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WASHINGTON — Tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy came to Capitol Hill Thursday to join Republicans in a celebration of the new initiative named the “Department of Government Efficiency,” or DOGE. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) proclaimed it a “new day in Washington and a new day in America” and said Thursday’s meeting marked “the beginning of a journey.” Just don’t ask where the journey’s going or what DOGE, whose name is a nod to both a meme and a digital currency , will actually do. “There won’t be a lot of detail for the press today — and that’s by design, because this is a brainstorming session,” Johnson told reporters, before ducking into a meeting with Musk, Ramaswamy and a bunch of Republican lawmakers. The two men, who have outsize influence in Trump’s forthcoming White House without being in Trump’s Cabinet, created a spectacle on the Hill. The Tesla CEO moved between meetings carrying one of his young children on his shoulders, flanked by an entourage. Neither he nor Ramaswamy responded to questions from reporters. (Editor’s note: Ramaswamy owns a stake in HuffPost’s parent company, BuzzFeed.) Earlier on Thursday, Ramaswamy met alone with GOP senators, some of whom stressed afterwards that it is still up to Congress, not Musk and Ramaswamy, to set spending levels. President-elect Donald Trump has described DOGE as a non-governmental project that would function as more of an advisory panel for ways to root out waste, rather than a traditional government agency. “They’re more of an advisory group that works behind the scenes with the White House,” Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) told reporters after leaving the meeting. Asked why DOGE would succeed when previous efforts to drive down spending with the help of an outside commission, like the 2010 deficit commission , have failed, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) told reporters, “That question is way too early for this process.” Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who’s leading the House group working with DOGE, told reporters the lawmakers talked with Musk and Ramaswamy about the national debt. “It’s unsustainable and our country is on a crash course,” she said. Greene also offered some insight into how DOGE would rate lawmakers: “Elon and Vivek talked about having a naughty list and a nice list for members of Congress and senators, and how we vote and how we’re spending the American people’s money,” she said . While lawmakers await DOGE recommendations, its leaders are both in favor of dramatically slashing federal spending. Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur who ran for president and then became a top surrogate for Trump, wants to eliminate 75% of the federal workforce. Musk has talked about wanting to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget — a goal that budget experts consider laughably unrealistic without reductions to Social Security and Medicare, which Trump has previously vowed not to touch. But Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), co-founder of the House DOGE caucus, told reporters that lawmakers would, in fact, examine cuts to “mandatory spending,” a category that includes these popular programs for older Americans. “I don’t want to take away benefits, but we do want to look at how we give those benefits away to do it in the most efficient way possible,” Bean said. Bean and many other Republicans are excited that Musk and Ramaswamy have brought renewed interest in cutting spending. Bean mused about other ways of driving attention to the project. Don't let this be the end of the free press. The free press is under attack — and America's future hangs in the balance. As other newsrooms bow to political pressure, HuffPost is not backing down. 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Log in to hide these messages. “I envision some type of scoreboard where we can go to a website and see exactly how many positions we’ve cut, agencies we’ve cut,” he said. The House DOGE group includes at least one Democrat, Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who said eliminating waste and fraud “shouldn’t be a partisan issue.” But Democrats weren’t invited to attend Thursday’s meeting. As he left the meeting, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) offered a pessimistic take on the DOGE mission. “If Congress doesn’t have the guts to do those things they’re talking real big about, it’s just a waste of time,” Burchett said. Related From Our PartnerBlackhawks fire coach Luke Richardson in his 3rd season after league-worst startButterball defends its practices after disturbing old video of turkeys goes viral
