The congressional Delivering On Government Efficiency Caucus heads introduced a bill to codify one of the Department of Government Efficiency‘s possibly biggest cost-saving measures. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL) introduced the Delivering On Government Efficiency in Spending Act, which would codify reforms by the DOGE, forcing the Treasury Department to implement […]
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Thursday, readers! In today’s Daily on Energy, we explore a newly approved graphite mining project in Alaska that will be covered by the federal government’s fast-track permitting program, also known as FAST-41. We also take a look at talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping […]
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from moving forward with plans to shut down Job Corps centers across the United States, delivering a legal setback to the Department of Labor‘s attempt to dismantle the long-running federal youth program. U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter of the Southern District of […]
The Trump administration has shuttered a federal government program that spanned four administrations and allowed homeland security officials to surveil airline passengers. Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem announced Thursday afternoon that it had ended the Transportation Security Administration’s Quiet Skies Program, which was put in place in 2012 to gather intelligence on passengers who presented […]
House Oversight Democrats lost a vote to subpoena Elon Musk after the majority of Republicans went against them. House Oversight ranking member Stephen Lynch (D-MA) requested a vote to subpoena Musk, arguing that he should face scrutiny for the power he wielded over the past six months. At the committee meeting, Lynch displayed large signs […]
Lawmakers grilled Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer on the agency‘s controversial decision to pause Job Corps centers across the country during her appearance Thursday before the House Education and Workforce Committee. The Trump administration had sought to shut down the program, which provides free education and vocational training for low-income people between the ages of 16 […]
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) suggested the Democratic Party‘s future will consist of “a progressive takeover,” which he credited Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for fueling ahead of the 2028 election. The party is still seeking to regain its footing following the 2024 election cycle, and after it elected Ken Martin as its new Democratic National Committee […]
President Donald Trump threatened to terminate Elon Musk’s federal contracts amid a growing rift between the two. A bubbling feud between Trump and Musk exploded on Thursday, when the two bashed each other publicly. Trump escalated the fight after Musk took credit for the president’s 2024 victory, saying he ordered him to leave the White […]
More voters than not believe that former Department of Government Efficiency chief Elon Musk failed in his mission to help President Donald Trump root out waste, fraud, and abuse, and that he damaged America in the process. In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Secrets, Musk received mixed grades on his 100-day effort credited […]
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu drew the ire of the Department of Homeland Security after she criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for wearing masks. Wu told local outlet WCVB on Wednesday that she didn’t know of “any police department that routinely wears masks” like ICE agents do. Instead she pointed out that the neo-Nazi […]
