Inside Elon Musk's Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs  —  Mr. Musk has turned to Silicon Valley to help recruit executives who will take up unofficial positions across the federal government.  —  An unpaid group of billionaires, tech executives and some disciples of Peter Thiel …

Steve Bannon condemns Elon Musk as ‘racist’ and ‘truly evil’  —  Ex-Trump adviser denounces tech CEO's embrace of some forms of immigration and vows to ‘take this guy down’  —  In an escalation of discontent among the highest-profile far-right followers of Donald Trump …

California Fire Facts  —  LIE - California Cut Firefighting Budgets  — FACT: The number of CalFIRE personnel has nearly doubled since 2019 (from 5,829 to 10,741)  — FACT: CalFIRE's budget has nearly doubled since 2019 ($2 Billion to $3.8 Billion)  —  LIE - These Wildfires are Caused …

Trump Calls Officials Handling Los Angeles Wildfires ‘Incompetent’  —  Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles County authorities have invited President-elect Donald J. Trump to tour the devastation, but he has not publicly responded.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump offered fresh criticism early Sunday …

Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel  —  President Biden spoke today with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel.  The two leaders discussed the ongoing negotiations in Doha for a ceasefire and hostage release deal based on the May 27 …

Pardoned by Trump, Manafort Is Back and Looking for Foreign Work  —  The president-elect's 2016 campaign chairman, four years after receiving clemency, is testing the international market with a team of Trump-linked consultants.  —  Constant Méheut and Michael Schwirtz

White Christian nationalists are poised to remake America in their image during Trump's second term, author says  —  There's an image that captures the threat posed by the White Christian nationalist movement — and how it could become even more dangerous over the next four years.

He gave his cats raw milk because he thought it was healthier.  He says it tragically backfired  —  A California man whose two cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu risk says he meant to keep his beloved pets healthy, but his efforts tragically backfired.

Trump Discusses Tax Cuts for New Yorkers With G.O.P. Lawmakers  —  The president-elect told Republicans from New York, New Jersey and California to come up with a plan for increasing the state and local tax deduction — a move that would benefit their constituents.

Transcript: Sen. Mark Kelly on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Jan. 12, 2025  —  The following is the full transcript of an interview with Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Jan. 12, 2025.  —  MARGARET BRENNAN …

Vance: Jan. 6 Rioters Who ‘Committed Violence’ Should Not Be Pardoned  —  The vice president-elect left wiggle room, however, saying there is “a little bit of gray area there”  —  Death Toll Rises to at Least 16 People in Los Angeles Wildfires  —  National Weather Service issues Red Flag …

DOJ seeks interviews with former UnitedHealth Group doctors  —  Clinicians told STAT that UnitedHealth pressured them to apply lucrative diagnosis codes to patients  —  The Justice Department is interviewing former UnitedHealth Group physicians about their experiences working at practices owned …

Trump Plans a Cruel Deportation Propaganda Blitz to Scare Away Immigrants  —  The president-elect and his allies plan to take their racist Springfield terror campaign national  —  Donald Trump is coming back into office this month on a vow to initiate the “largest” mass deportation operation …

Trump's Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings.  Here's the schedule  —  After the initial crush of personnel announcements for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration, now the nominations process officially begins.  —  Senate hearings are scheduled this coming week for several of Trump's picks for the Cabinet.