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White House investigating how Trump’s chief of staff’s phone was hacked
The White House is investigating after one or more people reportedly accessed the contacts from the…
Trump administration may sell deep-sea mining leases at startup’s urging
The U.S. Department of the Interior said Tuesday it’s beginning the process of selling deep sea…
The people in Elon Musk’s DOGE universe
Elon Musk has spent decades building a universe of companies that has served as an incubator…
White House scraps plan to block data brokers from selling Americans’ sensitive data
A senior Trump administration official has scrapped a plan that would have blocked data brokers from…
Trump administration plans to shutter money-saving Energy Star program
For years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program has helped consumers save a…
Trump EPA targets two-man geoengineering startup for ‘polluting the air’
Humans have found it hard to quit fossil fuels, which is why some argue that we’ll…
Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Trump-ordered federal investigation
Former top Trump cybersecurity official Chris Krebs told The Wall Street Journal in an interview on…
Trump-appointed judge orders Trump admin to ‘turn the funding spigots back on’
The Trump administration has made no secret that it dislikes disbursing money authorized by Congress under…
Trump orders federal investigation into former CISA director Chris Krebs
President Trump on Wednesday ordered a federal investigation into Chris Krebs, the former director of U.S.…
Senator puts hold on Trump’s nominee for CISA director, citing telco security ‘cover up’
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden has put a hold on the Trump administration’s nomination of Sean Plankey…
Trump to endorse coal for data center power in the face of grim market realities
President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Tuesday aimed at boosting coal’s…
Trump fires head of National Security Agency and Cyber Command
The Trump administration has fired Timothy Haugh, the head of the National Security Agency and Cyber…
Trump’s national security adviser reportedly used his personal Gmail account to do government work
Senior members of the Trump administration’s National Security Council — including its top national security adviser,…
Trump’s national security advisor reportedly used his personal Gmail account to do government work
Senior members of the Trump administration’s National Security Council — including its top national security advisor,…
UnitedHealth removes mentions of DEI from its website
UnitedHealth Group has scrubbed much of its website mentioning its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies,…
J. D. Vance claims freeing AI from regulation is good for American workers and tech innovators
On Tuesday, Vice President J. D. Vance said that the Trump administration’s support of AI and…
The people in Elon Musk’s DOGE universe
Elon Musk has spent decades building a universe of companies that has served as an incubator…
Former NSA official says federal worker cuts will have ‘devastating impact’ on cyber and national security
Former top U.S. cybersecurity official Rob Joyce told lawmakers on Wednesday that cuts to federal probationary…
Trump Administration cuts may threaten AI research efforts
The Trump Administration has fired a number of National Science Foundation employees who had been handpicked…
The people in Elon Musk’s DOGE universe
Elon Musk has spent decades building a universe of companies that has served as an incubator…
DOGE has an official ‘acting’ administrator, and it’s not Elon Musk, White House confirms
Amy Gleason has been named as the acting administrator of DOGE, the ostensible head of the…