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Buried in Pittsfield Cemetery, Bushrod Birch was a Civil War veteran who was hailed as 'a true man in all the relations of his life'
Born in New York City in 1810, Bushrod Birch spent time on and off in Pittsfield before serving in the Civil War, and returned to Pittsfield shortly before his death ...
Fox News5d
Musk rips 'fraudulent' Treasury handouts as reports mount DOGE has access to federal payment system
Musk's post came just ahead of the New York Times reporting Saturday afternoon that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted DOGE personnel access to the payment system. The Treasury spends ...
Newsweek6d
Lawmaker Demands Answers To Reports Musk Seeking Treasury Payment Access
"A confrontation over access apparently resulted in the abrupt resignation of David Lebryk, a career non-partisan Treasury official who recently had been named acting Secretary of the Treasury by ...
The Boston Globe6d
Treasury official quits after resisting Musk’s requests on payments
On Friday, Lebryk — who had briefly served as acting Treasury secretary until the confirmation of Scott Bessent this week — told colleagues that he would retire after more than 35 years of ...
The Hill5d
Graham says RFK Jr. ‘will implement a pro-life agenda’ as HHS secretary
Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will support a “pro-life agenda” if confirmed as secretary. In an interview on “Fox News ...
PBS5d
Elon Musk’s task force has gained access to sensitive Treasury payment systems, sources say
The highest-ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, Ron Wyden of Oregon, on Friday sent a letter to Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressing concern that “officials ...
ABC News4d
Treasury Dept. gives Elon Musk's team access to federal payment system: Sources
In a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Sen. Ron Wyden, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, said that any "politically-motivated meddling" in the payment systems "risks ...
FXStreet5d
US Treasury Secretary Bessent: Tariffs are inflationary and would strengthen the Dollar
In a letter to Key Square Capital Management partners sent a year ago, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that “tariffs are inflationary and would strengthen the dollar—hardly a good ...
The Daily Telegraph5d
Musk ‘could shut off welfare programmes’ after gaining access to $6 trillion payment system
Not even once.” Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary Credit: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Mr Musk did not provide any evidence for the claim that the Treasury instructed employees to approve payments ...
MSNBC6d
Top Treasury official exits as Musk makes grab for federal payment system
The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department announced his retirement Friday after decades of service, following a dispute with surrogates for Elon Musk over the federal payment ...
Boston College4d
Boston College graduate named Mass. Secretary of Education
Massachusetts Governor-elect Maura Healey has tapped Patrick Tutwiler, a graduate of the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, to serve as the state’s next secretary of the Executive Office ...
AgWeb4d
Trump Continues to Build USDA Team, Names Stephen Vaden as Deputy Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced the appointment of Stephen Vaden as deputy secretary of USDA for his upcoming administration. Vaden, who served as general counsel for USDA during Trump’s ...