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☆ The DOGE commission explains how it will reduce head count at federal agencies with a plan to get rid of remote work and offer workers early retirement
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementElon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy offered more details on their DOGE government efficiency commission. They said their plans to cut government spending will lead to layoffs across federal agencies. The leaders of President-elect Donald Trump's government efficiency commission have more details on how they will reduce head count across government agencies. With the federal government being the largest employer in the US, with a workforce of over 2 million Americans, the DOGE commission could have a wide-ranging impact. Are you a federal worker with thoughts on DOGE?

Persons: Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump's, Ramaswamy, Trump, Musk Organizations: Tesla, GOP, Street, of Government, Management, Trump, Treasury Department, Department of Health, Human Services, Social Security Administration, Department of Defense, Congress, Social Security, Medicare

☆ Billionaire Gautam Adani indicted in New York on bribery charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives were indicted in New York for roles in a multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme, the US Department of Justice said Wednesday. Authorities said Adani and seven other senior business executives, including his nephew Sagar Adani, promised more than $250 million in bribes to Indian government officials to secure solar energy contracts. Worth more than $85 billion, Adani is Asia’s second-richest person behind countryman Mukesh Ambani, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. The solar energy supply contracts were projected to raise more than $2 billion in profits after tax over an approximately 20-year period. The defendants frequently met and discussed the bribery scheme, including evidence on several phones.

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☆ Delta CEO says Trump administration's approach to regulation could be 'breath of fresh air'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the Trump administration's approach to regulation could be a "breath of fresh air." Speaking to reporters ahead of Delta's investor day, Bastian noted that President-elect Donald Trump campaigned saying he would take a "fresh look" at regulation and bureaucracy. "We have to invest in this industry," American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said at the Skift Aviation Forum in Dallas last week. In an interview last week, Sun Country Airlines CEO Jude Bricker said: "We just need stability and resources at the DOT." Industry members and analysts also expect the incoming administration to be more open to mergers and consolidation.

Persons: Ed Bastian, Bastian, Donald Trump, Pete Buttigieg, Trump, Sean Duffy, Duffy didn't, Robert Isom, Jude Bricker, Joe Biden's Organizations: Delta Air Lines Inc, Delta Air, Trump, U.S . Department of Transportation, Delta, Fox Business, U.S, Federal Aviation Administration, American Airlines, Skift Aviation, Sun Country Airlines, Industry, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Biden's Justice, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways, JetBlue Locations: New York, Dallas, U.S

☆ Trump demands immediate dismissal of hush-money case, saying he can't be sentenced while president-elect or president
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementLawyers for Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded the immediate dismissal of his hush-money case. Trump can't be sentenced while either president-elect or president, they argued. Donald Trump's legal team filed for immediate dismissal of his New York hush-money case on Wednesday, arguing that he cannot be sentenced while either president-elect or president. "On November 5, 2024, the Nation's People issued a mandate that supersedes the political motivations of DANY's 'People,'" the defense filing concludes, using the acronym for the District Attorney of New York. One prosecutor should not have "practical power to interfere with the ability of a popularly elected president to carry out his constitutional functions," the defense filing says.

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☆ DOGE's potential first target is a mobile app for filing your taxes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementElon Musk's DOGE is considering developing a mobile app for tax filing, per the Washington Post. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been tasked with slashing government spending under Trump. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency reportedly has its first target — the US tax system. Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's cost-cutting agency has discussed developing a mobile app that would let Americans file their taxes for free, two sources told The Washington Post. Musk and DOGE did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, sent outside normal working hours.

Persons: Elon, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Vivek Ramaswamy's, Ramaswamy, Donald Trump's, Joe Biden, Musk Organizations: Washington Post, Intuit, Trump, Elon Musk's Department, Government Efficiency, Washington, Republicans, Treasury, Business Locations: Washington

☆ DOGE should push its cuts 'to the very limit,' says Argentine president who inspired Musk and Ramaswamy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementElon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, co-heads of DOGE, are working out how to cut the federal government. Milei closed nine ministries, firing thousands of officials, and cut spending by an estimated 31%. Argentina's president says Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy should all go "all the way" in cutting US federal spending. Both Musk and Ramaswamy have repeatedly praised Milei and taken inspiration from him for their Department of Government Efficiency. While Milei has achieved most of his sweeping cuts via executive decree, US spending cuts would likely involve working with Congress, where Republicans will hold just a slim majority.

