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Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash

February 18, 2025 admin

The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Probationary workers were targeted in late-night emails Friday ( February 14) notifying them they had been fired, David Spero, president…

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$21 million for ‘voter turnout in India’ among grant cuts announced by Elon Musk-led DOGE

February 16, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump chose Elon Musk to head the new Department of Government Efficiency. File. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency led by billionaire Elon Musk has announced a series of expenditure cuts, including $21 million allocated for “voter turnout in India.” U.S. President Donald Trump chose Mr. Musk to…

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Amid ‘Deep State’ Allegations, US Slashes Funding In Bangladesh

February 16, 2025 admin

Washington DC: In its bid to save US taxpayers’ money, the Donald Trump administration’s cost-cutting team–Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)– has cancelled a slew of overseas projects, including one in Bangladesh that raised several eyebrows. The billionaire Elon Musk-led department said it is cancelling $29 million funding intended for “strengthening the political landscape in Bangladesh”….

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Elon Musk Says US Will Go ‘Bankrupt’ Without Cuts

February 11, 2025 admin

Washington: Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has been tapped by President Donald Trump to lead federal cost-cutting efforts, said Tuesday that the United States would go “bankrupt” without cuts. Musk, who leads the efforts under the the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), spoke at the White House with Trump, who has in recent…

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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy outline plans for mass regulatory cuts under Trump

November 21, 2024 admin

The world’s richest man said he was taking aim at hundreds of billions of dollars in government spending [File] | Photo Credit: Brandon Bell Elon Musk outlined plans Wednesday for his new role as “efficiency” czar – signalling an assault on federal spending and staffing that would be backed by President-elect Donald Trump’s executive powers…

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Trump picks Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to head US’ department of government efficiency

November 13, 2024 admin

File picture of Elon Musk with Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency. Mr. Musk and Mr. Ramaswamy “will pave the way…

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