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Elon Musk and members of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) discussed efforts by bad actors to defraud Social Security in an interview on Thursday.Musk and several members of DOGE appeared on Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier" and told host Bret Baier that a significant proportion of the daily calls that Social Security fields are from people trying to change legitimate recipients' direct deposit destinations in an effort […]

Nikola founder Trevor Milton announced Thursday on social media that he had been fully pardoned by President Donald Trump."Today I was issued a full and unconditional pardon by @realdonaldtrump himself. He called me personally to tell me," Milton noted.The Associated Press reported that the White House confirmed on Friday that the president had pardoned Milton. Fox News Digital reached out to the White House on Friday but did not receive a […]

Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, who has taken a role in the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is aiming to digitize the government's retirement process, calling the current system an "injustice to civil servants.""This will be an online digital process that will take just a few days at most… it's an injustice to civil servants who are subjected to these processes," Gebbia said during an exclusive sit-down interview with […]

Amazon is reportedly planning to extend its two-day shopping bonanza this year.The Amazon Services team, according to multiple reports, sent a message to independent sellers, which account for more than half of Amazon's sales, that "two days just wasn't long enough" for its Prime Day in 2025. This year will mark the 10th anniversary of the event.The shopping event could be extended to up to four days, allowing the company […]

KB Home on Thursday unveiled its first wildfire-resilient neighborhood in Southern California, marking one of the many solutions the homebuilding industry is working on to protect structures and communities from the devastating effects of natural disasters.KB Home, one of the largest homebuilders in the U.S., announced that KB Home’s Dixon Trail community in Escondido, California, is the first in the nation that meets the home- and neighborhood-level wildfire resilience standards […]

Chili’s is launching a location near Scranton, Pennsylvania, that will appeal to both Chili’s and "The Office" fans alike.The Brinker International-owned chain is set to start serving guests at the "Scranton Branch" restaurant that Chili’s said was designed to "pay homage to some of Chili’s most notable on-screen moments, with throwback nods and decor" come April 7. According to Chili’s, the "Scranton Branch" comes "nearly 20 years after cementing a spot in […]

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, the top Republican in the Senate's government efficiency (DOGE) caucus, is urging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to conduct another audit of its current and former employees and contractors, who, as of May 2023, owed nearly $46 million in delinquent taxes.Just under 6,000 IRS employees and contractors were audited to have not paid their taxes as of May 2023, with only about a third on payment […]

Consumers should not race to dealerships to buy a car in hopes of skirting President Donald Trump's new tariffs on auto imports, according to an industry expert.Brian Moody, Autotrader's executive editor, said it is unwise because the tariffs will impact each car manufacturer to a different extent."It's going to impact different brands at different times. It's not going to just be one thing across the board," Moody told FOX Business. With […]

Federal workers at government agencies facing scrutiny by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are increasingly looking for other options in the job market, according to a new report.The Indeed Hiring Lab found that job applications submitted by workers at federal agencies facing reviews by DOGE increased by 50% in February, ending the month 75% above their 2022 levels.Such federal agencies include the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Consumer Financial Protection […]