Persons: Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Javier Milei, Lex Fridman, Milei, Fridman, Ramaswamy, Musk, Donald Trump's Mar, Musk's Tesla Organizations: Ramaswamy, Government, Fox News, United Nations, Congress Locations: Argentine, Argentina, Milei, Lago, Musk's, Austin, New York

☆ 7 key details from Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's DOGE plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( John L. Dorman | Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

On Wednesday, Musk and Ramaswamy outlined their vision for DOGE, which Musk previously said would cut $2 trillion from the federal budget. Ron DeSantis' Presidential Announcement with Elon MuskTheir opinion piece, published in the Wall Street Journal, is lengthy and dense, filled with Supreme Court rulings and decades-old statutes. Musk and Ramaswamy wrote that their goal for deep reform will be rooted in two Supreme Court rulings. Musk and Ramaswamy make it clear that by eliminating federal regulations, there should also be "mass head-count reductions across the federal bureaucracy." Musk and Ramaswamy note that Trump has implied that the statute is unconstitutional and predict that the Supreme Court would agree.

Persons: Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Musk, Ron DeSantis, Loper, Raimondo, Chevron, Trump, haven't, DOGE, Musk's, Tesla, overreach Organizations: Department of Government, Florida Gov, Elon, Street, Management, Environmental Protection Agency, Chevron, Natural Resources Defense Council, Congress, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Public Broadcasting Service, National Public Radio, Social Security, SpaceX, Trump, Musk Locations: Florida, America, West Virginia

So why shouldn’t federal employees who are paid with taxpayer dollars be required to be in office?” the source said. Ending remote work across government is being considered a potential “early candidate” for executive orders that members of DOGE will recommend to Trump, the source said. “I can’t abandon this career,” one Library of Congress worker who lives in the Midwest told CNN. Another federal employee who works remotely told CNN that they would have to commute two to three hours to the nearest office. Other targets beyond remote workRemote work isn’t the only cost-cutting measure that is likely to be addressed through executive orders.

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☆ Mary Jane Veloso: Indonesia agrees to send Filipino death-row drug convict back to the Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“Mary Jane Veloso is coming home,” Marcos said in a statement. Philippine Foreign Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said at a news conference in Manila that Filipino authorities would discuss the legal terms of Veloso’s transfer with their Indonesian counterparts. The Indonesian government has asked the Department of Justice in Manila to formally request Veloso’s transfer back to the Philippines, Justice Department spokesperson Mico Clavano said. Veloso traveled to Indonesia in 2010 where her godsister reportedly told her a job as a domestic worker awaited her. That Philippine case helped convince Indonesian authorities to delay Veloso’s execution and eventually consider her transfer back to her country, Clavano said.

Persons: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, Prabowo Subianto, Mary Jane Veloso, “ Mary Jane Veloso, ” Marcos, “, Mary Jane’s, Veloso, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, Subianto, Eduardo de Vega, Mico Clavano, ”, godsister, Josefiel Rivera, Clavano Organizations: Philippines AP, Philippine, Indonesia’s, Law, Human Rights, Indonesian, Department of Justice, Justice, Indonesia —, Roman Catholic, Department of Foreign Affairs, AP Philippine Locations: Manila, Philippines, Indonesia, Philippine, Australia, Brazil, France, Ghana, Nigeria, Pasay

☆ DOJ pushes for Google to break off Chrome browser after antitrust case
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Ken CedenoThe Department of Justice is calling for Google to divest its Chrome browser, following a ruling in August that the company holds a monopoly in the search market. Chrome, which Google launched in 2008, provides the search giant with data it then uses for targeting ads. Additionally, the DOJ said that Google be prevented from entering into exclusionary agreements with third parties like Apple and Samsung. The DOJ also said that remedies should prevent Google from eliminating "emerging competitive threats through acquisitions, minority investments, or partnerships." In August, a federal judge ruled that Google holds a monopoly in the search market.

Persons: Jonathan Kanter, General Merrick Garland, Lisa O, Ken Cedeno, Sherman Organizations: Live Nation Entertainment, Monaco, Department of Justice, REUTERS, Department, Justice, Google, Chrome, DOJ, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, Android Locations: Washington , U.S

☆ Catastrophic damage closed swaths of the Appalachian Trail. Now thousands are working to restore it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Graham Hurley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The Appalachian Trail extends for almost 2,200 miles across 14 states – from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. Portions of the trail in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest suffered the most severe damage and remain closed. Towns and businesses need the trail’s trafficThe Appalachian Trail is more than a footpath for many people. Every year thousands of people attempt to hike the entire trail or “thru-hike” it, and about 3 million people visit portions of the trail, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. The total cost of the repairs along the trail remains unclear while officials continue assessing the full extent of the wreckage, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy said.

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☆ Susan Smith killed her 2 young children by pushing her car into a lake. 30 years later, she’s up for parole
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Chris Boyette | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Susan Smith arrives at Union County Courthouse as the penalty phase of her trial moves into closing arguments in 1995. On Wednesday, Smith will have her chance to make her argument before the parole board, according to the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. Inmates in South Carolina are allowed to receive and send letters but cannot legally communicate with journalists in person or on the phone. Smith and the filmmaker discussed shooting the documentary after the parole hearing and how she would be paid for her participation, according to an incident report. Pope is against Smith’s parole and said he will be speaking before the parole board at the hearing Wednesday.

