NOAA firings came just before a US tornado outbreak. Did public warning systems still work? Social media posts blamed the Trump administration’s recent firings for weakening emergency communication systems March 27, 2025 Loreben Tuquero
Republicans grill NPR and PBS executives about ‘biased’ coverage in DOGE subcommittee hearing Congress is considering legislation to cut funding for public broadcasting March 26, 2025 Angela Fu
The source behind your local weather report is facing cuts. Meteorologists are sounding the alarm. NOAA, which provides data for morning forecasts and hurricane models, has laid off more than 800 employees and plans to cut 1,000 more. March 18, 2025 Angela Fu
Whoopi Goldberg didn’t get ‘The View’ a $6 million federal grant. That claim originated as satire. A spokesperson for ‘The View’ said there was no truth to the grant claim. It originated on a satire site called The Dunning-Kruger Times. March 18, 2025 Madison Czopek
Opinion | Can Elon Musk really do it all? Dave Portnoy doesn’t think so The Barstool founder turned down a government job, saying he couldn’t run his company at the same time. So how is Musk juggling Tesla, SpaceX and X? March 12, 2025 Tom Jones
Is Elon Musk’s DOGE ‘very popular’? That’s not what the polls say Survey respondents back efficiency initiatives in general, but sentiment on DOGE remains mixed to negative March 10, 2025 Louis Jacobson
No US government audits for the last 100 years? Here’s why ‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary is wrong For decades, inspectors general have audited the federal government. The Government Accountability Office has been doing it for more than a century. February 28, 2025 Louis Jacobson
How does the US spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE and Elon Musk look for cuts As Musk and his critics toss around statistics, here are some points to know about how the government spends $6.8 trillion taxpayer money February 25, 2025 Louis Jacobson
DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are its numbers coming from? DOGE claims $55B in savings, but its ‘wall of receipts’ totals $8.6B — just 0.1% of last year’s federal budget February 24, 2025 Caleb McCullough
