Politics

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced that the state will launch its own Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to eliminate waste and fraud.

Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) has been hospitalized after suffering a brain bleed from slipping on ice.

Arizona will vote on a bill to pay law enforcement authorities $2,500 for every illegal immigrant they help remove from the United States.

A federal judge declined to order the Associated Press' access to the White House.

A traffic stop by the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of Sergio Velasco, a 50-year-old man accused of human trafficking and residing in the United States illegally.

Anti-ICE activists have shared posters with the personal information of agents in a Southern California neighborhood.

Father Michael Pfleger of Saint Sabina’s Church in Chicago has once again voiced strong criticism of former President Donald Trump and his administration.

The Trump administration has placed Peggy Carr, Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), on administrative leave following the release of the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) report. The report revealed a significant decline in student performance, with eighth-grade reading and math scores dropping to their lowest levels in over two decades. Fourth-grade reading scores also hit a 20-year low, raising concerns about the state of public education in the U.S. Carr, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden in September 2021, will remain on leave pending a review of her tenure.

Representative Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., is leading the charge against the infiltration of leftist ideologies within the federal government through the Anti-Woke Caucus. Established in 2023 by then-Representative Jim Banks of Indiana, now a senator, the caucus aims to dismantle the pervasive influence of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and other progressive initiatives that gained traction during the previous administration.

House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., has highlighted the collaborative efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in identifying trillions of dollars lost to improper payments within federal programs. In his prepared remarks for an upcoming hearing, Comer emphasized the critical role of DOGE in addressing these financial discrepancies, stating, "DOGE has taken note of GAO's critical work in identifying trillions of dollars lost to improper payments made by programs like Medicaid and unemployment insurance."