“While the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has been on a rampage to root out ‘waste, fraud, and abuse,’ they’ve been ignoring the biggest money pit in the entire federal government,” said Rep. Summer Lee. As billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency makes its way through federal agencies with the aim of cutting spending that goes […]
“We are in the midst of a constitutional crisis right now,” said one legal expert. “We never have seen anything like this.” The Trump administration’s defiance of court orders that threaten to hamper the president and unelected billionaire Elon Musk’s assault on federal agencies and basic rights has legal experts and other observers warning of a perilous […]
“Judge McConnell’s ruling in our favor was swift, and unsurprising,” said Rhode Island’s attorney general. “It is now time for the administration to come into full compliance.” U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. on Monday demanded that the Trump administration comply with his earlier order to halt a freeze on federal funding that’s being challenged […]
“It is difficult to overstate what a catastrophe this will be for the U.S. research and education systems, particular in biomedical fields,” said one biology professor. As a result of what one Democratic leader said was the Trump administration’s latest “direct violation of the law,” institutions that receive grants from the National Institutes of Health have been […]