So, you want to start making money using AI but youre not trying to build Skynet or learn 15 coding languages first? Good, because neither am I. You dont need to become the next Sam Altman or have a Ph.D. in machine learning to turn artificial intelligence into real income. What you do need is curiosity, a dash of creativity, and the right prompts. Enter to win $500 for you and $500 for your favorite person or charity in ourPay It Forward Sweepstakes. Hurry, ends soon!Ive pulled together five powerful, practical prompts you can throw into ChatGPT (or your AI tool of choice) to help you start earning extra cash this week. These arent pie-in-the-sky dreams or $10K-a-month YouTube ad schemes. Theyre doable, even if your calendar is already packed.5-MINUTE CLEANUP FOR YOUR PHONE AND COMPUTERLets get to it.1. Fast-Track Your Freelance LifePrompt to use:"Act as a freelance business coach. Suggest 3 services I can offer on Fiverr or Upwork using AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney or Canva. I have [insert skill: writing/design/admin/accounting/managerial] experience."Why this works:Freelance work is exploding right now. Platforms like Upwork and Fiverr are filled with small businesses and entrepreneurs who need helpbut dont have the budget to hire full-time staff. If youve got any kind of professional background, you can use AI tools to turbocharge your services. Writing blog posts? ChatGPT can give you a draft. Creating logos or social media templates? Midjourney and Canva are your new best friends.You dont need a team. You dont need fancy software. You just need a good prompt and the confidence to say, "Yes, I can do that." AI helps you scale what you already know how to do.2. Make Product Descriptions Sexy AgainPrompt to use:"Rewrite this Etsy or Shopify product description to make it more compelling and SEO-friendly. Target audience: [insert group]. Heres the original: [paste description]."Why this works:Lets face itmost product descriptions online are a snooze. But good copy sells. Whether youre running your own shop or helping someone else with theirs, compelling product descriptions convert clicks into customers. Use ChatGPT to punch up the language, fine-tune for SEO, and speak directly to your ideal buyer.DONT SCAM YOURSELF WITH THE TRICKS HACKERS DONT WANT ME TO SHARERemember: people dont just want to buy a weird mug. They want to buy what it says about them. Thats where a smart rewrite can turn browsers into buyers.3. Social Posts That SellPrompt to use:"Create 5 attention-grabbing Instagram captions to promote this [product/service]. Keep the tone [fun, confident, expert] and include a strong call to action."Why this works:We live in a scroll-happy world. Your social captions need to grab attention in less than three seconds. But not everyones a copywriterand not everyone has time to be. AI can help you crank out engaging content in the tone and style that fits your brand. Add a great photo, post consistently, and youre suddenly a one-person content agency without the overhead (or endless Zoom meetings).If youre managing social for clients or your own biz, this prompt is gold. Use it to build content calendars, write reels scripts, or even draft ad copy.4. Polite Emails That Save You MoneyPrompt to use:"Write a short, polite email to ask for a lower rate or discount on [tool/service/platform]. Mention that Im a loyal customer comparing alternatives."Why this works:Negotiating discounts doesnt always feel comfortable but it absolutely works. Companies often have unpublished deals, especially for longtime users or small businesses. And customer service reps? They're human beings. A kind, well-written email might be all it takes to get a discount on that software youre using every month.20 TECH TRICKS TO MAKE LIFE BETTER, SAFER OR EASIERIve personally saved hundreds of dollars just by sending quick, respectful emails like this. AI can help you strike the perfect tone confident but kind, assertive but not pushy.5. Your Passive Income KitPrompt to use:"Give me 3 high-demand, low-competition ideas for a short e-book or low-content book I can sell on Amazon. I have experience in [insert topic]."Why this works:You have knowledge people want. Package it. Sell it. Repeat. Whether its a short guide on starting a backyard garden or a workbook for productivity hacks, e-books and low-content books (like journals or planners) sell surprisingly well. And AI can help you brainstorm ideas, outline chapters, even draft content to polish up.Upload it to Amazon KDP or Gumroad, and now youve got a digital product that can earn money in your sleep. People pay for convenience, and you have life experience worth sharing.Final ThoughtYou dont need to master AI to start earning with it. You just need to start using it. These five prompts are a low-risk, high-potential way to get your feet wet. And if you need a hand turning these sparks into something bigger, Im here.I built my multimillion-dollar business with no investors and no debt. Ive done this without a big team or expensive consultants. And Id love to help you do the same.Drop me a note. I read every one.Get tech-smarter on your scheduleAward-winning host Kim Komando is your secret weapon for navigating tech.Copyright 2025, WestStar Multimedia Entertainment. All rights reserved.