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☆ Trump’s turn to bask in Musk’s reflected glory
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX visionary, has spent the last two weeks basking in Trump’s reflected glory at Mar-a-Lago. He’s around so much it’s almost like he’s family, and he even made it into a photo of Trump’s extended clan. Trump’s growing cultural cloutTrump’s visit to Musk’s launchpad was also the latest occasion since the election when he has inserted himself into high-profile photo-ops. The hit perhaps reflects Trump’s starry-eyed infatuation with Musk’s amazing array of spaceships and limitless ambition. With Musk, Trump might get more than he bargained for.

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Leppard said his clients only spoke to the Ethics Committee after receiving a subpoena and would only testify in public "with a valid legal subpoena that requires them to speak." But he said he would prefer to get that information either through the House Ethics Committee report or from the Justice Department. But, he added, that getting a copy of the House Ethics Committee report would be “the right starting point, politically balanced and complete. Wild and other Democrats on the House Ethics Committee want the report released to the public — or at least sent to Senate Judiciary members for their review. “I have not dictated anything to the Ethics Committee.

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Trump has been “heavily working the phones” to Republican senators for their support on behalf of Gaetz, according to a transition official. Trump announced Gaetz as his pick nearly a week ago. The official said Trump’s transition knows Gaetz is the toughest confirmation they will have to fight for by far. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-ND, said he had received a phone call from Trump personally urging him to support Gaetz. This year, Trump announced his first pick to be White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles just two days after election day.

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President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he will nominate Mehmet Oz, a former Pennsylvania Senate candidate and TV doctor, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon, faced criticism in 2020, for promoting the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19. Oz’s TV show aired from 2009 until 2022, when he made an unsuccessful bid for Senate. Trump made an appearance on Oz’s television program, “The Dr. Oz Show,” during his 2016 presidential campaign to reveal the results of his physical examination. Trump’s announcement comes as the agency for the first time negotiates drug prices on the costliest prescription drugs under Medicare.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mehmet Oz, Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Oz, John Fetterman Organizations: Pennsylvania Senate, Medicare, Services, of Health, Human Services, Democrats, Children’s Health Insurance, Medicaid, CMS Locations: Pennsylvania

☆ California child tests positive for bird flu with no known exposure to infected animals
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

California health officials on Tuesday reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild symptoms. A bird flu test on the child four days after the positive result came back negative. Bird flu has been spreading rampantly in poultry since 2022 in the worst such outbreak the U.S. has ever experienced. California represents the largest share of human bird flu cases in the U.S. so far, with 27 confirmed, not counting the child in Alameda County. In Canada, health officials reported the country's first human case of bird flu last week, in a teenager hospitalized and in critical condition.

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SpaceX's Starship spacecraft sits atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket at the company's Boca Chica launchpad, near Brownsville, Texas, on November 16. Musk’s claims came after the FAA proposed $633,009 in civil penalties against SpaceX, saying the company violated launch license requirements twice during flights of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX has denied wrongdoing related to those requirements, saying none of the allegations related to public safety. Still, the FAA granted SpaceX its long-awaited license to move forward with Starship’s fifth uncrewed test launch in October — and that same launch license covers this week’s test flight. It marks the first time that SpaceX has not had to go back to the FAA to approve launch license changes since the company began this testing campaign years ago.

Persons: Joe Skipper, Elon Musk, Musk, Donald Trump, —, Mike Whitaker “, ” Musk, Musk’s Organizations: Boca, Reuters, SpaceX, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, “ Department, Government Locations: Brownsville , Texas, —

☆ Susan Smith, who drowned her two children 30 years ago, is up for parole
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Juliette Arcodia | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Susan Smith, who shocked the nation 30 years ago when she rolled her car into a lake with her two children inside and watched them drown, will ask a parole board Wednesday to release her from prison. Almost 30 years ago to the day, Susan Smith made international headlines when she said she was carjacked late at night near Union, South Carolina, by a Black man. Smith, now 53, has had an eventful three decades behind bars in South Carolina, including multiple disciplinary actions. As of Monday, 471 people had written to the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services regarding Smith's hearing. Former lead prosecutor and current South Carolina State Rep. Tommy Pope is also expected to speak in opposition.

