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New York Times:
Trump Administration Highlights: Personnel Officials Say Musk's Directive Is ‘Voluntary’ — Where Things Stand — Musk's ultimatum: Federal personnel officials walked back Elon Musk's demand that government workers justify their jobs in an email or face termination, saying that his request had been “voluntary.”
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Washington Post:
Trump administration tells agencies they can ignore Musk order on email reply — The Office of Personnel Management told HR officials that employees wouldn't be let go for not replying to an email asking what they did last week. — The Trump administration has told federal agency leaders …
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Business Insider, The Hill, The Information, Bloomberg and Raw Story
NBC News:
Federal workers and agencies push back against Elon Musk's email ultimatum — The revelation comes as federal workers face a midnight deadline to respond. — WASHINGTON — Responses to the Elon Musk-directed email to government employees about what work they'd accomplished over the past week …
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Judge Questions Constitutionality of Musk's Cost-Cutting Operation — The judge expressed concern over the unresolved issues about who is in charge of Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency, if it is not Mr. Musk, as the White House has claimed.
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Raw Story and Scripps News
Anita Powell / Voice of America:
Trump hosts French leader to discuss Ukraine endgame — President Donald Trump said Monday he's nearing a deal with Ukraine and with Russia to end the war in Ukraine after a packed day of meetings at the White House with French President Emmanuel Macron. — Trump urged Europe to take a bigger role …
Rolling Stone:
Elon's Email Demand Is Being Met With ‘Very Rude’ Flood of Spam — After Musk told federal employees to list five accomplishments or be fired, internet users are encouraging people to flood the email with spam — President Donald Trump has let tech billionaire Elon Musk run rampant through …
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Megan Messerly / Politico:
Trump backs off Musk's 5 things threat — sort of
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
HHS warns employees that responses to Elon Musk's email may ‘be read by malign foreign actors’
HHS warns employees that responses to Elon Musk's email may ‘be read by malign foreign actors’
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The Committee on Oversight …:
More than 100 House Democrats Push Federal Agencies to Regain Order, Renounce Musk Chaos
More than 100 House Democrats Push Federal Agencies to Regain Order, Renounce Musk Chaos
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HuffPost, PoliticusUSA and Fortune
New York Times:
Trump Administration, Breaking With Musk's Directive, Says Replying to His Email Is Voluntary
Trump Administration, Breaking With Musk's Directive, Says Replying to His Email Is Voluntary
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404 Media, Talking Points Memo, GovExec.com, The Hill and MeidasTouch News
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war — BREAKING NEWS: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine — Washington's dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides …
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Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Mediaite, Atlantic Council, Semafor, OutsideTheBeltway, CBS News, Lawyers, Guns & Money and NPR
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
U.S. Clashes With European Allies at the U.N. Over Ukraine — The United States voted against a resolution, backed by most of Europe, demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine — a deep fissure between allies, and a sharp shift in American policy. — A showdown over Ukraine between …
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Reuters, Voice of America, USA Today, New York Post, Atlantic Council, Axios, Associated Press, Fox News, The Kyiv Independent and Semafor
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia's war against Ukraine
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. votes against UN resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine invasion
U.S. votes against UN resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine invasion
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Financial Times, The Hill, Fox News, PBS NewsHour, The Forward, MeidasTouch News, Mediaite, press.un.org, Associated Press and Bloomberg
Politico:
Government funding deal ‘very close’ as negotiations hinge on Trump power struggle — The fight over curbing President Donald Trump's ability to freeze cash is now the make-or-break dispute as leading lawmakers close in on a deal to avert a government shutdown next month.
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The Hill
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Stefanik's Confirmation Is on Ice as Republicans Guard Their Scant Majority — The congresswoman from New York is in line to be confirmed as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. But first, her colleagues need her vote to pass their embattled budget plan.
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Washington Times, The Daily Caller and CBS News
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Budget won't be changed to address Medicaid concerns, Johnson says
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Axios, Talking Points Memo, Blaze Media, CBS News and Forbes
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Johnson makes ‘prayer request’ ahead of critical vote on Trump agenda bill
Johnson makes ‘prayer request’ ahead of critical vote on Trump agenda bill
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NOTUS, Fox News, Politico, The Independent, Blaze Media and E&E News
Jonathan Shorman / Kansas City Star:
Rep. Mark Alford tells fired KC federal workers ‘God has a plan’ at hostile town hall — Ariel Mollhagen couldn't hear what U.S. Rep. Mark Alford was saying but she didn't really need to. The crowd's reaction told the story. — During an extraordinarily heated town hall on Monday …
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The Independent, Raw Story and Mediaite
Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
Oversight agency finds Trump's federal worker firings unlawful, asks for some employees to be reinstated — An independent federal oversight agency has deemed at least some of President Trump's mass firings of probationary period employees unlawful, creating a pathway for those employees to regain their jobs.
