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Donald Trump taps ex-staffer Katie Miller to serve in Elon Musk-led DOGE

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Katie Miller, who served in Trump's first administration and is the wife of his incoming deputy chief of staff, as one of the first members of an advisory board to be led by billionaire allies Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy that aims to drastically slash government spending, federal regulations and the federal workforce. Miller, …

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Can Elon Musk become US president? Donald Trump's big remarks amid raging debate

Hindustan Times

Donald Trump on Monday called talks that he had ceded the presidency to billionaire Elon Musk a “hoax”, and said that he will be the new president of the United States. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, U.S. “No, he’s not taking the …

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2 days, 13 hours ago

How a routine spending bill turned Washington upside down

Live Mint

WASHINGTON—There was much to celebrate when House Speaker Mike Johnson walked into Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump just after the November election. Attendees in the private box with the lawmakers said Trump and Musk didn’t voice major concerns about the pending spending package. Republican lawmakers contacted Musk and Ramaswamy to voice their own concerns about the original bill’s …

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'He's not living in reality': Fox News reports GOP lawmakers lashing out at Trump and Musk

Raw Story

X owner Elon Musk earlier this week killed a bipartisan deal to keep the federal government open, and even many Republicans are reportedly not happy about it. Writing on X, Fox News reporter Liz Elkind reveals that there is "a LOT of frustration at Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy from rank-and-file House Rs this morning" after the two men publicly …

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Supreme Court Upholds Tribal Woman's Inheritance Rights; Urges Parliament To Extend Hindu Succession Act To Scheduled Tribes

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The Supreme Court today again urged the Parliament to look into pathways to secure the right of survivorship to female Tribals by making necessary amendments to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The Court referred to the Kamla Neti v. LAO judgment where it was noted that “it is high time for the Central Government to look into the matter and …

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Supreme Court Upholds Tribal Woman's Inheritance Rights; Urges Parliament To Extend Hindu Succession Act To Scheduled Tribes

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The Supreme Court today again urged the Parliament to look into pathways to secure the right of survivorship to female Tribals by making necessary amendments to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The Court referred to the Kamla Neti v. LAO judgment where it was noted that “it is high time for the Central Government to look into the matter and …

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Facing government shutdown, Trump and Republican allies scuttle budget bill

Al Jazeera

Trump was one of several prominent Republicans in the incoming administration to denounce the bill on social media. But Trump has shown little aversion to political brinkmanship, and his opposition to the current stopgap bill — or “continuing resolution” — is poised to avoid another government shutdown early in his second term. “We don’t normally like what’s called a continuing …

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Musk asks ex-Trump aides to snitch on federal staff who should be 'blacklisted': report

Raw Story

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are already at work making a list of government employees they'll fire, according to a report. Puck News reported on Tuesday that the new Department of Government Efficiency, which has yet to be legally recognized, is reaching out to former Cabinet secretaries in Donald Trump's first administration. They're being asked to mark "A" next to …

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Republicans take aim at popular program to drum up support for tax cuts for wealthy

Raw Story

Republican lawmakers are looking to roll back a program to make the Internal Revenue Service more user friendly as a ploy to garner sympathy for tax cuts for the rich. The IRS extended a pilot program earlier this year allowing some Americans to file their taxes directly to the agency for free, which many users praised as "so darn easy" …

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How many people work for the federal government?

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A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. Close to 3 million federal civilian workers for decades There were about 2.96 million civilians, including postal workers, getting full-time paychecks from the federal government at the end of 1984, before Ramaswamy was born, and there are a hair over 3 million working for the federal government today, according …

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Elon Musk's DOGE bombarded with insider tips on government waste. Here's what they revealed

Hindustan Times

Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican working with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy-driven Department of Government Efficiency, has taken on a new case of alleged government waste. Insiders flood Elon Musk's DOGE with government waste tips, including beach-living worker on DC salary. “Florida man moonlighting as a 'real estate professional' while allegedly slacking at his day job is just one of …

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MSMEs and start-ups in Tiruchi apprised of online tools for ease of doing business

The Hindu

Owners of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises and start-ups had an opportunity to learn about using online tools such as Government E-Marketplace, Tamil Nadu Single Window Portal and Biz Buddy for their daily business operations at an interactive session organised by Guidance Tamil Nadu and the Tiruchi chapter of Confederation of Indian Industry on Friday. Charles Rajkumar, helpdesk team lead, …

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Trump’s team has reportedly asked about closing a bank regulator

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s transition team has reportedly looked at ways to …

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Elon Musk calls homelessness a ‘lie’ and ‘propaganda’ — and Trump is listening

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trump, meanwhile, says people experiencing homelessness should be forced into treatment or mental institutions …

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'Hit hard': Trump’s budget expected to be especially painful for his supporters

Raw Story

Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk was a major donor to Donald Trump's 2024 campaign and, now that Trump is president-elect, he has picked Musk and MAGA businessman Vivek Ramaswamy to head a proposed new agency called the Department of Government Efficiency. In an article Wednesday, Reuters reporters Andy Sullivan and Ally J. Levine examine possible areas in which Musk and …

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Trump news: One surprising thing Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy could actually do to cut government spending.

