Posts by Amelia Frost
Trump Says Poor Cybersecurity Aided in DOGE Obtaining Access to Americans’ Personal Data: ‘They Get It Very Easily’
Amid backlash against DOGE’s access to personal data through the Office of Personnel Management and the US Treasury Department, Trump stated it was easy to access due to poor security. Andrew Harnik; Al Drago/Getty Images President Donald Trump suggested Friday that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been able to access Americans’ personal…
Read MoreHere are the 27 States That Should Brace for Up to a Foot of Snow Tomorrow
A major winter storm is set to slam 27 states with up to a foot of snow, creating dangerous travel conditions, widespread power outages, and ice accumulation. The storm, named Garnett, will begin Friday and intensify Saturday, stretching from the Northern Plains to the East Coast, according to AccuWeather meteorologists. States in the Storm’s Path…
Read MoreIllinois Governor Slams Trump’s Lawsuit Against the State as ‘a Massive’ Distraction: ‘Unlike Trump, We Follow the Law’
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of blindsiding the state with the lawsuit, which challenges Illinois’ sanctuary laws that prevent local police from assisting federal immigration raids. Marco Bello/Getty Images Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker criticized the Trump administration after they filed a lawsuit over Chicago’s migrant sanctuary policies, calling the legal…
Read MoreTrump and Musk Attack Journalists by Name in Social Media Posts
President Trump has made clear his animus toward mainstream media organizations. Now he’s getting more personal. Mr. Trump and his key lieutenant, Elon Musk, who has been empowered to run what they call the Department of Government Efficiency as a “special government employee,” have attacked journalists by name in recent days on the social media…
Read MoreCanadian Police Stop Venezuelan Migrants From Trying to Cross Border in ‘Incredibly Cold’ Weather
A group of refugees, including children, were apprehended by Canadian authorities this week while attempting to cross the U.S.-Canada border in extreme winter conditions, with temperatures plunging as low as -30C (-22F), the crossing could have been a death sentence. “There’s the cross-border piece, but also the humanity piece,” said Assistant Commissioner Lisa Moreland during…
Read MoreTrump Administration Move to Freeze E.V. Charger Funding Confounds States
A new federal order that freezes a Biden-era program to build a national network of electric vehicle charging stations has confounded states, which had been allocated billions of dollars by Congress for the program. In interviews on Friday, some state officials said that as a result of the memo from the Trump administration, they had…
Read MoreElon Musk Vows to Rehire Fired DOGE ‘Kid’ Staffer Who Bragged About Being a ‘Racist’
Musk confirmed on X that he would rehire the DOGE employee who resigned following the resurfacing of several racist tweets the 25-year-old posted online in 2024. Latin Times Elon Musk has announced that Marko Elez, a 25-year-old former DOGE employee who resigned after racist social media posts resurfaced, will be rehired. “To err is human,…
Read MoreTrump Says He Will Announce Reciprocal Tariffs Next Week
President Trump indicated he was ready to broaden his trade war on Friday, saying that he would announce reciprocal tariffs on other countries next week. Such a measure would raise the levies the United States charges on imports to match what other countries charge on American products, a move that could trigger new trade fights.…
Read MoreFire Destroys Ohio Farm Building Holding Thousands of Chickens
A fire tore through a large commercial farm in western Ohio this week that was housing hundreds of thousands of chickens raised to lay eggs, dealing another blow to a state egg industry that was already reeling from the effects of an Avian influenza outbreak. Fire and state officials did not specify how many birds…
Read MoreYoung Aides Emerge as Enforcers in Musk’s DOGE Team Efforts
The secrecy, Musk allies have said, is necessary so the team members do not become targets. Several of Mr. Musk’s aides have resisted being listed in government databases out of fear of their names leaking out, according to people familiar with the situation. Others have worked to remove information about themselves from the internet, scrubbing…
Read MoreLouisiana Lawmaker Advocates for Adding Work Requirement to Medicaid: ‘Best Way to Get on Your Feet Is to Get Off Your Ass’
Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, a Republican, has advocated for the addition of a work requirement to Medicaid, which would force able-bodied adults to work or volunteer in order to receive coverage. “These programs were not meant to be parking lots, they were meant to be bridges,” said the Senator on Fox News. “And for some…
Read MoreThe Best and Worst Super Bowl Commercials, Ranked
Here is my annual critical ranking of the Super Bowl commercials. This is the pregame edition, with all the available national ads that I could track down; the list will be updated after Sunday’s game. The trends so far? Nothing controversial, as you would expect, but also — and perhaps for associated reasons — very…
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