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, The Hill, FEDweek and American Greatness
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osc.gov:
Special Counsel Dellinger Statement on Request that MSPB Stay Terminations of Probationary Employees
Special Counsel Dellinger Statement on Request that MSPB Stay Terminations of Probationary Employees
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NPR, WUSA, Politico, Federal News Network and The Gateway Pundit
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Government Watchdog Moves to Protect Probationary Federal Workers
Government Watchdog Moves to Protect Probationary Federal Workers
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USA Today
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Hackers play AI video of Trump kissing Elon Musk's feet on cafeteria screens at HUD headquarters: ‘LONG LIVE THE REAL KING’ — Cyberpunks breached a television at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday morning, broadcasting a stomach-turning AI video of President Trump caressing …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
AI video of Trump kissing Musk's feet plays on TVs in HUD building
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
AI Video of Trump Kissing Elon's Bare Feet Plays Throughout HUD Office
AI Video of Trump Kissing Elon's Bare Feet Plays Throughout HUD Office
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Mediaite
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Trump's New Deputy F.B.I. Director Has It Out for the ‘Scumbag Commie Libs’ — When a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts last year, the conservative podcaster Dan Bongino made a veiled threat on social media. “The irony about this for the scumbag commie libs …
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CNN:
Federal judge declines to temporarily restore AP's full access to White House — A federal judge declined on Monday to temporarily restore the Associated Press' access to some of President Donald Trump's events, the Oval Office and Air Force One. — US District Judge Trevor McFadden turned …
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David Folkenflik / Associated Press:
Court ruling lets White House ban on the Associated Press continue, for now
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Matt Sedensky / Associated Press:
Judge rejects immediately restoring AP's access to White House but urges government to reconsider
Judge rejects immediately restoring AP's access to White House but urges government to reconsider
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CNBC, Politico, Variety, New York Post, The Independent, New Jersey Online, Shore News Network, Deadline, The Guardian, Raw Story, Chicago Tribune and CBS News, more at Mediagazer »
Madison Pauly / Mother Jones:
LGBTQ Federal Workers Brace for a McCarthyist Purge — “They're not asking people, ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They're asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?’” — When Michael first started working in the Department of the Interior over a decade ago, he hid the fact that he was gay from his co-workers.
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
A new document undercuts Trump admin's denials about $400 million Tesla deal — The controversy started in a very Washington way: as a line item in a government spreadsheet buried on the State Department's website. — It appeared as if the State Department was taking steps to award Elon Musk's Tesla …
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Kevin Drum, The Independent and Raw Story
Christina Jewett / New York Times:
F.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers — The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Dozens of workers said they and others were back at work Monday.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division after mass layoffs
FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division after mass layoffs
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Associated Press and Forbes
David Edwards / Raw Story:
GOP lawmaker threatens to ‘kill’ Tucker Carlson on sight: report — Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) told a British journalist he would “kill” right-wing broadcaster Tucker Carlson if he ever saw him, according to the reporter. — The remark came after Steven Edginton of GBNews interviewed Crenshaw.
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The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit
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Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Dan Crenshaw appears to threaten Tucker Carlson in hot mic moment
Dan Crenshaw appears to threaten Tucker Carlson in hot mic moment
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Washington Examiner, New York Daily News, Mediaite, Twitchy, The Gateway Pundit and The Post Millennial
Kaye Thornbrugh / Coeur d'Alene Press:
Coeur d'Alene prosecutors dismiss citation against woman dragged from town hall, city revokes security company's business license — COEUR d'ALENE — City prosecutors will dismiss a misdemeanor battery citation issued to the Post Falls woman who plainclothes private security guards dragged …
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
CEO Devin Nunes Made $47 Million While Truth Social Parent Company Reported $401 Million In Losses In 2024 — Devin Nunes earned $47 million in total compensation as CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group last year, although he won't be able to get his hands on all of it until March 2027 …
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
VA axes another 1,400 employees — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday fired another 1,400 employees amid outcry over a lack of transparency from the agency after 1,000 workers were axed earlier this month. — The VA said the individuals dismissed were “non-mission critical” …
Ariel Zilber / New York Post:
MSNBC drama intensifies as network axes shows hosted by 3 more lefty anchors in wake of Joy Reid's ouster: sources — MSNBC's new president continued to overhaul the embattled network Monday — canceling shows hosted by anchors left-wing anchors Ayman Mohyeldin, Katie Phang and Jonathan Capehart, The Post has learned.
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
DeSantis Trashes MAGA Lawmaker Trump Endorsed Over His Wife — Ron DeSantis trashed Donald Trump's endorsement to succeed him as Florida's governor—a shocking rebuke of the president as rumors swirl that his wife, Casey, is teeing up a gubernatorial run of her own.DeSantis claimed Monday …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Jordan uses first subpoena of new Congress to target Biden admin — House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan subpoenaed the FBI for a trove of new materials related to the Biden administration's activities, including investigations around the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and communications with Big Tech companies.
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Twitchy, Townhall and The Federalist
Bloomberg:
Musk Seeks to Use Starlink Terminals in US Airspace System — FAA says testing Starlink terminals in Atlantic City, Alaska — Starlink is SpaceX's rapidly growing internet-from-space unit — Elon Musk's SpaceX is seeking to deploy Starlink satellite internet terminals to help accelerate …
Bernie Becker / Politico:
Acting IRS commissioner to retire amid agency disruptions — The move comes after layoffs at the agency and DOGE personnel seeking access to taxpayer data. — Doug O'Donnell, the acting head of the IRS, is expected to announce his retirement on Tuesday amid turbulence at the tax collection agency …
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New York Times
Politico:
House Republicans unfazed by protests: 'We're moving forward with the cuts' — Many GOP lawmakers insisted their constituents back Musk's moves. — Rep. Jay Obernolte's town hall in California last week was drowned out by shouts of “No king!” Rep. Glenn Grothman entered his Wisconsin town hall …
