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4 Ways Elon Musk and DOGE Saved Americans Money

In the early hours of May 29, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, posted on his platform X that his time as a special government employee was coming to an end. For 130 days, Musk had led the...

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More than 1,800 National Science Foundation workers abruptly kicked out of agency headquarters

National Science Foundation employees were told they'll be removed from the agency's headquarters on Tuesday (June 24) with no direction yet for where to go.

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What if universal rental assistance were implemented to deal with the housing crisis?

If there’s one thing that U.S. politicians and activists from across the political spectrum can agree on, it’s that rents are far too high.

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Low-income homeowners hit by disasters may get less help from the government, as Trump administration nixes rules on fairness, community input and resilience

Imagine that a hurricane has destroyed your home.

The Conversation

Senate Banking would zero out CFPB funding in reconciliation - Roll Call

Other reconciliation provisions for Banking panel would pare spending at the Fed, Treasury, HUD and at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Roll Call

The Reverse Mortgage Truth No One Wants to Say Out Loud

Reverse mortgages are often portrayed as a financial lifeline for seniors, promising tax-free income and the ability to age in place. Television commercials and brochures...

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How Trump's Tariffs and Immigration Policies Could Make Housing Even More Expensive

Out-of-control housing costs helped Trump win the 2024 election. Is he about to make the problem worse?

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Hacker who beamed AI images of Trump kissing Elon Musk’s feet was working during taxpayer-funded union time, report claims

Iowa Republican Senator says the stunt from a federal agency has become ‘poster child for why taxpayer-funded union time needs to end’

The Independent UK

Trump Official Declares Welfare Has Become 'a Lifestyle' in the US, Pushes for 'Able-Bodied Adults' to Work

HUD Secretary Scott Turner defended new work requirements by claiming welfare has become "a lifestyle" for many Americans.

Latin Times

New Jersey Town Uses Flimsy Blight Allegations To Seize Tire Shop, Apartment Building

Plus: The White House proposes stiff funding cuts at HUD, Baltimore proposes "missing middle" reforms, and Gov. Gavin Newsom urges local governments to clear encampments.

Reason

Trump is swiftly undoing transgender protections in HUD’s housing policies

The Trump administration is swiftly remaking housing policy as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development retreats from long-established fair-housing protections for transgender people

The Independent UK

Trump targets housing policies in latest battle against transgender rights

HUD is retreating from long-established fair-housing protections by closing discrimination complaints

The Independent UK

A DOGE staffer who hasn’t even graduated college yet is using AI to rewrite an entire agency’s rules and regulations

The college junior is reportedly charged with reviewing the department’s rules and then using AI tools to determine where rules can be ‘relaxed or removed altogether’

The Independent UK

60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says that rental assistance for some 60,000 Americans fleeing homelessness or domestic violence will run out of money by the end of next year

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How DOGE And Federal Agencies Are Accessing Migrant Information To Oust Them From Jobs, Housing and More

DOGE, coupled with federal agencies, are gathering undocumented migrant's information to remove them from housing and jobs, a new WaPo investigation reveals.

The Independent UK

How DOGE is combing through housing and other data to find migrants for Trump’s deportation plans

Data that DOGE staffers may access include where potential undocumented immigrants may live and work

The Independent UK

Bernice King reflects on the Fair Housing Act, made law after her father's killing

Bernice King warns decades of work to reduce inequities in housing is at risk, as the Trump administration cuts funding for projects and tries to reduce funding for nonprofits that handle housing discrimination complaints

Latin Times

Department of Housing to Work With DHS to Target Undocumented Immigrants in Housing Programs: 'American People Are the Only Priority'

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have entered into an interagency agreement aimed at preventing undocumented immigrants from accessing federally funded housing programs

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The Texas Tribune

Federal investigators were preparing two Texas housing discrimination cases — until Trump took over

The government spent years probing allegations that a Dallas HOA created rules to kick poor Black people out and that Texas discriminated against minority residents in Houston after Hurricane Harvey, only to suddenly reverse course under Trump.

Fortune

Fired by Elon Musk’s DOGE, then reinstated by a judge, thousands of federal workers are living in limbo

“It’s beyond demoralizing."

RideApart

Selling Public Lands to Fix the Housing Crisis Is a Lie, Don't Believe It

Decades ago, homes were affordable. You could work a single job and pay for a modestly nice place to hang your hat. And most families could afford such a home on a single salary, meaning one person could theoretically stay at home and either not work, pursue a passion project,…

Reason

Town Secretly Seizes Developers' Property Then Threatens Them With Trespassing Citation

The owners, who were planning an affordable housing project on the site, first learned about the seizure from the mayor's social media post.

Fortune

A victim of potential housing department cuts: domestic violence survivors who need homes

If that funding is lost, survivors and their children would either be back in a shelter or back with their abuser, said New Destiny Chief Executive Nicole Branca.

The Guardian - US

From sleeping in doorways to reporting on homelessness: the journalist chronicling an American crisis

Kevin Fagan, who spent decades at the San Francisco Chronicle, argues in a new book that ‘atrociously unforgivable’ US poverty must be addressed

The Independent UK

Trump’s team has now shelved a $1 billion program designed to keep housing affordable

Halt to program that helps preserve affordable housing comes amid widespread cuts by Elon Musk’s DOGE department

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