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#10 Hearing Wrap-Up: DOGE Subcommittee’s First Hearing Uncovers Billions Lost to Fraud and Improper Payments, Launches “War on Waste” - Committee on Oversight, DOGE Subcommittee, The Daily Signal/News Nation, UngaTheGreat, and Chuck DeVore on X
The Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) held its inaugural hearing today titled “The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud” to investigate the hundreds of billions of taxpayers’ dollars wasted annually on improper payments and fraud. Expert witnesses shared step-by-step plans to improve payment systems, close loopholes, decrease fraud, and save American taxpayers billions of dollars every year. Members explained how the DOGE Subcommittee will aid President Trump and Elon Musk in their efforts to rein in the runaway bureaucracy. The Majority Members also cited potential legislation that would help facilitate DOGE’s efforts to improve payment accuracy and eliminate improper payments and fraud across federal agencies. The DOGE Subcommittee’s “War on Waste” will help ensure Americans see their tax dollars spent efficiently and effectively...#9 Musk Calls for ‘Wave’ of Judicial Impeachments Amid Pushback - Dana Hull for Bloomberg, Elon Musk, Ian Jaeger, Alex Jones, and Media Lies on X
Elon Musk called on the US House to impeach multiple judges who have blocked his government cost-cutting crusade, an extraordinary statement that threatens to create a chilling effect on the federal bench. “There needs to be an immediate wave of judicial impeachments, not just one,” Musk said on his social media platform X. Judges have put the brakes on several of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping agenda items during his first month in office, preventing billionaire Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing some sensitive information or pushing out thousands of federal workers...
#8 ‘Clawed Back’: DHS Chief Noem Secures Eye-Popping Sum Sent to NYC for Migrant Hotels - Adam Shaw and Bill Melugin for Fox News, Secretary Kristi Noem (community note), Matt Von Swol, Benny Johnson, and BudaBChristian on X
The Department of Homeland Security says it has taken back $59 million in FEMA funds earmarked for hotels housing migrants in New York City, a day after it fired those involved in making the payment. "Secretary Noem has clawed back the full payment that FEMA deep state activists unilaterally gave to NYC migrant hotels," a DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "There will not be a single penny spent that goes against the interest and safety of the American people," they said...
#7 Penfield [NY] Parents Clash Over Appropriateness of LGBT Book ‘The Rainbow Parade’ for Elementary Students - Tom Kowalski News10NBC, Mike Lee (community note), Kimberly DeRosa, Bob Lonsberry/Elon Musk, and FRONTLINES on X
The meeting drew a large crowd as parents voiced their opinions on a controversial book, “The Rainbow Parade.” The book, which tells the story of a young girl and her two moms attending an LGBT pride parade, has sparked debate among parents. John Feathers, a parent voicing his concerns against the book, stated, “If you think that that’s appropriate for children to see, then there’s something wrong with you. You need to have a mental evaluation. There’s no reason that should be in the schools whatsoever at all.” The book features illustrations that some parents, like Feathers, find inappropriate for elementary school students. “You can see the guy’s butt is clearly out,” he said, pointing at a picture of the book. “And then if you go over on this side of the picture, there's two guys standing in bondage right there,” Feathers explained. School Board President Dr. Emily Roberts emphasized the board’s policy for addressing concerns...
#6 Senate Votes to Confirm Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence - Morgan Rimmer and Katie Bo Lillis for CNN, Markwayne Mullin, The White House, Dave Rubin, and John Stossel on X
The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, a major win for President Donald Trump as Gabbard had been among the most controversial of his Cabinet picks. The vote was 52-48, mostly along party lines, though Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky joined Democrats in opposing the confirmation. Gabbard faced concerns from several Republican senators over her lack of support for Ukraine; her shifting position on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s Section 702, a key surveillance and security tool; her 2017 meeting with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad; and her past support for Edward Snowden. McConnell appeared to reference some of Gabbard’s positions in a statement he released after voting against her, saying she has “a history of alarming lapses in judgment.”
#5 New Kennedy Center Board Elects Trump Chair, Fires Rutter as President - The Washington Post [Yahoo], Jack Poso, Benny Johnson/Richard Grenell, Data Republican, Midwest Iowa Girl, and Publius on X
The Kennedy Center board of trustees voted Wednesday afternoon to install President Donald Trump as chairman of the board, cementing the plan Trump announced Friday to overhaul the storied arts institution with him at its helm. It also voted to terminate Deborah Rutter as president and made former acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell interim president, according to multiple people with knowledge of the meeting who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly...#4 Trump Says He Wants Education Department to Be Closed Immediately - Nandita Bose and Kanishka Singh for Reuters, Bill Mitchell, Elon Musk, Election Wizard, and Steve Ferguson on X
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wanted the federal Education Department to be closed immediately. Trump had said last week he would like to close the Department of Education using an executive order but acknowledged he would need buy-ins from Congress and teachers' unions to fulfill his campaign pledge to do so. An immediate closure of the Education Department could disrupt tens of billions of dollars in aid to K-12 schools and tuition assistance for college students...#3 Lee Zeldin Demands Return of $20B ‘Parked’ at a Financial Institution by ‘Biden Epa’ to Dole Out to Climate Groups - Victor Nava for New York Post, Lee Zeldin, Torsten Prochnow, George, and L A R R Y on X
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Wednesday that he’s found $20 billion in taxpayer money that the Biden administration “parked” at a financial institution — in an apparent effort to prevent the Trump administration from cutting grants to “far-left activist groups.” Zeldin, 45, explained in a video posted on X that the Biden administration’s obfuscation was unprecedented, and he demanded that the unnamed financial institution immediately return the funds to the EPA.
#2 New York Republicans Weigh In on Adams GOP Speculation - Kelly Mena for Spectrum News NY 1, Proud Elephant, Right Angle News, The Calvin Coolidge Project, Resist the Mainstream, and Nicholas Fandos on X
Michael Rendino, the chair of The Bronx Republican Party, weighed in on Mayor Eric Adams’ chances of running as a Republican in the upcoming June primary. “Now granted, if the president says this is who he wants and he has valid reasons, he can make that happen. I don’t think anyone is going to go up against the president’s choice for the Republican party in New York City, so that is the only shot he has of getting it,” Rendino said... In a warehouse in the East African port of Djibouti, USAID estimates there’s roughly 40,000 metric tons of food aid procured from American farmers worth about $40 million at risk of spoiling in the heat and humidity. There’s also $10 million of emergency food supplies at risk in a South African warehouse and another $39 million of aid waiting for shipment from Houston, Texas, according to a report this week from the beleaguered agency’s inspector general’s office. The White House fired the agency’s inspector general after the report came out...
#1 Chaotic USAID Shutdown Costs Intensified by Wasted Supplies, Layoffs, and Lawsuits - Iain Marlow for Bloomberg News [Yahoo], The Redheaded Libertarian/Senator Chris Coons (community note), Tim Young, and Better Scotusblog/Margot Cleveland on X
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