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Elon Musk endorsed Warren Buffett's 5-minute plan to address the U.S. national debt, joining other prominent financial leaders in supporting measures to reduce the deficit to 3% of GDP. The world's richest man's backing adds significant weight to fiscal responsibility discussions.
A Government Accountability Office investigation revealed that a Texas ICE detention facility spent $11.5 million on operational costs weeks before admitting any detainees, while simultaneously experiencing critical security failures including a detainee escape, a lost loaded firearm, and a tuberculosis outbreak due to missed health screenings.
The Trump administration has abandoned plans for an $1.8 billion DOJ slush fund after Senate Republicans refused to approve it, with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirming the initiative will not proceed. The reversal represents a rare instance of Republican resistance to executive proposals and signals potential constraints on unilateral government spending.