Two Democrats who've spent decades in Congress this week became the latest in their party to face primary challenges from much younger opponents.Longtime Democratic Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer has yet to announce whether he will seek re-election next year for a 24th two-year term in Congress.If he does, he will face a primary challenger who is making Hoyer's age the congressman turns 86 next month and would be 89 at the end of his next term a centerpiece of his campaign.Meanwhile, 78-year-old Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusettsfirst elected to Congress nearly half a century agoannounced last October that he would seek another six-year term in the Senate. He is now facing a primary challenger who has criticized what he calls the senators "absence" in pushing back against President Donald Trump.DEMOCRATS' VICE CHAIR IGNITES CIVIL WAR, TARGETING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL INCUMBENTS IN PRIMARIESHarry Jarin, 35, a volunteer firefighter and emergency services consultant, said Thursday in a new video announcing his candidacy, "If you live here in southern Maryland, I want to ask you a tough question. Do you really think that Steny Hoyer, at 89-years-old, is the best person to represent us?""Here's the bottom line: You don't put out a fire by sending in the same people who let it spread. Send in a firefighter," Jarin said. "Maryland deserves a new generation of leadership, and I'm ready to take up the fight."And in an interview with Fox News Digital, Jarin said: "I think were facing a really serious constitutional crisis Congress has really declined as an institution over the last three or four years. Congress has surrendered a lot of its legislative power under the Constitution over to the executive branch. I think thats been very corrosive to our political system."Asked about his motivation to primary challenge Hoyer, Jarin said, "Its not just about getting someone younger and fresher in. Its getting someone in who understands the need to revitalize Congress as an institution."Fox News reached out to Hoyer's office for a response, but a spokesperson declined to respond.Hoyer, who first won his seat in Congress in a 1981 special election, from 2003 to 2023, was the second-ranking House Democrat behind Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. He served as House Majority Leader from 2007-2011 and from 2019-2023, when the Democrats controlled the chamber.Along with Pelosi, Hoyer stepped down from his longtime leadership position at the end of 2022 but remained in Congress. DEMOCRATS PREDICT HOUSE REPUBLICANS WILL PAY PRICE FOR PASSING TRUMP'S BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL"I think all of us have been around for some time and pretty much have a feel for the timing of decisions. And I think all three of us felt that this was the time," Hoyer told CNN at the time, as he referred to the moves by the top three House Democrats Pelosi, Hoyer and Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. to step down from their leadership roles.Hoyer has long been a major backer of the Democrats' top issues, and during his second tenure as House majority leader, he played a crucial role in the passage of then-President Joe Biden's so-called American Rescue Plan and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.He represents Maryland's Democrat-dominated 5th Congressional District, which covers a region known as Southern Maryland, and includes the suburbs south and east of Washington, D.C., a sliver of suburban Baltimore and Annapolis, as well as rural areas farther south.Hoyer, who suffered a minor stroke last year, is the latest high-ranking House Democrat to face a primary challenge from a younger opponent.Pelosi and Reps. Brad Sherman of California and Jan Schakowsky of Illinois have drawn primary challenges, with Schakowsky later announcing that she will no longer run for re-election.Jarin told Fox News that when he spoke with voters in the district about Hoyer, they had concerns about the incumbent's age."The main reaction I got when I asked people about Steny Hoyer was first and foremost his age," Jarin said. "The idea that he would be close to 90 years old at the end of the next term is just a little bit nuts for people. I think people are starting to process how extreme a situation that is."The primary challenges come as Democrats are still trying to regroup following last November's election setbacks, when the party lost control of the White House and their Senate majority, and came up short in their bid to win back the House.The party's base is angry and energized to push back against the sweeping and controversial moves by Trump in the four months since he returned to the White House.Additionally, while much of that anger and energy is directed at fighting the White House and congressional Republicans, some of it is targeted at Democrats whom many in the party's base feel aren't vocal enough in their efforts to stymie Trump.Concurrently, other longtime and older House Democrats in safe blue districts are facing the possibility of primary challenges.This, after newly elected Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg last month pledged to spend millions of dollars through his outside political group to back primary challenges against what he called "asleep at the wheel" House Democrats lawmakers