A look at Elon Musk and DOGE’s first 100 days A look at Elon Musk and DOGE’s first 100 days 08:19 Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has been publishing every contract, grant and lease it claims to have canceled on its website for months. But DOGE’s “Wall of Receipts” can’t be searched, and its […]
Elon Musk Announces Starlink’s Expansion to Saudi Arabia During Trump’s Mideast Tour
Elon Musk attends a “coffee ceremony” while visiting U.S. President Donald Trump at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Win McNamee/Getty Images Starlink, the satellite internet venture run by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, already operates the world’s largest constellation with more than 7,000 satellites in low-Earth orbit. Now, the service […]
Trump administration must halt some DOGE cuts at 20 federal agencies, judge rules
Breaking down the lawsuit over HHS cuts Breaking down the lawsuit from 20 attorneys general over HHS cuts 04:07 A judge temporarily barred the Trump administration from carrying out sweeping cuts and layoffs at over a dozen government agencies late Friday, part of a massive federal cost-cutting drive led by Elon Musk’s Department of Government […]
Wildland firefighting crews left short-staffed by DOGE ahead of wildfire season
Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge, according to forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon. The biggest issue they’re facing is a lack of communication from the federal government as the West faces […]
Bill Gates Says His Foundation Will Spend Down 99% of His Fortune and Close by 2045
Microsoft founder Bill Gates will sunset his foundation in two decades. Justin Tallis-WPA Pool/Getty Images To mark the 25th anniversary of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates is announcing plans for its closure. The foundation, which has grown into the world’s largest charitable organization, will shut its doors by 2045 after spending down […]