‘We’re going to gut the fish’: Republicans give details from closed-door meetings with DOGE’s Musk, Ramaswamy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Republicans are planning to work closely with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, the pair co-leading Trump’s newly formed spending cuts project, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The DOGE duo made their rounds with lawmakers in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, spending the morning with members of […]

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.

Fetterman: Appropriate to Pardon Hunter, Trump

President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden was “appropriate” and should also be afforded to President-elect Donald Trump, says Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.[#item_full_content]

Moskowitz on DOGE: Likely to Find Ways to Cut Waste, If Rational

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will likely find ways to cut wasteful spending in the federal government, but some of the things Musk is proposing, including “finding $2 trillion” to cut, isn’t going to happen, and “we should stop saying it,” said Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla.[#item_full_content]

Stock Indexes Dip With UnitedHealth, Tech

U.S. stocks ended down slightly Thursday, with UnitedHealth down sharply and technology shares easing as investors awaited Friday’s jobs report.[#item_full_content]