he argued have failed to effectively push back against Trump.The move by the 25-year-old Hogg, a survivor of the horrific shooting seven years ago at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in South Florida, to spend money against fellow Democrats ignited a firestorm within the party.Jarin said that "we have reached out to David Hogg. Weve been in communication."But Hogg told The Washington Post last month that he wouldn't support primary challenges against Hoyer, Pelosi or Clyburn.As for his ability to raise money for his campaign, Jarin said, "I do come from a political family."He noted that his husband was a major donor and bundler for former President Joe Biden's successful 2020 campaign and also served as a DNC finance director, and that his uncle had "been a big bundler for Democratic causes for a long time.""I think a lot of donors realize that this is a problem but may not be able to say it out loud for fear of repercussions," he argued.Jarin said that he's received "some pushback from donors for concerns of prioritizing more marginal districts" instead of pouring resources into swing seats as the party aims to win back the House majority in 2026."My message to them has been that putting extremely elderly politicians like Steny Hoyer back into office for a 24th term sends a message to voters across the country that Democrats are just the party of status quo and clearly that message has not been working," he said.In Massachusetts, first-time candidate Alex Rikleen a father, former teacher and fantasy sports writer, this week launched a primary challenge against Markey.While Rikleen didn't spotlight the senator's age, he did argue that "Markey, like many other Democrats, has stood silently by as [Senate Democratic Leader] Chuck Schumer surrenders Democrats' leverage" in battling Trump.Rikleen said that he is "stepping forward to challenge an incumbent because Democrats have shown us that they are not going to change course on their ownin this perilous moment, I believe we need dramatic action now and we are not getting it from our current Democratic leaders."And while he said that "Sen. Markey has been a fantastic leader on progressive policy throughout my lifetime and he is better than most at standing up for others. In a normal political environment, I'd proudly continue voting for him," he argued that "this is not a normal moment. Better than most is not good enough."But Markey has been very visible this year, as he attended protests and rallies across Massachusetts. And last month he traveled to Louisiana to urge the Trump administration to release Rumeysa Ozturk, a student at Massachusetts' Tufts University who was handcuffed while walking on a street by masked Department of Homeland Security agents and detained at an ICE facility.And Markey took to social media on Thursday to once again defend Harvard University in its battle with the Trump administration, pledging that "Massachusetts will not be bullied."

Joe Flacco is keeping it real.The 40-year-old is, by far, the oldest of five quarterbacks on the Cleveland Browns, two of whom are rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.However, he was brutally honest when he was asked about mentoring the younger quarterbacks in the room, who include Deshaun Watson and Kenny Pickett.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"If I say, I dont want to be a mentor, I look bad. If I say, I do want to be a mentor, I look like an idiot that doesnt care about being good and playing football, . . ." Flacco told reporters on Thursday. "I tend to try to be honest. And Ive said, Im not a mentor; I play football. And in a quarterback room there have been a ton of times where there have been learning experiences, and I have a lot of experience. And I can talk on things. And, hopefully, they listen. But its not necessarily my job to make sure they listen to me. Hopefully, you have a really good relationship with the guys that are in the room. And you naturally want to do that."WILL LEVIS SAYS LOSING TITANS' STARTING JOB TO CAM WARD 'SUCKS,' BUT HE'S STAYING POSITIVEBut it goes without saying that the long-term, and maybe even the short-term, futures for the Browns do not include Flacco - and one of his former Baltimore Ravens teammates took offense at Flacco's comments."Mentoring a young player is only going to make that player better, which makes the team better," Chris Canty Friday on ESPN's "Unsportsmanlike." "You're only as strong as your weakest link. The whole point of the exercise is that everybody makes everyone better. That's why you practice. You're making each other better. It's what you're supposed to do. You do that with the reps on the practice field, but you also do that by sharing points and notes in the film room.""It's a ridiculous answer from Joe Flacco. There's no guarantee Joe Flacco is going to be healthy for 17 games, especially at 40 years old."Flacco is in his second stint with Cleveland, having played for them in the 2023 season. He won the AP Comeback Player of the Year Award after throwing for 1,616 yards and 13 touchdowns in five games where he went 4-1.Canty and Flacco spent three years together in Baltimore, where the quarterback spent his first 11 NFL seasons. Canty's Baltimore stint came after he spent four years with both the Cowboys and Giants, the latter of whom he won a Super Bowl with.The 2025 season will be Flacco's 18th.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

