Sen. Blackburn Set to Introduce DOGE Acts

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., has teed up a package of bills known as the DOGE Acts that will, among other things, freeze federal hiring and salaries for one year in support of the federal cost-cutting measures of the new Department of Government Efficiency.[#item_full_content]

CDC Warns Carfentanil 100 Times More Potent Than Fentanyl

Health officials at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are warning about the synthetic opioid carfentanil, which is 100 times more potent than fentanyl and has killed people in 37 states over the past several years.[#item_full_content]

NYC Museum Unveils ‘Apex,’ an Almost Complete Stegosaurus

The American Museum of Natural History in New York revealed the identity of its latest resident Thursday: “Apex,” one of the most complete specimens discovered of the plant-eating dinosaur Stegosaurus, known for the upright plates on its back and a spiky tail.[#item_full_content]

Billionaire McCourt’s Group Advances Bid to Buy TikTok

Billionaire Frank McCourt, founder of Project Liberty and a longtime critic of how technology companies use data, has built a coalition of investors that has made informal commitments of more than $20 billion of capital to buy TikTok, Axios reported Thursday.[#item_full_content]

Fox News Politics: Defining DOGE

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump transition, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening… -Nevada Dems say ‘working-class’ states need to be prioritized in 2028 primary schedule -Biden aides consider preemptive pardons for Fauci, Schiff and Cheney -Republicans slam Biden migrant parole program: […]

Republicans shoot down House Dem’s bid to publicize Gaetz ethics report

The House of Representatives rejected a bid by Democrats to force the release of an ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Thursday evening.  Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., filed a measure known as a “privileged resolution” to make the Gaetz report public, a maneuver that forces House leaders to take up a resolution […]