Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla? Mr. Musk, one of President Trump’s main advisers, has not outlined a plan to reverse falling sales at the electric car company of which he is chief executive.

Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations The Trump administration has reassigned or forced out several dozen government employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections at multiple agencies, according to current and former officials.

Trump Elevates Kremlin Talking Points, a Familiar Pattern From His First Term President Trump’s description of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine as a “Dictator without Elections” echoes the Kremlin’s messaging.

With Explosive Goggles, Ukraine Sought to Blast Russian Drone Operators A senior Ukrainian intelligence official confirmed the plot to blow up drone goggles. But it was unclear how much effect the scheme had on Russian forces.

Hochul to Seek New Oversight, but Won’t Remove Adams for Now Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York is said to be planning to announce that she will not remove Mayor Eric Adams at this time, but she will seek to increase the state’s supervision of New York City’s affairs.

Europe’s New Reality: Trump May Not Quit NATO, but He’s Already Undercutting It European officials knew the president’s win would threaten the fundamental precepts of the post-World War II order. But the speed at which it is unraveling has created a crisis of enormous proportions.

Hamas Releases Bodies of 4 Israeli Hostages Shiri Bibas, an Israeli woman, and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, were said to be among those returned. A senior U.N. official called the Hamas display “abhorrent and cruel.”

As third anniversary of war looms, Ukrainian Catholics cling to hope (RNS) — ‘Everything is first of all in the hands of God and only He can perform a miracle for us.’  The post As third anniversary of war looms, Ukrainian Catholics cling to hope appeared first on RNS.

33 Christian Reformed ministers take oath to a rival denomination as church split deepens (RNS) — The ministers, mostly from Grand Rapids, are no longer willing to abide the denomination’s increasingly rigid stance on sexuality. The post 33 Christian Reformed ministers take oath to a rival denomination as church split deepens appeared first on RNS.

Latino Christian National Network plans next steps to help immigrants after lawsuit POTOMAC, Md. (RNS) — ‘We are running a tremendous risk, but we are doing it on principle,’ the Rev. Carlos Malavé, LCNN’s president, said. The post Latino Christian National Network plans next steps to help immigrants after lawsuit appeared first on RNS.

Paying off a little debt that has gone to collections A couple years back I rented an apartment and moved later in the year. I was assured that the apartment complex would only charge me until they found someone willing to fill the space. “Typically 3 months” was the wording used. 4 months later I was still being charged and could no longer make the payments for both apartments so I chose to let it…

Combining Finances Advice Hey everyone, so I’ve been engaged for a while and getting married later this year. I recently just combined checking account with my fiancé. He transferred everything over to my checking since I bank with a better company. We decided to keep separate savings. I have significant more amount in my checking/ savings and When I made him an authoriz…

Medical bill from 9 years ago Recently received a medical bill (under $1k) saying we owed money to a doctor. On the invoice it said it happened in early 2022, but we have no recollection of ever going to this doctor. I originally thought it was a scam but we called the doctor’s office and it turned out it was real. I told the office that we had never been there in 2022 and a…

Is there any benefit to making extra mortgage principle payments if you don’t plan to be in a house long enough to reach the end of the loan? Basically as the title says. As I understand, making extra mortgage principle payments only reduces total interest by reducing the life of the loan. But if you’re not in a house long enough to reach that point, is there any other benefit? submitted by /u/blackhat118

What steps should we be taking to protect ourselves and our finances now that the CFPB is being dismantled? Title. Now that the CFPB is effectively being neutered, it seems like any fraud, bank errors, etc all fall on us as consumers. What are the best steps to protect from the consequences of this? I’m just imagining how devastating it would be to have someone pull all the money out of my account, then be effectively told “we’ll get around to it, but…

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How to start heirloom photoshoots? 📸I’m interested in started a studio heirloom component to my photography, but have no idea where to begin. I currently only use natural lighting. Any tips on how to start this? submitted by /u/Crazy_Function7971

Did I fill in my eyebrows too much?? It’s my first time filling them in so it looks crazy to me 😅 Did I go overboard or does it just look so crazy to me because I’m not used to it? I’m trying to start doing makeup and normally I just do mascara or maybe eyeliner so doing anything on the face is new to me! Also, any base products you’d recommend? Foundations, concealer, etc! I have pretty dry skin by the way so something hydrating is best! …