At the end of his third week bulldozing through the federal government, Elon Musk sat down to give Vice President JD Vance a 90-minute briefing on his efforts to dismantle the bureaucracy. Mr. Musk was not alone. Invited to join him on Thursday morning in Mr. Vance’s stately ceremonial office suite in the Eisenhower Executive … Read more
Even if there weren’t Super Bowl banners hanging from lamp posts and signs plastered across recently erected security fences, it would still be obvious that New Orleans was gussying up for a reason. The pair of bridges that span the Mississippi River — and that will almost certainly feature prominently in the atmospheric shots of … Read more
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration and DOGE head Elon Musk from implementing their “Fork in the Road” federal employee buyout offer until at least Monday afternoon. U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. set a Monday afternoon hearing to consider further blocking the so-called “Fork in the Road” offer. “I enjoined … Read more
Luxury real estate brokers Tal and Oren Alexander, along with their brother Alon, on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to drug and sexually assault dozens of women nearly two months after their arrest. The three Alexander brothers arrived in Manhattan federal court together in handcuffs, shackles and drab beige jail clothing. They … Read more
You start to realize the difference between a house and a home when you’re watching it burn. We lived there for about seven years, and we were renting. It was a gray house with a white trim and was on Glen Avenue in Altadena. There were these two big windows in the living room, and … Read more
Vice President JD Vance on Friday morning called for the reinstatement of a Department of Government Efficiency staff member who had resigned after being linked to racist posts he made on X under a pseudonym. Mr. Vance’s declaration on X came after The Wall Street Journal linked a pseudonymous account on the social platform with … Read more
Vincent Vu helped found the Vietnamese-American Cadet Association at the United States Military Academy at West Point while he was a cadet, in 2015. West Point’s culture could be difficult for someone like him, who did not come from a military background, he recalled this week. And the academy’s affinity groups were far from discriminatory, … Read more
As President Donald Trump works at a breakneck speed to implement his second-term agenda , including wholesale firings and sweeping policy changes, he and his advisers assert his power over the executive branch is complete and can’t be questioned. Still, his flurry of executive actions and orders spark a critical question: Does he have the … Read more
President Donald Trump is meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a high-stakes visit for a key ally that depends on the United States for security and trade. At the top of the agenda is military cooperation to deter threats, foreign investment in the U.S., opportunities to develop technology and American energy exports, according … Read more
House Judiciary Democrats sent a terse letter Friday to newly minted Attorney General Pam Bondi, expressing concerns that Elon Musk’s role at DOGE creates “conflicts of interest” due to what they said are his “sprawling financial interests” in federal contracts and subsidies. Democrats contend that Musk’s companies’ routine engagement with federal agencies on defense contracts, … Read more