Persons: — Susan Smith, Smith, Susan Smith, Michael, Alex, David Smith, it’s, Houston Cagle, Alfred R, Rowe Jr, Smith “, “, Willie Rice, Rice, Tommy Pope, Pope, NewsNation, she’s Organizations: COLUMBIA, TV, Women’s Correctional, South Carolina Department of Corrections, State, South Carolina Department of Probation, South Carolina State Rep Locations: Union , South Carolina, South Carolina, Richland County

The Cantor Fitzgerald CEO has led and been the public face of Trump’s transition. As co-chair of Trump's transition, Lutnick has been an outspoken advocate for Trump’s agenda, including explaining how he plans to use tariffs once in office. Lutnick is the CEO and chairman of financial services titan Cantor Fitzgerald. Adam Gray / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileLutnick has been at Cantor Fitzgerald since the early 1980s when he graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania with an economics degree. Lutnick was working at Cantor Fitzgerald when terrorists targeted New York’s World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, the firm's headquarters.

Persons: Donald Trump, Howard Lutnick, Cantor Fitzgerald, Lutnick, Adam Gray, Trump, Lutnick's, Elon Musk, evincing Organizations: WASHINGTON, Commerce Department, The Commerce Department, Bloomberg, Getty, Haverford College, New, Trade, Punchbowl News, Trump, Treasury, Elon, ‘ Department, Government Locations: United States, New York, Pennsylvania

☆ NYC issues first drought warning in over 20 years after record rainless streak
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

New York City declared a drought warning on Monday, its first in 22 years, as the Northeast deals with severe dry conditions and brush fires during a historically dry autumn. The last drought warning in New York City was issued in 2002. Under a warning city agencies adopt drought protocols and voluntary water conservation is encouraged for New Yorkers. New York City's water supply needs almost 8 inches of rain to reach normal levels, officials said. Kathy Hochul also declared a statewide drought watch on Monday citing “a historic shortage of rainfall” and elevated 15 counties in the Mid-Hudson region and New York City, to a drought warning.

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☆ Federal jobs are known for their stability. Now they could be in jeopardy as Musk pushes for deep spending cuts.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Tech: We're in the middle of a white-collar recession, and tech workers are shouldering much of it . We're in the middle of a white-collar recession, and tech workers . AdvertisementElon Musk's government efficiency commission has been tasked with cutting government spending, raising questions about the future of millions of jobs. Tech jobs are mired in a recession. White collar hiring is in a huge slump, and tech workers are some of the hardest hit .

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☆ The 2025-26 FAFSA is open ahead of schedule — here's why it's important to file for college aid early
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

This week, the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid expanded its "phased rollout" so all students can now apply for aid for the upcoming academic year. Up until Monday, the 2025-26 FAFSA was only available to limited groups of students in a series of beta tests that began on Oct. 1. Now, the form is open to all and the Department of Education has said it will be out of testing entirely by Nov. 22 — which puts the official launch ahead of schedule. This year, the plan was to be available to all students and contributors on or before Dec. 1. Students who submit a form during this final "expanded beta" phase before Nov. 22 will not need to submit a subsequent 2025–26 FAFSA form, the Education Department said.

Persons: FAFSA, Mark Kantrowitz Organizations: Federal Student Aid, Department of Education, Education Department, Finance

☆ These food stocks could benefit if RFK Jr. promotes healthier eating, removal of artificial ingredients
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Packaged food from companies including PepsiCo and Lamb Weston use artificial ingredients. KR ACI YTD mountain Bank of America lists both Kroger and Albertsons as potential beneficiaries under if RFK Jr. is confirmed to lead HHS. The analyst also pointed toward Sprouts Farmers Market as another potential beneficiary, but noted some skepticism over the stock's pricey valuation. Shares of Kroger have advanced more than 26% in 2024, while Albertsons stock has pulled back about 17%. Kroger agreed to purchase Albertsons in late 2022 for nearly $25 billion, but the combination has been heavily scrutinized by regulators .

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Edward Kelly, Kennedy, Donald Trump's, Lamb Weston, Bryan Spillane, McCormick, Spillane, Wells, Kelly, Kroger Organizations: of Health, Human Services, RFK, HHS, Food and Drug Administration, PepsiCo, Bank of America, Kroger, Albertsons, KR ACI Locations: McCormick, Wells Fargo

☆ Goldman warns these defense stocks could take a hit from Trump spending cuts
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Shares of some aerospace and defense companies could fall under added pressure from President-elect Donald Trump's reduced government spending plans. Goldman is forecasting that the U.S. defense budget will soon flatten out and then decline, partly given that it's at an all-time high and that current geopolitical conflicts could potentially be met with a resolution. "Defense spending cycles up and down over time, and can be vulnerable to efforts to reduce total government spending." Poponak noted that although Trump has expressed broad support for the U.S. military and Department of Defense, any cost-cutting effort could still be a blow for the national defense budget. "Lower defense spending would flow to government IT to some degree.

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