Following Elon Musk’s exit from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Democrats and mainstream media have largely turned their attention elsewhere. Yet, DOGE is quietly making steady progress on an ambitious plan to overhaul federal regulations, according to a report. Central to the effort is an AI tool under development, the SweetREX Deregulation AI Plan […]
A Republican consulting firm is warning that Google’s Gmail platform is disproportionately flagging Republican fundraising messages as spam while allowing similar Democratic solicitations to reach inboxes. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images In a memo to clients obtained by The New York Post, Targeted Victory – whose roster includes the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Representative Steve […]
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Today in “your tax dollars at work” news… More than 154,000 federal employees — over 6% of the civilian workforce — are being paid not to work under the Biden administration’s deferred resignation program, an official confirmed to ABC News. The program, first reported by The Washington Post, lets employees who accept buyouts keep pay […]
Some 154,000 workers accepted buyouts offered by the Trump administration, an official said on Aug. 1. A spokesperson for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) confirmed the number, which represents about 6.4 percent of the government workforce, in an email to The Epoch Times. As Zachary Stieber reports for The Epoch Times, starting shortly after […]
Authored by Daniel Amen via The Epoch Times, Have you seen Grok’s Ani? She’s Elon Musk’s AI anime girl—engineered to be your virtual companion. A digital girlfriend who flirts, strokes your ego, and will do almost anything you ask. On the surface, it looks like a harmless novelty. Underneath? It’s a siren song—one designed to […]
After years of pumping out propaganda and trying to kill independent media outlets such as yours truly, liberal ‘watchdog’ Media Matters is reportedly on the verge of bankruptcy. Founded by Democratic operative David Brock (formerly in a long-term relationship with DC restauranteer James Alefantis), the Soros-backed pit bull that made a name for itself smearing conservatives […]
Far left hate site Media Matters for America (MMFA) is staring bankruptcy in the face as it drowns in debt caused by government investigations, legal expenses from Elon Musk, and a loss of donors, according to The New York Times. For those of you not familiar with Media Matters for America, MMFA claims to be […]
President Trump displays an executive order on artificial intelligence he signed in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order requiring artificial intelligence companies that do business with the federal government to strip AI models […]
Veteran national security correspondent Laura Rozen has claimed that the entire State Department’s Office of Multilateral Nuclear Affairs was dismissed last week, citing a report in the Council on Foreign Relations. Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability (ADS) Alexandra Bell has been cited in the report as saying, “These were […]
