Elon Musk drastically drops DOGE’s savings goal from $2 trillion to $150 billion for the year

Elon Musk appeared to dramatically lower DOGE’s savings goal, projecting $150 billion for the year—far short of his earlier trillion-dollar claims. However, questions remain about the savings claimed by the team with critics pointing to inflated numbers, retracted claims, and a growing list of controversial cuts.

AOC and Elizabeth Warren demand answers on ‘insider trading’ and ‘market manipulation’ allegations after Trump’s tariff U-turn sparks stock surge

The White House faces allegations it may have enabled unlawful gains on the stock market in connection with Donald Trump’s tariff brinkmanship. “Americans need to know whether President Trump or anyone in his administration manipulated the market to benefit their donors,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Leading Democrats in Congress are alleging allies of President Donald Trump may be illegally profiting from his tariff brinkmanship.

Elon Musk’s DOGE discovers millions in taxpayer dollars wasted on unemployment claims for ‘fake people’

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) revealed in a bombshell finding that millions of dollars in unemployment claims have been going to “fake people” who haven’t even been born yet — some not even in this century.

DOGE claimed it reviewed an initial survey of unemployment claims since 2020 that found that 9,700 people whose birth dates aren’t for another 15 years have claimed $69 million in benefits.

In one absurd case, a person whose birthday was listed in the year 2154 claimed $41,000, according to an X post by the department.

How fear is driving the conversation about Social Security

Although the Social Security Administration has never missed a payment since it began issuing monthly checks in 1940, some recipients are afraid that they’re on the verge of losing the income that sustains them. It’s a message that they’re hearing a lot, even though the Trump administration says this is not true.

The website of the Grafton County Democrats, a grass-roots organization in central New Hampshire, encourages citizens to protest “the impending demise of our Social Security services and earned benefits.”

Majority of ‘left of center’ respondents justify assassination of Trump, Musk: NCRI Survey

The Network Contagion Research Institute, a nonpartisan organization that tracks online extremist hate, reports that 55% of self-identified leftists believe that murdering President Donald Trump is at least somewhat justifiable. According to the report, 48% of leftists felt the same about Elon Musk.

The report indicates a rising “assassination culture” among left-leaning individuals, highlighting social media’s role in amplifying support for political violence.

Democrats are forming an ‘assassination culture’ as Trump rises in power, new study reveals

A disturbing new report reveals that violent political rhetoric online, including calls for the murder of public figures like President Trump and Elon Musk, is being increasingly normalized, particularly on the left.

The report, from the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), found that a growing number of people are willing to justify and even applaud killing in the name of politics and a warped sense of social justice. The chilling change appears to have accelerated in recent months.

DOGE Spying on Federal Workers for Anti-Trump, Musk Messages: Report

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied as "categorically false" a report that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff are using AI to spy on communications sent by federal workers to detect anti-Donald Trump or anti-Elon Musk language.

Reuters cited two anonymous people with knowledge of the matter, who said this was happening at the EPA and they had been told so by Trump-appointed officials.