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The Trump administration is terminating federal approval of New York‘s congestion pricing plan. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) on Wednesday afternoon announcing the move. “New York State’s congestion pricing plan is a slap in the face to working class Americans and small business owners,” Duffy said in a press…

The City and County of Denver has retained outside legal counsel for up to $2 million just before Mayor Mike Johnston’s appearance next month before a congressional committee in Washington, D.C. The U.S. House Committee on Government and Reform has asked Johnston to testify before the panel on March 5. The City and County of Denver…

Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Small Business Administration, was confirmed by the Senate in a bipartisan vote on Wednesday. Loeffler, who served as the co-chairwoman of Trump’s second inauguration committee, was confirmed 52 to 46.  The Senate’s Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee voted 12-7 in early February to…

If you are in the camp that hopes nobody gives President Donald Trump any ideas about trying to figure out a way to run for a third term, sorry. It’s too late. The newest Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Secrets on Wednesday just did, and it’s pretty much what the 47th president would like to…

President Donald Trump‘s adversaries are punching back at his administration with targeted punishment aimed at his trusted adviser and DOGE leader Elon Musk. Canada and China implemented actions toward Musk’s companies, Tesla and Starlink, in retaliation against the United States’s tariff plan. The U.S. levied a 10% additional tariff on imports from China and threatened…

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) suggested that some voters’ frustration toward the federal government is valid, as many support the work of the Department of Government Efficiency. Elon Musk, who oversees DOGE, has an approval rating of 49% for his work downsizing the federal government, according to a poll that surveyed 1,321 people with a margin…

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass admitted to her blunders during the fires that broke out in her city while she was out of the country. The Palisades and Eaton fires burned over 37,000 acres of land and destroyed more than 16,000 buildings. Bass gave her first media interview since the ordeal began at the beginning…

A left-wing policy think tank in Washington, D.C., is supporting a legal battle against the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, operating on millions of dollars donated by the foundation owned by billionaire Democratic donor George Soros. The small nonprofit group, Governing for Impact, or GFI, appears to have been instrumental in shaping legal strategies…

Arizona-based electric vehicle maker Nikola filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following financial struggles and difficulty finding investors. Nikola filed for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Wednesday. The battery-powered car maker filed a motion to seek approval to auction and sell its assets. Nikola has $47 million in…

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) reassured Virginians who are losing their jobs as a result of the Trump administration’s federal workforce cuts that the state is “here to help” but defended President Donald Trump’s move as necessary to reduce government “bloat.” Roughly 145,000, or 6.3%, of all federal workers reside in Virginia, as the northern part…