Judge rules DOGE likely subject to public records requests, says department had been run in ‘unusual secrecy’

The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, is likely subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal judge ruled Monday, noting that the newly formed department had been run in “unusual secrecy.” U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, an Obama appointee, sided with the government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics … Read more

Trump says he will buy a Tesla to support Elon Musk and his ‘baby’

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would purchase a Tesla car to support his senior advisor Elon Musk amid nationwide protests against the electric automaker. Trump said “Radical Left Lunatics” are attempting to boycott Tesla, which he called Musk’s “baby.” “To Republicans, Conservatives, and all great Americans, Elon Musk is ‘putting it on the … Read more

Garlin Gilchrist announces Democratic bid to become Michigan’s first Black governor

LANSING, Mich. — Garlin Gilchrist II, a Democrat from Detroit who is Michigan’s first Black lieutenant governor, announced he’s jumping into the crowded 2026 race for governor on Tuesday. A software engineer by trade, Gilchrist vaulted from relative political obscurity in 2018 to run alongside Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and his profile has been bolstered over … Read more

New details emerge in search for missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic

Missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki’s clothes were found on the Dominican Republic beach where authorities believe she was last seen going for a swim, two police sources with knowledge of the investigation told ABC News on Monday. The 20-year-old Konanki, a legal permanent U.S. resident and an Indian citizen, vanished early Thursday while … Read more