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The creation of the Department of Government Efficiency has exposed the often-archaic bookkeeping and computer systems and the enormous waste and grifting in the operation of the federal government. In the 1960s when my husband and I first worked in Washington, D.C., according to the Office of Personnel Management, there were about 1,808,000 (which includes military; non-Department of Defense was 761,000) federal employees. At the start of President Trump’s second term there were 2.3 million, of which about 775,000 were military and Department of Defense employees. This astonishing bloat in the federal bureaucracy is even more inexplicable when you consider...

Attorneys for the man suspected of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur want to delay next month’s trial, saying more time is needed for investigative work to ensure that Duane “Keffe D” Davis gets a fair trial. The motion filed Friday in a Nevada court provides insight into Davis’ defense, noting that a private investigator has identified witnesses who can testify that he was not at the scene of the 1996 shooting, nor was he in Las Vegas at the time. The motion also suggests that someone else may have orchestrated the shooting and that witnesses who could testify on the...

In the wake of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s recent allegations of fraud within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Washington, D.C., area has seen a Massive increase in online searches for “non-extradition countries.” This surge suggests a growing concern among deep state actors about potential legal repercussions and a desire to identify nations where they might avoid extradition to the United States.

Announced while Secretary of State Marco Rubio was visiting with BiBi IDF: The Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, is set to travel tonight on an official visit to the United States from February 17 to 20, 2025. During the visit, he will meet with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), and other senior U.S. military officials to discuss key strategic and operational issues. The position of the Chief of the General Staff will be filled by the Deputy Chief of the General Staff, MG Amir Baram, during the...

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Brendan Carr @BrendanCarrFCC You worked for an Administration that got $42 billion to connect millions of Americans to the Internet 1️⃣,1️⃣6️⃣3️⃣ days later, that Admin exited without connecting even 1 person & without turning even 1 shovel worth of dirt If we need expertise in incompetence, will reach out

WASHINGTON — Americans on food stamps may be banned from using them to buy “sugary drinks” and other junk food, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Friday. The newly appointed cabinet official said she will work with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — to prioritize food-stamp benefits for healthy food items. “Will we ever take food out of a hungry child’s mouth? Of course not, this is the United States of America, Rollins told reporters on the White House driveway. “Truly, this program has grown so large, especially...

I just had to turn off the Sunday shows here it's awful just loads of gov't spokesmen (and women) saying the same regurgitated NONSENSE. Makes me angry ... They act like robots repeating the same lines along with the fawning, classless media. How things will improve. How it'll take time. How wonderful the PM is.... You must have had this for the last 4 years with the Dems in charge. At least with Donald Trump US politics isn't as boring and as bland as the UK version. I don't think I can take 4 more years of this...! What have...

The Secret Service is investigating after a New Jersey teacher allegedly threatened President Trump on social media. Fred Wilson, a special education and social studies teacher at Egg Harbor Township High School, allegedly wrote, “I think we are at the moment where assassination is at least a talking point,” on Facebook, according to the Secret Service and reports. The post first came under fire after a screenshot of his account was shared on the Libs of TikTok X account. “The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the incident involving comments made online by a teacher in the Egg Harbor Township,...

The former special counsel who brought two criminal cases against President Donald Trump received $140,000 in free legal services from a prominent Washington law firm last month. Covington & Burling provided Jack Smith with the gift of pro-bono legal assistance, Politico first reported citing a disclosure he filed last month in connection with him leaving the Justice Department. It’s unclear why Smith sought outside lawyers, but Trump had repeatedly ripped Smith and his team, vowing to fire them and strongly suggesting they should be criminally prosecuted. “They ought to throw Deranged Jack Smith and his Thug Prosecutors in jail,” Trump...

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The U.S. State Department has removed a statement on its website that it does not support Taiwan independence, among changes that the island's government praised on Sunday as supporting Taiwan. The fact sheet on Taiwan retains Washington's opposition to unilateral change from either Taiwan or from China, which claims the democratically governed island as its own. But as well as dropping the phrase "we do not support Taiwan independence," the page has added a reference to Taiwan's cooperation with a Pentagon technology and semiconductor development project and says the U.S. will support Taiwan's membership in international organizations "where applicable."

For an idea of how well liberals are taking Trump’s success, let’s have a look in the classroom: A teacher at an all-boys Catholic high school on Staten Island resigned after going on an anti-President Trump tirade during class that descended into calling one of his students a “punk a–” during an unhinged outburst, according to a recently leaked video clip. The unnamed teacher at Monsignor Farrell High School was recorded last Wednesday by a student while speaking vehemently against Trump — criticizing the president’s order to release billions of gallons of water in California to fight the Los Angeles...

When the left lost its grip on power, Trump’s DOGE shined a light on its malfeasance, sending DC Democrats scrambling desperately to get our money out of the country. Maybe something similar will happen north of the border when Justin Trudeau leaves office next month. A Canadian version of DOGE would find plenty, judging from what Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Franco Terrazzano has to say: “Global Affairs Canada (is doling) out $223 million to the “private sector” in South America for climate change mitigation and gender-responsive, sustainable economic development,” he wrote on X. As we learned during...

Rebecca Todd Peters is a professor, author, and Presbyterian Church (USA) ‘pastor.’ She has been active denominationally and ecumenically for over twenty-five years and represents the PCUSA as a member of the Faith and Order Standing Commission of the World Council of Churches. A lover of all things baby-killing, she also serves on the Clergy Advocacy Board of Planned Parenthood and was recently elected Vice President of the Society of Christian Ethics. We’ve covered her a few times in our stories: (on link) While speaking at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, she revealed that she loves to reinterpret the...

I started lurking on FR back in 2001 but joined in 2005 and more recently became a financial supporter... Interference in elections has been an accusation thrown at Russia, China, Iran etc. but yesterday US Vice-President JD Vance weighed in on Germany's election and government... Ringo Starr has some personal identification with that song he broke away from his drugs and Hoyt Axton who wrote it struggled with drugs and adult beverages throughout his shortened life.... It wasn't too many years ago that Congresswoman Nancy Mace was making a speech at a prayer breakfast talking about her... I hope Nancy...

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A federal judge in Washington on Friday handed Elon Musk's government efficiency team a win by declining a request to temporarily block it from accessing sensitive data from at least three federal agencies. Unions and nonprofits attempted to stop Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing records at the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. U.S. District Judge John Bates wrote in an opinion that the government was likely correct in categorizing DOGE as an agency, thereby allowing it to detail its staff to other government departments.

Donald Trump had the last laugh on Saturday night as America defeated Canada in a brutal hockey match that saw fans in Montreal boo the US National Anthem again. Anarchy broke out on the ice as three fights in nine seconds saw the game descend into chaos with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau watching from the stands. It comes as tensions continue to flare between the two nations and close neighbors after President Trump recently threatened to impose tariffs on Canada. Trump also suggested the country could become America's '51st state' and called Trudeau 'governor', prompting backlash from the close...

A migrant shelter in San Diego is shutting down after receiving no new arrivals following the Trump administration’s termination of the CBP One app on Inauguration Day. The Jewish Family Service of San Diego, which has operated a regional migrant shelter for over six years, announced it will close its facility and lay off more than 100 employees due to “changes in federal funding and policy” under the new administration. In a statement, the organization said its transition shelter, which is used to provide medical screenings, food, legal assistance, and travel coordination, has not received a single migrant since President...