So, you want to start making money using AI but youre not trying to build Skynet or learn 15 coding languages first? Good, because neither am I. You dont need to become the next Sam Altman or have a Ph.D. in machine learning to turn artificial intelligence into real income. What you do need is curiosity, a dash of creativity, and the right prompts. Enter to win $500 for you and $500 for your favorite person or charity in ourPay It Forward Sweepstakes. Hurry, ends soon!Ive pulled together five powerful, practical prompts you can throw into ChatGPT (or your AI tool of choice) to help you start earning extra cash this week. These arent pie-in-the-sky dreams or $10K-a-month YouTube ad schemes. Theyre doable, even if your calendar is already packed.5-MINUTE CLEANUP FOR YOUR PHONE AND COMPUTERLets get to it.1. Fast-Track Your Freelance LifePrompt to use:"Act as a freelance business coach. Suggest 3 services I can offer on Fiverr or Upwork using AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney or Canva. I have [insert skill: writing/design/admin/accounting/managerial] experience."Why this works:Freelance work is exploding right now. Platforms like Upwork and Fiverr are filled with small businesses and entrepreneurs who need helpbut dont have the budget to hire full-time staff. If youve got any kind of professional background, you can use AI tools to turbocharge your services. Writing blog posts? ChatGPT can give you a draft. Creating logos or social media templates? Midjourney and Canva are your new best friends.You dont need a team. You dont need fancy software. You just need a good prompt and the confidence to say, "Yes, I can do that." AI helps you scale what you already know how to do.2. Make Product Descriptions Sexy AgainPrompt to use:"Rewrite this Etsy or Shopify product description to make it more compelling and SEO-friendly. Target audience: [insert group]. Heres the original: [paste description]."Why this works:Lets face itmost product descriptions online are a snooze. But good copy sells. Whether youre running your own shop or helping someone else with theirs, compelling product descriptions convert clicks into customers. Use ChatGPT to punch up the language, fine-tune for SEO, and speak directly to your ideal buyer.DONT SCAM YOURSELF WITH THE TRICKS HACKERS DONT WANT ME TO SHARERemember: people dont just want to buy a weird mug. They want to buy what it says about them. Thats where a smart rewrite can turn browsers into buyers.3. Social Posts That SellPrompt to use:"Create 5 attention-grabbing Instagram captions to promote this [product/service]. Keep the tone [fun, confident, expert] and include a strong call to action."Why this works:We live in a scroll-happy world. Your social captions need to grab attention in less than three seconds. But not everyones a copywriterand not everyone has time to be. AI can help you crank out engaging content in the tone and style that fits your brand. Add a great photo, post consistently, and youre suddenly a one-person content agency without the overhead (or endless Zoom meetings).If youre managing social for clients or your own biz, this prompt is gold. Use it to build content calendars, write reels scripts, or even draft ad copy.4. Polite Emails That Save You MoneyPrompt to use:"Write a short, polite email to ask for a lower rate or discount on [tool/service/platform]. Mention that Im a loyal customer comparing alternatives."Why this works:Negotiating discounts doesnt always feel comfortable but it absolutely works. Companies often have unpublished deals, especially for longtime users or small businesses. And customer service reps? They're human beings. A kind, well-written email might be all it takes to get a discount on that software youre using every month.20 TECH TRICKS TO MAKE LIFE BETTER, SAFER OR EASIERIve personally saved hundreds of dollars just by sending quick, respectful emails like this. AI can help you strike the perfect tone confident but kind, assertive but not pushy.5. Your Passive Income KitPrompt to use:"Give me 3 high-demand, low-competition ideas for a short e-book or low-content book I can sell on Amazon. I have experience in [insert topic]."Why this works:You have knowledge people want. Package it. Sell it. Repeat. Whether its a short guide on starting a backyard garden or a workbook for productivity hacks, e-books and low-content books (like journals or planners) sell surprisingly well. And AI can help you brainstorm ideas, outline chapters, even draft content to polish up.Upload it to Amazon KDP or Gumroad, and now youve got a digital product that can earn money in your sleep. People pay for convenience, and you have life experience worth sharing.Final ThoughtYou dont need to master AI to start earning with it. You just need to start using it. These five prompts are a low-risk, high-potential way to get your feet wet. And if you need a hand turning these sparks into something bigger, Im here.I built my multimillion-dollar business with no investors and no debt. Ive done this without a big team or expensive consultants. And Id love to help you do the same.Drop me a note. I read every one.Get tech-smarter on your scheduleAward-winning host Kim Komando is your secret weapon for navigating tech.Copyright 2025, WestStar Multimedia Entertainment. All rights reserved.

