Tim Pierce

And meanwhile, we're finally nearing the end of these confirmation hearings. Thanks so much for reporting. You bet. With HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the helm, President Trump has established the ambitious Make America Healthy Again Commission, which is already impacting the food industry.

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As was first reported by the New York Post, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called the toll a slap in the face to working class Americans and small business owners in a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul today. Hours later, the MTA filed a suit to block the administration's move, touting the unpopular program as highly successful.

As was first reported by the New York Post, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called the toll a slap in the face to working class Americans and small business owners in a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul today. Hours later, the MTA filed a suit to block the administration's move, touting the unpopular program as highly successful.

The $9 surcharge for drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street was meant to fund the MTA's $15 billion transit plan, but federal officials argue the program violates highway funding rules and was designed more for revenue generation than traffic reduction. Governor Hochul would face a major funding shortfall for transit projects should the toll be axed.

The $9 surcharge for drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street was meant to fund the MTA's $15 billion transit plan, but federal officials argue the program violates highway funding rules and was designed more for revenue generation than traffic reduction. Governor Hochul would face a major funding shortfall for transit projects should the toll be axed.

Attorneys for Combs claim that, quote, no white person has ever been the target of a remotely similar prosecution. Among other offenses, Combs is charged with violation of the Mann Act, a 1910 law which criminalizes the transportation of individuals across state lines to engage in prostitution. The Mann Act has also been called the White Slave Traffic Act.

Attorneys for Combs claim that, quote, no white person has ever been the target of a remotely similar prosecution. Among other offenses, Combs is charged with violation of the Mann Act, a 1910 law which criminalizes the transportation of individuals across state lines to engage in prostitution. The Mann Act has also been called the White Slave Traffic Act.

Combs' lawyers say that the charge implies racial bias in the prosecution.

Combs' lawyers say that the charge implies racial bias in the prosecution.

sure so top irs officials may soon release what's called a memorandum of understanding that would grant doge access one doge software engineer would be given broad access to dig into the tax agency systems and data most of which are built on top of 1960s technology so clearly there is plenty lacking at the irs in the way of efficiency at the very least

sure so top irs officials may soon release what's called a memorandum of understanding that would grant doge access one doge software engineer would be given broad access to dig into the tax agency systems and data most of which are built on top of 1960s technology so clearly there is plenty lacking at the irs in the way of efficiency at the very least

The draft memo, which was viewed by the Washington Post, would give Doge access to the IRS for 120 days with an option for 120-day extension at the pleasure of the president. What has critics worried is that access to IRS systems includes access to the Integrated Data Retrieval System, or the IDRS. That holds personal information and bank information on millions of Americans.

The draft memo, which was viewed by the Washington Post, would give Doge access to the IRS for 120 days with an option for 120-day extension at the pleasure of the president. What has critics worried is that access to IRS systems includes access to the Integrated Data Retrieval System, or the IDRS. That holds personal information and bank information on millions of Americans.

It's pretty tightly guarded. Even IRS commissioners traditionally are not given access to it. But Doge's work would presumably be tightly watched. In fact, part of the draft memo requires the Doge engineer to destroy any information from the IRS he has after his work is done.

It's pretty tightly guarded. Even IRS commissioners traditionally are not given access to it. But Doge's work would presumably be tightly watched. In fact, part of the draft memo requires the Doge engineer to destroy any information from the IRS he has after his work is done.

Automation will be a big part. There will be many roles in the system that a machine can perform better than a person can. And that's no different than what Doge is primarily doing across the federal government. The idea is that at the end of Doge's audit and updates, the federal bureaucracy should be significantly smaller and more focused, as well as more easily controlled by the president.

Automation will be a big part. There will be many roles in the system that a machine can perform better than a person can. And that's no different than what Doge is primarily doing across the federal government. The idea is that at the end of Doge's audit and updates, the federal bureaucracy should be significantly smaller and more focused, as well as more easily controlled by the president.

Yeah, that was on Social Security. Musk posted the breakdown by age group of the number of eligible Social Security numbers in the United States. On the face of it, it's pretty clear that tens of millions of those numbers are fraudulent. Here's some perspective. The oldest person currently alive is 116 years old and she lives in Brazil.