GOP senator announces ‘DOGE Acts’ to back Musk, Ramaswamy government cost-cutting objectives

Sen. Marsha Blackburn will roll out a package of legislation backing up Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) objectives, as Republican lawmakers launch legislative efforts to rally behind the cost-cutting efforts.  The Tennessee Republican announced her plans to unveil the “DOGE Acts” in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday. […]

NYPD Believes Suspected Killer of CEO Has Left City

Investigators have a “reason to believe” the person of interest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has left New York City, police commissioner Jessica Tisch said in an interview aired on Friday. Investigators believe he arrived in the city Nov. 24 on a …

Yellen Warns Against Weakening Financial Watchdog

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday warned it was “crucial” that a panel charged with monitoring financial risks be able to continue its work as worries grow President-elect Donald Trump’s administration will again weaken the body.[#item_full_content]

Rep. Biggs: Let Spending Lapse Until Trump Takes Over

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., lambasted the “embarrassing failure” of Congress to pass a budget and called for the end of continuing resolutions, a “monolithic legislative set piece” that lawmakers have passed 34 times in the last 10 years.[#item_full_content]

Feds Mandate Bird Flu Testing of Milk Supply

The U.S. issued a federal order on Friday mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters, as authorities seek to grapple with rapid spread of the virus among dairy herds.[#item_full_content]