Though Elon Musk leaves behind a legacy of massive cuts to government programs which left many members of the Washington, D.C., establishment enraged, he was not able to accomplish all the lofty goals he set at the beginning of his time as head of the Department of Government Efficiency.According to a May 26 update onDOGEs website, the initiative has saved an estimated $175 billion through asset sales, contract cancellations, fraud payment crackdowns and other spending cuts. That translates to about $1,087 in savings per taxpayer.Though significant, the $175 billion is a far cry from the original $2 trillionnearly a third of the federal governments total spendingthat Musk originally set out to cut.So, what went wrong?Richard Stern, an economics policy expert at the Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital thatDOGE"overestimated what legal flexibility they would have, and the agencies would have, to actually make good on that."PRESIDENT TRUMP TEASES LAST DAY, BUT NOT REALLY FOR ELON MUSK AT DOGE: OVAL OFFICE PRESSER SET FOR FRIDAYFrom the start, DOGE was hit with not only a tsunami of negative press and outraged Democratic lawmakers, but also a series of lawsuits, which bogged it down in protracted legal battles.This, coupled with the reality of most of the major end cuts requiring congressional approval to carry out, relegated DOGEs impact on cutting around the edges of the big programs and agencies it likely would have liked to eliminate entirely.Despite Musks efforts, in many cases agencies such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could only be shrunk and limited, while total elimination requires an act of Congress.Just last week, U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell blocked the Trump administrations dismantling of the U.S. Institute of Peace, writing in a ruling that the removal of its board members and the takeover of its headquarters by members of DOGE are actions that are "null and void."Stern asserted that "at the end of the day, they were just a little overzealous about how much legal authority they would ultimately have to be able to make this many cuts themselves,"ELON MUSK 'DISAPPOINTED' BY TRUMP'S SPENDING BILL, SAYS IT UNDERMINES WHAT DOGE IS DOINGWhere Stern believes DOGE can have the greatest impact is on focusing on the information-gathering and whistleblower aspects of its mission."You can kind of break down DOGE into two very large buckets," he posited. "The first large bucket, which is the one that's mostly been not done, is actually making grand spending cuts themselves directly. I think the second one was identifying what cuts could be made.""The original plan was that DOGE could come in and do both these things that they could find specific spending to cut and then the other part of that was identifying this information and making it public that people didn't have that would allow for really thought-out spending cuts to come in from Congress," he explained.Though less flashy, Stern believes this is where DOGE, going forward, can have its greatest impact.WHITE HOUSE SENDING $9.4B DOGE CUTS PACKAGE TO CONGRESS NEXT WEEK"There's a lot of think tanks, including Heritage, that have put together lists for a very long time as to policies that we don't think are good, where you could cut spending. But I think what no one has a window into is the really deep mechanics of how a lot of these programs work. And so, because of that, it's actually been very hard in a really robust fashion to even know what programs you could cut spending from or how you would do it or what the ramifications would be,"he explained."So, DOGE, by being in the administration, has been in and continues to be in a position to actually make that public, to actually put a spotlight on that in a way that really almost nobody else was in a position to do," Stern went on. "That can feed rescission bills and congressional cuts down the road. But some admin needed to actually do that. And DOGE is finally doing that."

Joe Flacco is keeping it real.The 40-year-old is, by far, the oldest of five quarterbacks on the Cleveland Browns, two of whom are rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.However, he was brutally honest when he was asked about mentoring the younger quarterbacks in the room, who include Deshaun Watson and Kenny Pickett.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"If I say, I dont want to be a mentor, I look bad. If I say, I do want to be a mentor, I look like an idiot that doesnt care about being good and playing football, . . ." Flacco told reporters on Thursday. "I tend to try to be honest. And Ive said, Im not a mentor; I play football. And in a quarterback room there have been a ton of times where there have been learning experiences, and I have a lot of experience. And I can talk on things. And, hopefully, they listen. But its not necessarily my job to make sure they listen to me. Hopefully, you have a really good relationship with the guys that are in the room. And you naturally want to do that."WILL LEVIS SAYS LOSING TITANS' STARTING JOB TO CAM WARD 'SUCKS,' BUT HE'S STAYING POSITIVEBut it goes without saying that the long-term, and maybe even the short-term, futures for the Browns do not include Flacco - and one of his former Baltimore Ravens teammates took offense at Flacco's comments."Mentoring a young player is only going to make that player better, which makes the team better," Chris Canty Friday on ESPN's "Unsportsmanlike." "You're only as strong as your weakest link. The whole point of the exercise is that everybody makes everyone better. That's why you practice. You're making each other better. It's what you're supposed to do. You do that with the reps on the practice field, but you also do that by sharing points and notes in the film room.""It's a ridiculous answer from Joe Flacco. There's no guarantee Joe Flacco is going to be healthy for 17 games, especially at 40 years old."Flacco is in his second stint with Cleveland, having played for them in the 2023 season. He won the AP Comeback Player of the Year Award after throwing for 1,616 yards and 13 touchdowns in five games where he went 4-1.Canty and Flacco spent three years together in Baltimore, where the quarterback spent his first 11 NFL seasons. Canty's Baltimore stint came after he spent four years with both the Cowboys and Giants, the latter of whom he won a Super Bowl with.The 2025 season will be Flacco's 18th.