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When Christina Corpus won voters’ support to become San Mateo County’s first Latina sheriff, she vowed to end the “pass-downs and political favors” she said dictated control of the department and to “move our law enforcement agency to the 21st century.” Her former boss, Carlos Bolanos, whom she unseated in 2022, was accused of and at the behest of a wealthy friend. Years earlier, as undersheriff, he was . During the campaign, Corpus, then a captain, alleged Bolanos passed her over for a promotion and targeted her and others for a lack of loyalty, which Bolanos denied. “That’s the worst kind of leadership when you are feared by your people,” she . “I’m not going to be that kind of leader.” Yet two years later, Corpus now finds herself facing many strikingly similar accusations. Earlier this month, the county released that found Corpus had an inappropriate relationship with her former chief of staff, retaliated against officers and employees, and used racist and homophobic slurs in the workplace, among other serious allegations against her and department leadership, including and engaging in questionable real estate deals. “Lies, secrecy, intimidation, retaliation, conflicts of interest, and abuses of authority are the hallmarks of the Corpus administration,” wrote the report’s author, retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell. The bombshell report has triggered from across ranks within the department and from local, state and congressional lawmakers. Last week, the County Board of Supervisors agreed to . Still, Corpus has remained defiant, vehemently denying the accusations and refusing to step down. She’s described the report and efforts to oust her as part of a politically motivated “coup” orchestrated by a “good ‘ole boys network” threatened by her effort to overhaul a department she says is in desperate need of reform. Corpus, 53, began working for the Sheriff’s Office more than two decades ago as a correctional officer before working her way up to captain overseeing the Millbrae Police Department, a division of the Sheriff’s Office. She spent much of her career focused on neighborhood outreach, including as head of a community policing unit. Michael Kelly, an ardent Corpus ally and founder of the Millbrae Anti-Racist Coalition, described her as dedicated to furthering equity in the county, recalling how as a captain in Millbrae, she would help organize Dia De Los Muertos events and made a point of dispatching Spanish-speaking deputies to communities of color. Kelly said Corpus told him she decided to pursue law enforcement after, as a young girl, she and her family were victims of a carjacking. “The way the officers responded and treated her and her family made her feel safe,” he said. “She said, ‘I want to be that type of person.’” Corpus emerged as a candidate for sheriff in the wake of racial justice protests in 2020, just as local Democratic Party officials and some within the department sought a challenger to Bolanos, according to people who helped with her campaign. “She was the only one who stepped up and said, ‘I’m going to run against the existing sheriff,’” said Jim Lawrence, board chair of Fixin’ San Mateo County, a group founded in 2021 to advocate for Sheriff’s Office oversight that backed Corpus’ campaign. Lawrence, a former Foster City mayor, said that once Corpus took office, however, she sought to delay plans for a civilian oversight committee for her office. During her campaign, Corpus also promised to rebuild relationships with the immigrant community, limit the use of lethal force and undertake a full audit of “questionable” department contracts. The Sheriff’s Office did not respond to questions for Corpus. Following the recent allegations against her, Fixin’ San Mateo County has called for Corpus to step down. “The Christina Corpus that I know and worked with during the campaign is now not the same person,” Lawrence said. “All things point to an appointment she made when she brought Victor Aenlle in as chief of staff.” Aenlle, whom Corpus describes as a longtime friend and who served a key role in her campaign, is at the center of the scandal enveloping the Sheriff’s Office. The investigator’s report found “overwhelming factual evidence” that Aenlle and Corpus have had an inappropriate relationship, including alleged trips to Hawaii, a gift of $11,000 diamond earrings and an employee claiming to have seen the pair “playing footsie” at Aenlle’s ranch house on the coast. Corpus had been married to a sworn employee in the department, but he filed for divorce last year, according to court records. Related Articles More concerningly, the report alleges the relationship led Corpus to “relinquish control” of the agency to Aenlle, whom Cordell, the investigator, described as having “far more experience” as a real estate broker than he has in law enforcement. Cordell found that Aenlle, despite being a civilian, exercises “wide-ranging and sometimes abusive authority” over sworn personnel, and is quick to berate or demean those with whom he disagrees. Cordell added that Aenlle and Corpus harbor an obsession with “loyalty that borders on paranoia,” highlighting an alleged request that Aenlle’s office be swept for bugged devices. The report goes on to describe a demoralized department, with at least 106 sworn staff — from deputies to Corpus’s second in command — having departed since she took office. Lawrence and others who helped Corpus get elected said Aenlle was a demanding but effective operator during the campaign. They said his apparent take-over of the department came as a shock, especially since they viewed Corpus as a confident decision-maker who seemed poised to remake the agency for the better. Aenlle denied the allegations when Cordell interviewed him during the investigation. Attempts to reach him were unsuccessful. Earlier this month, the Board of Supervisors voted to eliminate Aenlle’s position and lock him out of county buildings. But ahead of the move, Corpus said she promoted him to assistant sheriff. On Thursday, supervisors called on the public to reject Corpus’ claims she’s a victim of a conspiracy to oust her from office. “We need a sheriff we can trust,” said Supervisor Noelia Corzo, a former Corpus ally. “As a community, we must stand united against lies and corruption.”
