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House GOP campaign chairman says voters will ‘reward us’ for the Trump-Musk DOGE cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Republican campaign committee is already predicting his party will pick up seats in the midterm election that are some 20 months away. Republican Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina also says in an Associated Press interview that the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts are resonating with voters. Hudson and House Speaker Mike Johnson have told fellow Republicans to skip hosting town hall meetings because the gatherings are being disrupted by protesters angry over the cuts. But Hudson says Republicans are confident their budget-cutting puts them “on the side of the angels.” Democrats believe they have a chance to win back the House majority in 2026.… Continue Reading

Elon Musk dodges DOGE scrutiny while expanding his power in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk has promised transparency as President Donald Trump’s leader in making the federal government more efficient. But it hasn’t worked out that way so far. Musk is used to doing things his own way as the world’s richest person, and he’s been avoiding public scrutiny of his work on Trump’s behalf. Staff members for his so-called Department of Government Efficiency have been showing up at various federal agencies to gain access to databases and systems without public explanation of their goals. The approach has disturbed Democrats and independent watchdogs. It’s a big challenge to the concepts of consensus and transparency that are foundational in a democratic system.… Continue Reading

Trump gets warm welcome as he watches Army-Navy game alongside key allies, nominees and Daniel Penny

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Donald Trump huddled with allies and a Republican cause célèbre at the Army-Navy football game. He took in one of the most storied rivalries in college sports while spotlighting his emerging national security team. On Saturday afternoon, Trump joined Vice President-elect JD Vance, embattled Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth, potential backup defense option Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others for the game outside Washington. Daniel Penny, who was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide this week in the chokehold death of an agitated subway rider in New York, was also a guest of Trump and Vance. Navy beat Army 31-13 in the 125th matchup between the two service academies.… Continue Reading

Trump and Musk solidify their bond with Texas trip for rocket launch

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been nearly inseparable since the election. On Tuesday, Trump arrived in Texas to watch one of Musk’s companies test its Starship rocket. If successful, the rocket’s reusable booster will be caught back at the launch pad. It’s a remarkable display of intimacy between the president-elect and the world’s richest man. Musk supported Trump’s candidacy and has been given unparalleled access. The billionaire has been helping shape the new administration and he’s positioned in a way that could help his own companies, which have billions of dollars in federal contracts and routinely deal with government regulators.… Continue Reading

In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad

SpaceX has launched its enormous Starship rocket on its boldest test flight yet, catching it with mechanical arms back at the pad. This fifth try involved grabbing the returning booster at the Texas pad. Towering almost 400 feet, the empty Starship blasted off Sunday from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border. It arced over the Gulf of Mexico like the four Starships before it that ended up being destroyed. This latest test flight aimed to bring the first-stage booster back to land seven minutes after liftoff. The launch tower sports monstrous metal arms, dubbed chopsticks, that caught the descending 232-foot booster.… Continue Reading