Trump: The SBA will take over managing student loans from the Education Department
President Donald Trump said the SBA will handle student loans. Student loans are moving to the Small Business Administration, President Donald Trump said. One day after signing an executive order to begin the process of eliminating the Department of Education, Trump said in an Oval Office appearance on Friday the SBA will take over the…
Want the same computer screen as Elon Musk? You’ll need $1,799
Elon Musk has a gaming rig in his DOGE office. Elon Musk’s DOGE office desk is leaning into his gamer aesthetic. The Tesla CEO shared a photo of his office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Friday, revealing a massive curved computer screen that many gamers would instantly recognize. pic.twitter.com/iKa4xKCWfR — Elon Musk (@elonmusk)…
Trump said he struck a deal with the Paul Weiss. The law firm’s internal copy has a major difference
On Thursday night, President Donald Trump announced he agreed to withdraw his executive order targeting Paul Weiss after the elite law firm agreed that it “will not adopt, use, or pursue any DEI policies.” But that line is nowhere to be found in an internal version of the agreement about the Paul Weiss executive order…
How foreign buyers are inadvertently feeding China’s shipbuilding juggernaut and fueling its naval rise
A new report highlights the connections between China’s commercial and military shipbuilding. The Chinese shipbuilding industry eclipses the rest of the world by capacity. The juggernaut boasts a dominant commercial sector and substantial growth in its navy. A new research paper from the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank shows that foreign buyers…
900,000 Russian soldiers have likely been killed or wounded since Moscow invaded Ukraine, UK’s MOD says
The UK Defense Ministry estimates that nearly a quarter of a million Russian soldiers have died fighting Ukraine. About 900,000 Russian soldiers have been wounded or killed since the start of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK’s Defense Ministry wrote in a statement on Thursday. “Of these, it is likely 200,000 to 250,000 Russian soldiers…
How a lack of ammo made the swap from Kalashnikovs to M4 carbines a headache for Ukraine’s special operators
Rangers with the 4th Regiment of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces holding DDM4 rifles. Ukrainian special operators needed a minute to get the hang of M4 carbines when they traded their classic Soviet-era rifles for the American weapon, a Ranger recently told B-17. A lack of ammo didn’t help. The soldier goes by the call sign…
First US sixth-gen fighter jet will be the F-47, Trump says, and Boeing, not Lockheed, is going to build it
A US Air Force F-22 Raptor, soon to be replaced by the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter. The way forward for the US Air Force’s mysterious sixth-generation fighter aircraft is clearer. The president revealed that it has a name, and Boeing Co. will build the new jet. President Donald Trump announced at the White House…
New satellite images show the damage after Ukraine struck a bomber base deep inside Russia
An overview of Engels airbase and ammunition bunkers after a Ukrainian attack on March 21. New satellite imagery obtained by B-17 shows damage at a key airbase deep inside Russia after a Ukrainian attack earlier in the week. Ukraine’s military said on Thursday that its forces struck the Engels-2 airfield in Russia’s Saratov region overnight.…
DOGE cuts are screwing up summer travel plans already
Businesses near Yosemite National Park have seen a decrease in bookings for the summer. The DOGE days of summer are on the way. In its quest for government efficiency, the Elon Musk-linked office appears to be screwing up Americans’ summer plans. Now it looks like it could be the first summer in a long time…
