Coalition's nuclear plan would hit economy: Chalmers The coalition's nuclear energy plan will hit the Australian economy by trillions, the treasurer warns, as Labor defends the action taken to lower power bills. AAP · Dec 14, 2024
Intrusive Small Business Reporting Law Slapped With Nationwide Injunction A judge says the federal law has no constitutional basis and threatens First and Fourth Amendment rights. Reason · Dec 9, 2024
In 2024, Uncle Sam's AI task force deliberated while worries proliferated Formed in February, Capitol Hill's AI Task Force is tight on time to tackle AI in 2024. Laptop · Dec 9, 2024
Elon Musk is planning a rude awakening for 94% of federal workers by monitoring their every move Trump’s co-heads of the new Department of Government Efficiency—Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy—are targeting remote work. Fortune · Dec 6, 2024
Elon Musk is making an RTO splash and he's saying the quiet part out loud The Tesla billionaire and co-head of the Department of Government Efficiency says he wants workers in the office five days a week. Fortune · Nov 25, 2024
Inside Elon Musk's time-worn legal strategy of spending and grinding adversaries into submission In years of court cases, Musk has consistently used the same legal tactics to take on his opponents. Fortune · Nov 25, 2024
DOGE Can Succeed by Scaling Back Its Ambitions The new advisory group promises bold savings and massive spending cuts, but without any expertise in the federal budget, it’s likely to be all bark and no bite. Reason · Nov 21, 2024
Musk and Ramaswamy call for ending work-from-home for federal employees Pair suggest Trump could require government workers to be in-office five days a week as part of effort to trim workforce The Guardian - US · Nov 21, 2024
Federal agents raid hotel owned by Eric Adams supporter linked to suspicious donations Weihong Hu, a New York City hotel developer, was previously the subject of a joint investigation by the Guardian, the City and Documented The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2024
What is DOGE? Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency led by Musk and Ramaswamy Elon Musk’s DOGE will advise on gutting federal departments and which staff should be fired if it deems they are a ‘massive waste’ The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024
Boomer Complains About People Getting “Free Money,” Blows Up When Given The Facts After listening to a boomer relative rant about government spending and people getting “free money” for far too long, a man decided to actually make him face the facts. The post Boomer Complains About People Getting “Free Money,” Blows Up When Given The Facts first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Nov 11, 2024
What US election interference law actually says about Labour volunteers With just two weeks to go until election day, Donald Trump’s presidential campaign filed a complaint with the US Federal Election Commission (FEC), requesting “an immediate investigation” into what it termed “blatant foreign interference” in the election by none other than the UK’s Labour party. The Conversation · Oct 24, 2024
Second Amendment Roundup: Supreme Court Grants Cert in Mexico v. Smith & Wesson A cartel-dominated state blames America’s lawful gun industry for its violence. Reason · Oct 23, 2024
MP to retire at next federal election after decade representing seat The Nationals MP said it had been an honour. Newcastle Herald · Oct 20, 2024
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024 FEMA resumes door-to-door visits in North Carolina after threats connected to disinformation Officials say federal disaster workers have resumed door-to-door visits as part of hurricane recovery efforts in North Carolina
AAP · Oct 4, 2024 Household spending flat despite retail boost, tax cuts The economy is still struggling along with flat household spending despite an uptick in retail turnover and income tax cuts beginning to flow.
Newcastle Herald · Oct 3, 2024 Watch final roof beam lifted onto Newcastle Airport international terminal The terminal opening is expected to land August 1, 2025.
International Business Times UK · Sep 4, 2024 President Biden's 2% Pay Hike For Federal Employees in 2025 Much Lower Than Previous Years The Biden Administration's latest pay raise announcement is lower than the 4.6% hike at the end of 2022 and 5.2% at the end of last year.
Reason · Aug 26, 2024 Why a Federal Judge Dismissed 2 Felony Charges Stemming From the Drug Raid That Killed Breonna Taylor U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson concluded that the alleged facts did not support penalty enhancements for violating the Fourth Amendment but left several other charges in place.
TV Tech · Aug 2, 2024 Federal Court Tosses $4.7B Verdict Against the NFL The federal judge ruled that the jury improperly determined the damages against the NFL in the Sunday Ticket class-action lawsuit
Salon · Jul 31, 2024 Biden's one trick to fix a broken SCOTUS Biden’s proposed constitutional amendment would be just the latest to amendment to correct a Supreme Court mistake
The Conversation · Jul 31, 2024 ‘Lacklustre’ and ‘disappointing’ – experts react to the government’s disability royal commission response Today the federal government released its response to 222 recommendations made in the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability final report.
Top News · Jun 25, 2024 Federal Judge Supports FBI Warrant In Mar-A-Lago Search Federal Judge supports FBI's warrant to search Mar-a-Lago in legal battle involving Trump and co-defendants.
Latin Times · Jun 18, 2024 Advocates, lawmakers urge federal judges to prevent a New Jersey private migrant jail from opening Concerns from advocates and state Democrats come after a 2023 ruling that allowed a private immigrant jail in New Jersey to remain open
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024 Judge blocks Biden's Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students The Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge in Louisiana found that it overstepped the Education Department’s authority