Musk warns Democrats over possible congressional probes
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PEER | October 22, 2026
During his 130-day tenure as head of DOGE, the department reported it saved $214 billion through asset sales, contract cancellations, fraud and improper payment deletion, programmatic changes and workforce reductions, according to a site tracking national debt. That amounted to $1,329 ...
Tillis shouts at Vought, tired of picking up ‘DOGE s‑‑‑ because people did it wrong’
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PEER | July 16, 2026
But in December, the executive director of the environmental nonprofit group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said the Trump administration cost taxpayers an estimated $10 billion last year via its deferred resignation program, through which it offered federal workers full ...
Paxton probes Lululemon on ‘forever chemicals’
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PEER | April 14, 2026
However, some environmental advocates say the attorney general is aiming at the wrong target, as Texas faces what they see as more pressing PFAS issues. “The amount of Lululemon that’s sold in Texas is probably a drop in the bucket, compared to how many farms in Texas are spreading ...
EPA staffers challenge their terminations over ‘dissent’ letter
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PEER | December 3, 2025
Six staffers who the Trump administration fired after they signed a “Declaration of Dissent” letter have filed claims with the Merit Systems Protection Board, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), which is helping to represent the ex-employees. The ...
Trump says he’s no king, but he lives like one
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PEER | October 27, 2025
The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility tallied several of Trump’s extravagances four months into his current term. They include nearly half a billion dollars for “vanity projects,” including his military parade, a statuary garden, upgrades on Air Force One, and ...