The head of the FEC is defying Trump’s attempt to fire her
“There’s a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn’t it,” Ellen Weintraub, the chair of the FEC, said of President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove her from the Federal Election Commission. Ellen Weintraub, the chair of the Federal Election Commission, said President Donald Trump was attempting to remove her from the agency. “Received a letter…
The USAID shutdown could make China more powerful. Beijing is already pouring billions into countries around the world.
The Trump administration’s attempts to shutter USAID could open doors for China. The abrupt firing of most staff at the US Agency for International Development — a process the White House put into motion this week — is likely to benefit China on the world stage. “The chaotic end of USAID will undoubtedly rebound to…
My family came to the US undocumented. People say we’re criminals stealing jobs and benefits but here’s what I wish they knew.
Since entering office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has pushed forward with his plans for the mass deportation of immigrants, something that could be a boon to private prison companies and a hit to Social Security tax revenue. During his first term as president in 2017, Trump announced that his administration would be…
Elon Musk said DOGE would provide ‘maximum transparency.’ It may be years before its records are public.
The White House said Elon Musk is now a special government employee. Elon Musk said that his Department of Government Efficiency would provide “maximum transparency.” If DOGE gets its way, it will be nearly a decade before any of Musk’s or his staffers’ emails will be publicly available. On Wednesday evening, DOGE advisor Katie Miller…
Millions of student-loan borrowers are at the center of the latest probes into Elon Musk’s DOGE
A lawsuit accused the Education Department of giving DOGE access to student-loan borrowers’ data. The latest topic of concern for legal groups and Democrats’ ongoing probes into DOGE: student-loan borrowers’ data. On Friday, the progressive Public Citizen Litigation Group and borrower advocacy group Student Defense filed a lawsuit against the Education Department on behalf of…
Trump praises Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce before attending Super Bowl
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce celebrate after the Kansas City Chiefs became the 2025 AFC champions. President Donald Trump has a history of “Bad Blood” with Taylor Swift, but that isn’t stopping Travis Kelce, Swift’s boyfriend, from laying down the welcome mat for the president ahead of Super Bowl weekend. The Kansas City Chiefs tight…
Elon Musk calls himself ‘White House Tech Support’ in new X bio
Elon Musk now calls himself “White House Tech Support” on X, formerly Twitter. What does Elon Musk’s work at DOGE entail? If we’re to believe his new bio on X, he’s “White House Tech Support.” Musk recently changed his bio on the platform formerly known as Twitter — which he owns — to reflect his…
Lithuanian drone manufacturer RSI Europe has a simple motto: Help Ukraine win
The company was founded in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Lithuanian drone manufacturer RSI Europe was founded after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Tomas Milašauskas, the CEO and cofounder of RSI Europe, told B-17 that the company was born out of fear of what a Ukrainian defeat could…
What transgender troops are saying about a looming ban under Trump
An activist wearing a shirt that reads “combat veteran” holds a sign during a rally against the transgender military service ban. A reckoning that transgender troops long feared arrived last week in an executive order from their new commander in chief. For them, President Donald Trump’s executive order accusing them of “expressing a false ‘gender…
