Judge orders Trump administration to immediately unfreeze federal funding and to stop violating his rulings
A judge on Monday found that President Donald Trump was flouting his order to pause a funding freeze. The Trump administration is violating a federal court order by continuing to freeze funding for federal programs, a judge in Rhode Island found Monday. In a sharply worded response, US District Judge John J. McConnell Jr., who’s…
Dismantling the CFPB would turn the consumer finance world into the ‘wild, wild west,’ its former director says
Elon Musk has said he wants to “delete” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned against eliminating the independent watchdog agency, telling B-17 that it would strip oversight of financial firms and harm US consumers. “We’d be back to the wild, wild west for financial services that…
What’s wrong with US shipbuilding? A top Trump advisor called it an ‘absolute mess’ as Musk’s DOGE eyes military waste
Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is set to look into fraud and waste in US military spending. President Donald Trump has given Elon Musk’s DOGE a new target — the Department of Defense. The White House expects it to find billions of dollars in waste, including in what his national security adviser called the “absolute…
Russia is sending ‘hundreds’ of its war wounded for treatment in North Korea, ambassador says
Hundreds of wounded Russian troops are being sent for treatment in North Korea, Moscow’s ambassador to Pyongyang said. Russia is sending soldiers who were wounded in the Ukraine war to recuperate in North Korea, its ambassador to Pyongyang told state media. The comment from Alexander Matsegora, Moscow’s diplomat to North Korea for over a decade,…
I supercommuted over 4 hours every day for 10 years. The sacrifice for a city salary and life in the country was worth it.
Anna-Louise Dearden This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Anna-Louise Dearden, a 50-year-old freelance public relations specialist and journalist living in Wellingborough, United Kingdom. It has been edited for length and clarity. I grew up in Thornaby, a small town in northeast England. In the late 1990s, I lived in London while working…
Netflix is eyeing video podcasts as it warms up to creator content
Co-CEO Ted Sarandos of Netflix, which is said to be exploring video podcasts. Netflix has spent the past two decades upending the TV business. Could video podcasts be next? Netflix has been exploring potential deals with podcasters, four industry insiders familiar with Netflix’s strategy told B-17. The effort comes as YouTube’s rise as a living-room…
MBA grads are struggling to find work amid a white-collar hiring slowdown
The white-collar job market has gotten so competitive, that even MBA graduates — once thought of as having a leg up in hiring — are struggling to land jobs. Since July, Joshua has worked at Starbucks while he looks for a marketing job. In the fall of 2023, his contract position at PlayStation was cut…
2 tax-saving moves to make this year with no guarantee Congress extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts
Knowing how to pay quarterly taxes, whether online or with a check, is a key part of running a small business. February is underway, meaning the 2025 tax season is in full swing. Doing your taxes is enough of a hassle normally, but you might also be wondering this year if the potential of new…
We got a DOGE staff list. From a McKinsey alum to a former Clarence Thomas clerk, here are the workers powering Elon Musk’s cost-cutting squad.
Software developers. Former Supreme Court clerks. An ex-McKinsey consultant. Corporate financiers. Three weeks into the second Trump administration, the composition of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” team is becoming clearer. White House records seen by B-17 show around 30 people now work for the White House’s DOGE office. At least four of the names…