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Emotions are running high on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill as Elon Musk makes his way for the exit.Musk is stepping back from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which President Donald Trump appointed the tech billionaire to run for the first 130 days of his new administration.He's been a polarizing figure in Washington, and that has extended to his announcement earlier this week that he's returning to the private sector. Republicans cheered Musk's work, while Democrats celebrated the end of it."Exposing reckless, wasteful government spending isnt about one individual its about a lasting overhaul of Crazy Town," House DOGE Caucus Chair Aaron Bean, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital. "Thats why were working closely with the White House to ensure recession packages reflect DOGEs critical findings."SCOOP: HOUSE GOP MEMO HIGHLIGHTS REPUBLICAN WINS IN TRUMP'S 'BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL'And the White House has begun that work already, preparing a $9.4 billion package of spending cuts that's expected to hit Congress on Tuesday. But Bean's comments imply Republicans are going to seek more.It was a sentiment that appeared to be shared by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., who said that Musk "did a lot of what he came to do.""A lot of the savings that he identified are things hopefully that well be able to incorporate into bills that Congress passes. The work that he did was really important. Its long overdue," Thune said.Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said she was "honored" to work with Musk but signaled he should not be needed for lawmakers to cut government waste."It has been wonderful having a willing partner in my decade-long work to make Washington squeal, but I was DOGE before DOGE was cool, and Im not slowing down," Ernst told Fox News Digital in a statement.Other Republicans were more lavish in their praise, like Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., who hailed Musk as an "American hero.""I'm absolutely sad to see him go," Haridopolos told Fox News Digital. "He has given up a lot of time and wealth in order to bring the fiscal house of the United States in order, and he has done a great service to our country by bringing a heck of a lot more transparency of how we're spending money."And Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., compared the billionaire to the nation's revered first leaders."He's kind of half Benjamin Franklin and half Thomas Jefferson. He had the inventiveness of Benjamin Franklin and the vision of a Thomas Jefferson, and I just remember all of our founding fathers were patriots, and they left their regular jobs. They gave up everything to come help found this country. And that's what Elon's [done]," Marshall told Fox News Digital.On the other side of the aisle, Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., pointed out that as much as Republicans lauded Musk, he also dealt a blow to the House GOP earlier this week by criticizing their "big, beautiful" tax and spending bill."They brought Musk to DC to fight the deficit, and he left DC calling out how the reconciliation bill will blow the biggest hole in the deficit ever adding more than $3 trillion in debt," Suozzi told Fox News Digital.Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told Fox News Digital he believed DOGE's efforts were misplaced in the end.MIKE JOHNSON, DONALD TRUMP GET BIG, 'BEAUTIFUL WIN AS BUDGET PASSES HOUSE"Initially, I said we should work with Musk to find common ground where there is real waste like defense contractors, Medicare Advantage overpayments, and prescription drugs. It is sad that DOGE faced opposition in focusing on those issues, and that agencies like USAID and NIH are being dismantled," Khanna said.Others on the left unleashed on Musk directly.Democrats have held up the Tesla CEO as a boogeyman since he began campaigning for Trump, using him as a living example of the wealthy, out-of-touch people they believed the Republican White House was benefitting."Elon came to Washington thinking he could run the government like one of his companiesfiring people left and right, gutting essential services, and tearing this s--- up from the ground up," Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, wrote on X, calling for an investigation into Musk's work.House Progressive Caucus Chairman Greg Casar, D-Texas, meanwhile, took credit for Musk leaving despite his fixed tenure."Musks exit is an enormous victory for Democrats and working people. This is a sign of how powerful the anti-corruption, anti-billionaire movement in American politics can be," Casar said in a statement. "Musk did not choose to leave because Elon Musk likes to follow the rules. Musk will leave because the American people built enough political pressure that he had no choice."And Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. considered a potential 2028 presidential candidate, wrote on X, "Musk failed others and served himself.""But theres an irony in his failure: in his quest to destroy government, he reminded us why it matters. To look out for hungry kids, to keep planes safe, to deliver Social Security checks, and to do the quiet work to serve the common good," Booker said.When reached for comment on this story, White House spokesman Harrison Fields told Fox News Digital, "DOGE is integral to the federal governments operations, and its mission, as established by the Presidents executive order, will continue under the direction of agency and department heads in the Trump administration. DOGE has delivered remarkable results at an unprecedented pace, and its work is far from complete." Fox News Digital also reached out to Tesla for comment from Musk.Trump, for his part, heaped praise on Musk at a joint press conference on Friday."Elonsservice to America has been without comparison in modern history. He's already running one of the most innovative car companies in the world, if you look at his factories and compare them with some of the old factories we have, and it's a big difference. And the most successful space company, I guess in history, you would have to say. The largest free speech platform on the internet," Trump said."Yet, Elon, willingly, with all of the success, he willingly accepted the outrageous abuse and slander and lies and attacks because he does love our country."

