US Treasury made $100bn payment to individuals without ID.

There is about a $100 billion annual payment of entitlements to individuals without a Social Security Number or even a temporary identity number.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/us-treasury-made-100bn-payment-to-individuals-without-id-elon-musk/ar-AA1yGbBA

USAID Whistleblower Admits Tremendous Waste Runs Rampant Throughout Federal Govt.

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) whistleblower Rob Cohen said Friday evening that “tremendous waste” runs throughout the federal government and beyond USAID.

Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) Elon Musk announced Monday during an X discussion space that he and President Donald Trump had agreed to upend USAID, pushing the remainder of the agency under the leadership of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Since the announcement, reports have surfaced of billions in taxpayer dollars being wasted on international programs by the government agency, some of which had a high risk of landing in the Taliban’s hands and also aiding an organization linked to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

“That said, there is tremendous waste within the aid industrial complex. This is well known. It’s been well documented,” Cohen added. “It’s probably not unique to USAID. It’s probably true across the federal government, in which most contractors charge overhead that is beyond what any reasonable business would consider appropriate. Therefore, the American taxpayer does not get the return on investment that we expect.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/usaid-whistleblower-believes-tremendous-waste-runs-rampant-throughout-federal-govt/ar-AA1yFjoO

Trump to give Super Bowl message, pledges to root out fraud, waste and abuse of taxpayer money in the federal government.

The nation will get a report from President Donald Trump during the Super Bowl pregame show on his first 100 days in office.

The interview with Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier was taped at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, and is expected to explore the changes that the president has implemented since taking office three weeks ago.

In a clip released ahead of the interview Sunday, Trump told Baier he plans to direct tech billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency, to review the military and the Department of Education "very soon."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-to-give-super-bowl-message-pledges-to-root-out-fraud-and-abuse-in-nation/ar-AA1yHMAJ

White House Orders Consumer Protection Agency Shutdown.

The Trump administration has ordered an effective shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), directing the agency to stop investigations, suspend rule implementations, and cease supervision activities. Russell Vought, the newly appointed director of the Office of Management and Budget, issued the order Saturday night.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-orders-consumer-protection-agency-shutdown/ar-AA1yHWlU

Voters challenge Democrats to show they have nothing to hide.

Voters are voicing their support for the Trump administration’s efforts to clean up wasteful government spending, despite some Democrats protesting the actions.

President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent shock waves nationwide after announcing the Department of Government Efficiency would push to freeze USAID and suggesting the Department of Education could soon be shut down.

Prominent Democrats are protesting DOGE’s actions. On Friday, 30 House Democrats, including Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., attempted to enter the Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., to meet with acting Education Secretary Denise L. Carter, but they were stopped by security,

Democrats are panicking about the cuts, but don’t appear to be "helping themselves at all."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/voters-defend-trump-and-musk-s-spending-cuts-challenge-democrats-to-show-they-have-nothing-to-hide/ar-AA1yFhI4

‘Let’s Do A Deal’: Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy Says Yes To Trump’s Demands.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Reuters on Friday that he hopes to make a deal with President Donald Trump to bring an end to the war with Russia.

During his campaign for office, Trump vowed to bring peace to the world, as multiple foreign wars had been pushed during the Biden-Harris administration. In an interview with Reuters, Zelenskyy said he was open to making a deal with the U.S. regarding Trump’s request for Ukraine to supply the U.S. with rare earths and other minerals in exchange for continued financial aid.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/let-s-do-a-deal-ukraine-s-president-zelenskyy-says-yes-to-trump-s-demands/ar-AA1yHkXq

Minnesota Catholic Bishops Say Biden’s ‘Migration Policies Exacerbated’ Immigration Crisis.

All eight Minnesota Catholic bishops released a joint statement Friday bashing former President Joe Biden’s immigration policies for causing a crisis in the U.S. that has negatively impacted countless communities.

The bishops stated their disapproval of President Donald Trump’s immigration directive allowing for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to detain illegal immigrants in places of worship but acknowledged that the policy was only implemented due to the Biden administration’s “leadership failure” on the border, according to the letter. The Biden administration allowed for roughly 11 million border encounters from February 2021 through December 2024, an all-time high for the United States, and border officials seized nearly 27,000 pounds of fentanyl in 2023, also a record high.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/minnesota-catholic-bishops-say-biden-s-migration-policies-exacerbated-immigration-crisis/ar-AA1yFuoB

Democrats defying Trump on deportations picked a fight they literally can't afford.

Pam Bondi isn’t wasting any time getting started on her job. Kudos to her.

The newly confirmed U.S. attorney general is playing hardball on illegal immigration, as her boss President Donald Trump wants.

That includes going after the dozens of “sanctuary” jurisdictions (states, cities and counties) that have decided to defy federal immigration law and provide haven to immigrants here illegally.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/democrats-defying-trump-on-deportations-picked-a-fight-they-literally-can-t-afford-opinion/ar-AA1yGpKV

Bill Maher agrees with Trump that Department of Education should be abolished.

Bill Maher offered a surprising point of agreement with President Trump by backing his plan to abolish the embattled Department of Education.

“It’s not like the kids are getting smarter,” Maher bluntly told guests Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Puck political journalist Tara Palmieri on Friday’s “Real Time.”

“I mean, the numbers keep getting worse and worse and worse. And I don’t know if the Department of Education … I don’t know what it does, except take money. It’s sort of a middleman,” he continued.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bill-maher-agrees-with-trump-that-department-of-education-should-be-abolished-not-like-kids-are-getting-smarter/ar-AA1yFs7o

Bill would cap credit card rates at 10%, echoing a Trump pledge.

Amid surging credit card interest rates and rising delinquencies, a bill with bipartisan support would cap rates at 10%, about half the current average, for five years.

The legislation would dramatically lower card rates, which average 21.5%. Even so, industry experts say the legislation could both help and hinder consumers.

The bill’s sponsors, Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., chose the 10% target for a reason: On the 2024 campaign trail, President Donald Trump vowed to cap card rates at “around 10%,” at least temporarily, “while working Americans catch up.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/a-bill-would-cap-credit-card-rates-at-10-echoing-a-trump-pledge-are-there-downsides/ar-AA1yFtSx