to impact the 5.3- and 6.2-liter small block families over several recent model years—a notably bad run for what’s supposed to be an uncomplicated, naturally-aspirated V8 engine.

According to media reports, President Trump has removed the entire leadership structure of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), previously run by Samantha Power.This is not necessarily a domestic issue. Those who walk the deepest political weeds well understand that USAID is the cover agency for the interventionist efforts of the CIA. USAID is the agency silo that coordinates the meddling in foreign elections, organizes the revolutions and political opposition of those deemed out of alignment with global democratic norms, funds the NGOs who do the ground operations, and generally seeks to replace foreign leaders.President Trump has just...

France is considering deploying troops to Greenland in response to US President Donald Trump’s controversial remarks about acquiring the Arctic island, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Tuesday. Barrot confirmed that France discussed the issue with Denmark but stressed there are no immediate plans for action. “At this point, it is not Denmark’s wish,” Barrot said in an interview with Sud Radio, adding that Europe would act if security interests were threatened. The comments come as Denmark seeks European support to counter Trump’s growing interest in Greenland. Trump has cited the island’s natural resources and strategic value, stating, “I think...

A government-wide email President Trump's aides planned to send Tuesday will say employees have about a week to decide whether to participate in a "deferred resignation program." It was to begin Tuesday for all federal employees and end Feb. 6. "If you resign under this program, you will retain all pay and benefits regardless of your daily workload and will be exempted from all applicable in-person work requirements until September 30, 2025 (or earlier if you choose to accelerate your resignation for any reason)," the emails states

Britain Needs A Trump! https://youtu.be/2qZQZnh4Gag?si=s_0CMhCKG4XK2Gqz

Police detained nearly 40 Chinese migrants after being discovered in the back of two separate vans in Coral Gables, according to WSVN. According to the station, the bust happened around 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time on Tuesday.