Though Elon Musk leaves behind a legacy of massive cuts to government programs which left many members of the Washington, D.C., establishment enraged, he was not able to accomplish all the lofty goals he set at the beginning of his time as head of the Department of Government Efficiency.According to a May 26 update onDOGEs website, the initiative has saved an estimated $175 billion through asset sales, contract cancellations, fraud payment crackdowns and other spending cuts. That translates to about $1,087 in savings per taxpayer.Though significant, the $175 billion is a far cry from the original $2 trillionnearly a third of the federal governments total spendingthat Musk originally set out to cut.So, what went wrong?Richard Stern, an economics policy expert at the Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital thatDOGE"overestimated what legal flexibility they would have, and the agencies would have, to actually make good on that."PRESIDENT TRUMP TEASES LAST DAY, BUT NOT REALLY FOR ELON MUSK AT DOGE: OVAL OFFICE PRESSER SET FOR FRIDAYFrom the start, DOGE was hit with not only a tsunami of negative press and outraged Democratic lawmakers, but also a series of lawsuits, which bogged it down in protracted legal battles.This, coupled with the reality of most of the major end cuts requiring congressional approval to carry out, relegated DOGEs impact on cutting around the edges of the big programs and agencies it likely would have liked to eliminate entirely.Despite Musks efforts, in many cases agencies such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could only be shrunk and limited, while total elimination requires an act of Congress.Just last week, U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell blocked the Trump administrations dismantling of the U.S. Institute of Peace, writing in a ruling that the removal of its board members and the takeover of its headquarters by members of DOGE are actions that are "null and void."Stern asserted that "at the end of the day, they were just a little overzealous about how much legal authority they would ultimately have to be able to make this many cuts themselves,"ELON MUSK 'DISAPPOINTED' BY TRUMP'S SPENDING BILL, SAYS IT UNDERMINES WHAT DOGE IS DOINGWhere Stern believes DOGE can have the greatest impact is on focusing on the information-gathering and whistleblower aspects of its mission."You can kind of break down DOGE into two very large buckets," he posited. "The first large bucket, which is the one that's mostly been not done, is actually making grand spending cuts themselves directly. I think the second one was identifying what cuts could be made.""The original plan was that DOGE could come in and do both these things that they could find specific spending to cut and then the other part of that was identifying this information and making it public that people didn't have that would allow for really thought-out spending cuts to come in from Congress," he explained.Though less flashy, Stern believes this is where DOGE, going forward, can have its greatest impact.WHITE HOUSE SENDING $9.4B DOGE CUTS PACKAGE TO CONGRESS NEXT WEEK"There's a lot of think tanks, including Heritage, that have put together lists for a very long time as to policies that we don't think are good, where you could cut spending. But I think what no one has a window into is the really deep mechanics of how a lot of these programs work. And so, because of that, it's actually been very hard in a really robust fashion to even know what programs you could cut spending from or how you would do it or what the ramifications would be,"he explained."So, DOGE, by being in the administration, has been in and continues to be in a position to actually make that public, to actually put a spotlight on that in a way that really almost nobody else was in a position to do," Stern went on. "That can feed rescission bills and congressional cuts down the road. But some admin needed to actually do that. And DOGE is finally doing that."

After NFL owners approved players to play flag football at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics in 2028 earlier this month, players and fans alike have been dreaming about the potential squad the United States could have.However, U.S. mens flag football national team quarterback, Darrell Doucette III, has been firm in his belief that flag football players should not be put aside just because NFL players are now allowed to participate.Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce proposed an idea that would help determine which players, flag football or NFL, would represent Team USA in the Olympics.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Let's just have these (flag football) guys play an NFL team that's picked and may the best team win and represent the USA," Kelce said during a recent episode of "New Heights.""I think a coach that is familiar with flag football should select an NFL-represented team. That team should just play this flag football team that's been playing for a long time and feels like they are the best at it, and they don't need other guys. Then whoever wins (goes to the Olympics)."TEAM USA FLAG FOOTBALL STAR WANTS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE OLYMPIC TEAM AMID NFL PARTICIPATIONKansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce wondered whether Doucette is "afraid" of NFL competition."Is this guy afraid of competition?" Travis said."Have a tryout, and the best players make the team. He's just boxing out other people from joining the sport because they haven't played the specific style of football?"The United States, led by Doucette, sat on top of the world flag football rankings last year. Regardless of their rankings, Jason is "really confident" that NFL players would be better."If these guys are the best, they should represent (Team) USA," Jason said. "I don't know anything about flag football, but I feel really confident theyre not the best."Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Emotions are running high on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill as Elon Musk makes his way for the exit.Musk is stepping back from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which President Donald Trump appointed the tech billionaire to run for the first 130 days of his new administration.He's been a polarizing figure in Washington, and that has extended to his announcement earlier this week that he's returning to the private sector. Republicans cheered Musk's work, while Democrats celebrated the end of it."Exposing reckless, wasteful government spending isnt about one individual its about a lasting overhaul of Crazy Town," House DOGE Caucus Chair Aaron Bean, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital. "Thats why were working closely with the White House to ensure recession packages reflect DOGEs critical findings."SCOOP: HOUSE GOP MEMO HIGHLIGHTS REPUBLICAN WINS IN TRUMP'S 'BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL'And the White House has begun that work already, preparing a $9.4 billion package of spending cuts that's expected to hit Congress on Tuesday. But Bean's comments imply Republicans are going to seek more.It was a sentiment that appeared to be shared by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., who said that Musk "did a lot of what he came to do.""A lot of the savings that he identified are things hopefully that well be able to incorporate into bills that Congress passes. The work that he did was really important. Its long overdue," Thune said.Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said she was "honored" to work with Musk but signaled he should not be needed for lawmakers to cut government waste."It has been wonderful having a willing partner in my decade-long work to make Washington squeal, but I was DOGE before DOGE was cool, and Im not slowing down," Ernst told Fox News Digital in a statement.Other Republicans were more lavish in their praise, like Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., who hailed Musk as an "American hero.""I'm absolutely sad to see him go," Haridopolos told Fox News Digital. "He has given up a lot of time and wealth in order to bring the fiscal house of the United States in order, and he has done a great service to our country by bringing a heck of a lot more transparency of how we're spending money."And Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., compared the billionaire to the nation's revered first leaders."He's kind of half Benjamin Franklin and half Thomas Jefferson. He had the inventiveness of Benjamin Franklin and the vision of a Thomas Jefferson, and I just remember all of our founding fathers were patriots, and they left their regular jobs. They gave up everything to come help found this country. And that's what Elon's [done]," Marshall told Fox News Digital.On the other side of the aisle, Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., pointed out that as much as Republicans lauded Musk, he also dealt a blow to the House GOP earlier this week by criticizing their "big, beautiful" tax and spending bill."They brought Musk to DC to fight the deficit, and he left DC calling out how the reconciliation bill will blow the biggest hole in the deficit ever adding more than $3 trillion in debt," Suozzi told Fox News Digital.Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told Fox News Digital he believed DOGE's efforts were misplaced in the end.MIKE JOHNSON, DONALD TRUMP GET BIG, 'BEAUTIFUL WIN AS BUDGET PASSES HOUSE"Initially, I said we should work with Musk to find common ground where there is real waste like defense contractors, Medicare Advantage overpayments, and prescription drugs. It is sad that DOGE faced opposition in focusing on those issues, and that agencies like USAID and NIH are being dismantled," Khanna said.Others on the left unleashed on Musk directly.Democrats have held up the Tesla CEO as a boogeyman since he began campaigning for Trump, using him as a living example of the wealthy, out-of-touch people they believed the Republican White House was benefitting."Elon came to Washington thinking he could run the government like one of his companiesfiring people left and right, gutting essential services, and tearing this s--- up from the ground up," Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, wrote on X, calling for an investigation into Musk's work.House Progressive Caucus Chairman Greg Casar, D-Texas, meanwhile, took credit for Musk leaving despite his fixed tenure."Musks exit is an enormous victory for Democrats and working people. This is a sign of how powerful the anti-corruption, anti-billionaire movement in American politics can be," Casar said in a statement. "Musk did not choose to leave because Elon Musk likes to follow the rules. Musk will leave because the American people built enough political pressure that he had no choice."And Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. considered a potential 2028 presidential candidate, wrote on X, "Musk failed others and served himself.""But theres an irony in his failure: in his quest to destroy government, he reminded us why it matters. To look out for hungry kids, to keep planes safe, to deliver Social Security checks, and to do the quiet work to serve the common good," Booker said.When reached for comment on this story, White House spokesman Harrison Fields told Fox News Digital, "DOGE is integral to the federal governments operations, and its mission, as established by the Presidents executive order, will continue under the direction of agency and department heads in the Trump administration. DOGE has delivered remarkable results at an unprecedented pace, and its work is far from complete." Fox News Digital also reached out to Tesla for comment from Musk.Trump, for his part, heaped praise on Musk at a joint press conference on Friday."Elonsservice to America has been without comparison in modern history. He's already running one of the most innovative car companies in the world, if you look at his factories and compare them with some of the old factories we have, and it's a big difference. And the most successful space company, I guess in history, you would have to say. The largest free speech platform on the internet," Trump said."Yet, Elon, willingly, with all of the success, he willingly accepted the outrageous abuse and slander and lies and attacks because he does love our country."