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As DOGE hammers away at the US government, Republicans stir with quiet objections

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING
Updated 12:38 PM CST, February 12, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Katie Britt has been working to make sure the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency doesn’t hit what she called “life-saving, groundbreaking research at high-achieving institutions,” including her state’s beloved University of Alabama.

Kansas GOP Sen. Jerry Moran is worried that food from heartland farmers would spoil rather than be sent around the world as the U.S. Agency for International Development shutters.

And Idaho GOP Rep. Mike Simpson warns national parks could be impaired by cutbacks at the start of summer hiring in preparation for the onslaught of visitors.

“We need to have a conversation with DOGE and the administration about exactly what they’ve done here,” said Simpson, a seasoned lawmaker who sits on the powerful Appropriations Committee. “It’s a concern to all of us.” ...

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Indian Prime Minister Modi takes page from Trump, says 'make India great again,' or 'MIGA'

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a page from President Donald Trump's playbook during a joint press conference Thursday, saying he wants to make India great again, or "MIGA."

Modi met with Trump at the White House, where the world leaders discussed a range of issues, including trade, the economic relationship between India and the United States and military sales.

During a press conference, Modi said Indian people were focusing on their heritage and ways to ensure his nation is developed by 2047.

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TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

  • News source: BBC News - World
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TikTok is again available on app stores in the US after President Donald Trump delayed a ban on the app.
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Dozens injured in suspected car-ramming attack in Munich

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The driver, who was detained at the scene, was a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, police said.
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What is Doge and why is Musk cutting so many jobs?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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US President Donald Trump’s new agency is tasked with slashing costs - but faces opposition.
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Why Trump wants to impose reciprocal tariffs

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Trump announced a plan for reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners, marking another step in his challenge to the economic consensus that tariffs increase consumer prices. The announcement comes one day after new inflation data showed persistent price increases across the economy. Weijia Jiang has details.
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Downstream from a bitter election, rafters with opposing politics reunite

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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During the presidential campaign, we introduced you to a couple of political opposites. They went on a rafting trip together to see if they had more in common than they might have imagined. Now, with the election over and a new president in office, Major Garrett decided to check back with them.
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Trump introduces plan to impose reciprocal tariffs on foreign goods

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President Trump has ramped up his global trade war, introducing a plan to increase tariffs on foreign goods to match the tax rates that other countries put on American goods. Kelly O'Grady visited a manufacturer in the Pittsburgh area to see the impact of the president's plan.
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Trump team digs in, finds millions of wasted dollars at EPA, HUD with DOGE help

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The new administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin, said he has canceled a Biden-era $50 million environmental justice grant to an organization that believes "climate justice travels through a Free Palestine."

Zeldin, who was sworn in as the EPA administrator at the end of January, was a guest on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" on Thursday, where he spoke about canceling the grant.

"Just earlier today, I canceled a $50 million grant to an organization called the Climate Justice Alliance," he said. "They say that...
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams promises to reopen ICE office on Rikers Island after meeting with Trump border czar

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said a plan was being worked on to allow federal immigration authorities to operate on Rikers Island following a meeting with border czar Tom Homan, a significant step given the city's sanctuary policies.

Adams met with Homan during a closed-door meeting. In a statement, he said an executive order was being worked on to "reestablish the ability for ICE agents to operate on Rikers Island — as was the case for 20 years."

"But now, instead, ICE agents would specifically be focused on assisting the...
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RFK Jr. sworn in as Health and Human Services secretary

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as the new secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), hours after being confirmed in the Republican-controlled Senate Thursday by a close vote of 52-48 that was almost entirely along party lines.

Kennedy stood in the Oval Office alongside his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, and accompanied by his children, while he placed his hand on a Bible and swore the oath of office. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch swore in Kennedy.

After the ceremony, Kennedy told attendees about his first visit to the Oval Office.

"My...
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MI cities, schools that don't comply with immigration laws can't get 'pork,' as lawmakers go around Whitmer

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Michigan’s House of Representatives voted along party lines to pass a measure making municipalities and educational institutions that don’t fall in line with certain immigration enforcement measures ineligible for earmarked funding.

The measure — HR 19 — was adopted in a 56-50 vote that House leaders said will not require Democratic Gov. Getchen Whitmer’s blessing due to its categorization as a rule change and not legislation.

"An appropriations bill or conference report shall not be brought for a vote if it contains a legislatively-directed...
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Watch moment man is swallowed by humpback whale

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Dell Simancas captures the moment his son, Adrián, is swallowed and spat out by a humpback whale.
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RFK Jr sworn in as US Health and Human Services chief

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Kennedy will oversee the US health industry including food safety, pharmaceuticals and vaccinations.
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DOGE software approval alarms Labor Department employees

  • News source: David Ingram | NBC News
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has received approval from the Labor Department to use software that could allow it to transfer vast amounts of data out of Labor’s systems, according to records seen by NBC News and interviews with two employees.

The approval for Musk’s team to use the file-transfer and remote access software, known as PuTTY, has alarmed some of the Labor Department’s career employees. Musk, the head of DOGE, has dispatched subordinates throughout the government to radically overhaul or dismantle federal agencies...
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Kennedy's confirmation will breed more harm than good, public health experts say

  • News source: Aria Bendix and Brandy Zadrozny | NBC News
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Many public health experts said their fears were realized Thursday when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as health and human services secretary.

Kennedy, who has a background in environmental law, is the founder of a prominent anti-vaccine activist group that has bought numerous lawsuits against federal health agencies. He has also written several books questioning the safety and effectiveness of routine vaccinations.

Only one Republican member of the GOP-controlled Senate, Sen. Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, voted alongside Democrats in...
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