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Today — 16 April 2025Main stream

Columbia Vows to Reject Any Trump Deal That Erodes Its Independence

16 April 2025 at 02:03
A message from the university’s acting president said that talks with the Trump administration were continuing as the White House is seeking to place the school under judicial oversight.

© Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The New York Times

Claire Shipman, Columbia’s acting president, issued a statement late Monday, hours after the president of Harvard offered a defiant response to demands from the Trump administration.

Senators Investigate Private Equity Role in Soaring Fire-Truck Costs

16 April 2025 at 00:17
Fire departments say prices for new engines have soared and orders are backlogged for years. Two senators are investigating whether investors who have disrupted the industry are the reason.

© Fred Greaves/Reuters

The Los Angeles Fire Department maintenance yard, packed with vehicles that are out of service.
Before yesterdayMain stream

DOGE Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress

Elon Musk now says his group will produce only 15 percent of the savings it promised. But even that estimate is inflated with errors and guesswork.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has produced an accounting of impressive-sounding budget cuts using inflated and speculative figures, even claiming credit for canceling a contract that did not exist.
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