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Trump backs Musk as he roils the federal workforce with demands and threats

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and CHRIS MEGERIAN
Updated 8:06 PM CST, February 24, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump backed Elon Musk’s demand that federal employees explain their recent accomplishments by the end of Monday or risk getting fired, even as government agency officials were told that compliance with Musk’s edict was voluntary.

Confusion and anger over the situation spawned new litigation and added to turmoil within the federal workforce.

“What he’s doing is saying, ‘Are you actually working?’” Trump said in the Oval Office during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. “And then, if you don’t answer, like, you’re sort of semi-fired or you’re fired, because a lot of people aren’t answering because they don’t even exist.”

The Republican president said Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has found “hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud” as he suggested that federal paychecks are going to nonexistent employees. He did not present evidence for his claims. ...

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USAID staff given 15 minutes to gather belongings from Washington, D.C., office

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The latest USAID directive comes as 1,600 workers received termination notices over the weekend and thousands more abroad were put on administrative leave.
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Federal workers urge congressional lawmakers to reverse job cuts

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Washington — As federal workers continue to face massive layoffs, some are bringing their job search to Capitol Hill.

The newly-formed Fork Off Coalition, composed of recently laid off government employees, held a job fair and staged a sit-in at a Senate building Tuesday. They targeted the offices of Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Tammy Duckworth and Lindsey Graham.

Organizers have been holding informal training sessions with terminated workers over several days on the Hill. Representing an alphabet soup of agencies with various levels of...
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Case surge from fired federal workers jams federal board

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — A bubble is quickly forming inside the obscure but powerful U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, which handles appeals from federal workers who have been terminated or allege they were victims of prohibited actions by their employers.

A CBS News review of agency records shows the board has experienced a surge in new cases amid the torrent of layoffs by the Trump administration.

In the past week, the board received at least 1,845 new cases from employees nationwide. That compares to approximately 100 cases each week in December and...
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GOPers press for the release of JFK, Epstein files: Here’s why they’re not released yet

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Republicans are mounting pressure on the Justice Department to advance the release of classified documents and records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and other federal secrets.

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Federal judge in major blue city blocks key Trump move on refugees: ‘Not limitless’

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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s move to suspend refugee admissions into the United States in response to a lawsuit from refugee aid groups.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office suspending refugee resettlement and ordering the Department of Homeland Security to report back in 90 days on whether resuming resettlement would be in the interests of the U.S.

But District Judge Jamal Whitehead, a Biden appointee, said Trump’s actions were an "effective nullification of congressional will" in...
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Southern border state governor takes on cartels and security with signing of executive order

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Arizona's Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs plans to expand border security operations along the state’s four border counties, placing added focus on disrupting transnational criminal organizations (TCOs).

Hobbs signed an executive order Tuesday to establish Operation Desert Guardian, a joint task force in which the state partners with local law enforcement, sheriffs and the federal government to disrupt TCO operations in the counties of Yuma, Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise.

"I’m proud to launch Operation Desert Guardian to combat the cartels, stop drug...
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Myanmar villagers reveal 'desperate' illegal kidney sales

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Two Burmese men tell the BBC they used forged documents and middlemen to undergo surgery in India.
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Trump admin planning operation to find and possibly deport unaccompanied migrant children

  • News source: Julia Ainsley and Laura Strickler | NBC News
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Trump administration immigration officials are planning a nationwide operation to locate and potentially deport children who came into the United States without a parent or legal guardian, according to two sources familiar with the plan. If a judge determines they have no legal basis to stay in the United States, they could then be placed on a path for deportation.

The two sources familiar with the plan told NBC News that the exact timing of the operation is not final but it could begin as soon as this week. They said Immigration and Customs...
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Apple says bug caused voice-to-text to spit out ‘Trump' when a user says ‘racist'

  • News source: Angela Yang and Austin Mullen | NBC News
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Apple said it is working on repairing a glitch after some iPhone users noticed that speaking the word “racist” into the voice-to-text feature causes it to write “Trump” before quickly switching to “racist.”

Confusion and outrage from conservative commentators, including Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, grew online after a TikTok user called out the feature in a video posted last week. Others on social media have since filmed themselves testing out the glitch.

Several NBC News reporters were able to replicate the same trend on...
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White House will choose news outlets who will have access to Trump in press pool

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday that the White House press office will choose which outlets get to cover the president in close quarters, replacing the decision-making authority that has long rested with the 100-year-old White House Correspondents Association.

This development followed the White House announcement last week that it was removing the Associated Press wire service from pool coverage and close access to the president. Soon after, the AP sued Leavitt and two other top White House officials in response...
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Sean Curran, "the unknown" leading the Secret Service

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The photo was instantly legendary: former President Trump with his fist in the air, blood seeping from his right ear and an American flag flying overhead.

Sean Curran was a mostly anonymous U.S. Secret Service agent that July day in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a bullet clipped Mr. Trump's ear, coming within inches of his skull. In the photo, Curran is the agent on the right, sunglassed and unsmiling, after he and his team sprang to the former president's side to protect him.

"Part of me probably still hasn't processed it. I haven't — from that day...
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Rep. Jayapal slammed for telling Americans to 'think about who picked' their food in anti-deportation remarks

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., is going viral for her remarks against the deportation of illegal immigrants and her urging Americans to "think about who picked" the food on their tables.

"If you look at the food that's on your table, think about who picked it. If you look at your homes, think about who built them. If you look at your vulnerable elders and your kids, think about who's taking care of them," Jayapal told the crowd.

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Multimillion-dollar Biden-era COVID-19 vax project halted by Trump’s HHS

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FIRST ON FOX: Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. paused a multimillion-dollar contract from the Biden era to create a new COVID-19 vaccine, Fox News Digital has learned.

"While it is crucial that the Department and Health and Human Services (HHS) support pandemic preparedness, four years of the Biden administration’s failed oversight have made it necessary to review agreements for vaccine production, including Vaxart’s," Kennedy said in comment provided to Fox News Digital Tuesday.

"I look forward to working...
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Fox News Politics Newsletter: Soros Static

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Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content.

Here's what's happening…

-Noem reveals major milestone on border crossings amid Trump's crackdown on illegal immigrants

-Deadline for Musk's ultimatum to federal workers hits, but OPM reportedly says it's voluntary

-Meet the far-left groups funding anti-DOGE protests at GOP offices across the country

EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are getting an update on the Trump administration’s probe of billionaire...
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Who is the conservative 'superstar' lawyer and potential SCOTUS pick that will help in Eric Adams case?

  • News source: FOX News
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Paul Clement, a former solicitor general and previous potential Trump Supreme Court pick, was tapped by a federal judge Friday to weigh in on the motion to dismiss the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

U.S. District Judge Dale Ho decided to adjourn the case against Adams until further notice, while also appointing Clement to serve as an independent party.

Ho wrote that bringing in Clement was "appropriate" in this case, "particularly so in light of the public importance of this case, which calls for careful deliberation."...
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