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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. If Musk and Ramaswamy are serious about cutting government spending, they should start with the tax code. This spending—disguised as deductions, exemptions, and tax credits—tends to favor the wealthy in ways that would likely never be approved if proposed …

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From Harmeet Dhillon to Vivek Ramaswamy, the Indian-Americans in Trump 2.0

Firstpost

US President-elect Donald Trump nominated Indian-American lawyer Harmeet K Dhillon as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the US Department of Justice. She has joined a growing list of Indian-Americans on the Trump 2.0 Cabinet, which includes Vivek Ramaswamy, Jay Bhattacharya, and Kash Patel, among others Harmeet Dhillon speaks during a right-wing gathering known as America Fest, an event …

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2 weeks ago

Lara Trump stepping down as RNC co-chair and addressing speculation about Florida Senate seat

Associated Press

Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee as she considers a number of potential options with her father-in-law, President-elect Donald Trump, set to return to the White House. Elon Musk, who was with Lara Trump on election night at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, responded to his mother’s post: “Lara Trump is genuinely great.” Led …

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Is Elon Musk's role in US efficiency reform a new threat to China?

India Today

China is looking at US President-elect Donald Trump’s efficiency agenda as a big threat to its exports-oriented economy. Trump’s New Inner Circle The one man making almost as much noise as Trump on this issue is his biggest supporter, Elon Musk, who also happens to be the world’s richest man. It’s no surprise that Trump has nominated Musk and Vivek …

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'A potential for clashes' as 'big egos' in Trump's Cabinet begin to maneuver: report

Raw Story

According to a report from Politico, Donald Trump's decision to nominate a slate of high-profile conservatives to fill out his Cabinet has the potential to create an excess of drama at the White House as they position themselves to remain close to him with an eye on their own political futures. Unlike Trump's first administration, the president-elect has stocked his …

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Donald Trump's billionaire cabinet: Who are the big names apart from Elon Musk

Hindustan Times

Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States next month but his cabinet is already taking shape. Donald Trump's inner circle feeling ‘iced out’ due to his close bond with Elon Musk. According to a report in Axios, prominent names in the cabinet include Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick, Education …

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Top Dem warns Trump has plot to 'steal' from federal programs

Raw Story

The top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee warned Friday that President-elect Donald Trump is planning to "steal from the programs and services that affect middle-class, working, and vulnerable families" by refusing to spend money appropriated by Congress. Rep. Rosa DeLauro said in a statement that Trump's strategy, known as "impoundment," is "uninformed and unconstitutional," adding that "the Supreme Court, …

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Marjorie Taylor Greene bars federal efforts to ‘Trump-Proof’ government

Hindustan Times

With just weeks remaining in President Joe Biden's administration, top officials are working on measures critics are calling attempts to ‘Trump-proof’ the government. Republican lawmakers, including House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer and incoming DOGE Subcommittee Chair Marjorie Taylor Greene, are demanding that federal agencies halt union negotiations and provide records related to these agreements, per Daily Mail. Trump's plan …

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Elon Musk Spent $270 Million to Support Trump’s Presidency

Deccan Chronicle

Tech billionaire Elon Musk spent at least $270 million to help Donald Trump win the US presidency, according to new federal filings, making him the country's biggest political donor.SpaceX and Tesla CEO Musk, the world's richest person, was an ardent supporter of Trump's White House campaign -- funneling money into door knocking operations and speaking at his rallies.His financial backing, …

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Donald Trump taps ex-staffer Katie Miller to serve in Elon Musk-led DOGE

Can Elon Musk become US president? Donald Trump's big remarks amid raging debate

How a routine spending bill turned Washington upside down

'He's not living in reality': Fox News reports GOP lawmakers lashing out at Trump and Musk

Supreme Court Upholds Tribal Woman's Inheritance Rights; Urges Parliament To Extend Hindu Succession Act To Scheduled Tribes

Supreme Court Upholds Tribal Woman's Inheritance Rights; Urges Parliament To Extend Hindu Succession Act To Scheduled Tribes

Facing government shutdown, Trump and Republican allies scuttle budget bill

Musk asks ex-Trump aides to snitch on federal staff who should be 'blacklisted': report

Republicans take aim at popular program to drum up support for tax cuts for wealthy

How many people work for the federal government?

Elon Musk's DOGE bombarded with insider tips on government waste. Here's what they revealed

MSMEs and start-ups in Tiruchi apprised of online tools for ease of doing business

Trump’s team has reportedly asked about closing a bank regulator

Elon Musk calls homelessness a ‘lie’ and ‘propaganda’ — and Trump is listening

'Hit hard': Trump’s budget expected to be especially painful for his supporters

Trump news: One surprising thing Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy could actually do to cut government spending.

From Harmeet Dhillon to Vivek Ramaswamy, the Indian-Americans in Trump 2.0

Lara Trump stepping down as RNC co-chair and addressing speculation about Florida Senate seat

Is Elon Musk's role in US efficiency reform a new threat to China?

'A potential for clashes' as 'big egos' in Trump's Cabinet begin to maneuver: report

Donald Trump's billionaire cabinet: Who are the big names apart from Elon Musk

Top Dem warns Trump has plot to 'steal' from federal programs

Marjorie Taylor Greene bars federal efforts to ‘Trump-Proof’ government

Elon Musk Spent $270 Million to Support Trump’s Presidency