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IOWA CITY — Iowa hosts Nebraska in Black Friday’s Heroes Game with the Huskers above the six-win bowl eligibility plateau for the first time since 2016. Nebraska (6-5, 3-5 Big Ten) beat Wisconsin, 44-25, on Saturday, ending a four-game losing streak and the longest stretch without a bowl appearance (7 years) among Power 5 programs. Iowa's Zach VanValkenburg hoists the Heroes Trophy after defeating Nebraska on Friday. Hawkeye head coach Kirk Ferentz sees the victory and opportunity to participate in a bowl game as clear evidence of the Huskers “turning the corner” under second-year head coach Matt Rhule. “Nebraska is coming off a really good home win against Wisconsin,” Ferentz said. “(They are) playing really well. Made them bowl eligible ... It is a credit to Coach Rhule, his staff, his players, for the job they did in two short years.” Iowa (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten) previously dashed Big Red’s bowl hopes in 2023, Rhule’s first season, and 2019, beating Nebraska in Lincoln 13-10 and 27-24 to drop them from 5-6 to 5-7. Each of the previous six meetings between the two programs ended with a margin of victory within one score. “It is going to be a big challenge for us,” Ferentz said. “I know they are coming in her with confidence. We will have to be at our best Friday to be ready to go.” Ahead of Friday’s matchup, the 14 th meeting as Big Ten foes, Ferentz praised the construction of the Huskers’ roster. “(They have) done a good job of putting the team together, whether guys that were there, guys they recruited and guys in the transfer portal,” Ferentz said. Nebraska’s personnel reflect two different extremes on each side of the ball with an incredibly veteran defense and particularly youthful offense at key spots. On defense, Ferentz said the Huskers’ quality roster starts up front with fifth-year senior Nash Hutmacher and sixth-year senior Ty Robinson. “(They are) really aggressive on defense,” Ferentz said. “They have two defensive tackles that feel like they have been there forever. I think they have been there four or five years. Both have started a lot of games. They are showing it. They are strong and aggressive, really tough guys. That is really tough to block those guys inside.” According to Iowa offensive lineman Mason Richman, Ferentz highlighted Robinson and Hutmacher early in the week. “I know, when they wear the single digit, it means they are a pretty good player on the team,” Richman said. “They are really physical. We just have to limit them from getting going. We have had a couple good duels these past two years.” Ferentz also made note of the secondary, especially fifth-year senior Isaac Gifford. “They play a lot of people,” Ferentz said. “Their safeties are all good. They play three of them. No. 2 looks to be the leader. He is a really good football player on top of it.” Offensively, Ferentz picked out Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola, the No. 7 overall player in the 2024 recruiting class, and wide receiver Jacory Barney. “Quarterback is an outstanding player,” Ferentz said. “I cannot imagine there is a better freshman quarterback in the country. No. 17, receiver, return guy, is a true freshman as well. Really good, outstanding football players, very dynamic. “They have a good offensive football team, good at the skill positions, big, have some experience up front.” Defensive lineman Yahya Black described the contest as “old school, big time football.” “Nose-to-nose, maybe a little blood, but just pure violence and that is what it is going to be,” Black said. “It is just going to be a whole fight.” He also said it is important to generate pressure on Raiola. “Not just him, but any quarterback,” Black said. “Pressure — not even just sacks — but pressure on a quarterback makes a big difference in the game.” In 11 games, Raiola leads Big Ten freshmen with 2,405 passing yards and 12 touchdown with 10 interceptions. Although Cade McNamara and Brendan Sullivan returned to practice on Monday and Tuesday, Kirk Ferentz said he hopes to roll with one quarterback against Nebraska on Friday — Jackson Stratton. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz discusses the uncertainty at quarterback and the Hawkeyes' upcoming game against Nebraska during a midweek media availability on Tuesday, Nov. 26. (Ethan Petrik/Quad-City Times) Iowa's Yahya Black discusses the defensive line's Thanksgiving plans and the Hawkeyes' upcoming game against Nebraska during a midweek media availability on Tuesday, Nov. 26. (Ethan Petrik/Quad-City Times) Get local news delivered to your inbox! University of Iowa Athletics Beat Reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.