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Elon Musk comes to Capitol Hill to meet with Republicans who discuss turning DOGE cuts into law​

By LISA MASCARO
Updated 6:26 PM CST, March 5, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk arrived on Capitol Hill Tuesday and learned about something new — budget rescissions, an obscure legislative tool that could bring legal heft to his federal budget slashing effort and enshrine the cuts into law.

Musk joined a lunch meeting with Republican senators just hours after the Supreme Court issued a setback to the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze some $2 billion in foreign aid funds as part of its sweeping shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development. As he opened the private session, Musk led with a message urging Congress to act.

Over plates of fried catfish, senators explained how the White House could put the billions of dollars of savings he has amassed into what’s called a budget rescissions package, and send it to Congress for a vote to rescind the funding. Musk seemed thrilled, they said.

“He was so happy,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, the Republican chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, who is among those championing the effort. “He didn’t know.”

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Divided Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid

A sharply divided Supreme Court has rejected a Trump administration push to rebuke a federal judge who imposed a quick deadline to release billions of dollars in foreign aid.
apnews.com

US pauses intelligence sharing with Ukraine

It remains unclear if the pause on intelligence sharing is partial or complete, and how long it will remain in effect.
www.bbc.com

'Read this e-mail immediately': CDC tells about 180 fired employees to come back to work

The nation’s top public health agency says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work.
apnews.com

Trump administration rethinking Guantánamo immigrant detention plan amid cost issues and power struggles

Trump still wants to use the base for detention, but a scaled-down version is the likeliest outcome, sources said.
www.nbcnews.com

Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza

President Donald Trump has issued what he calls a “last warning” to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza.
apnews.com

China says it is ready for 'any type of war' with US

The comments come in response to US tariffs and as Beijing boosts defence spending by 7.2%.
www.bbc.com

SEE IT: Republicans reveal expectations for Elon Musk's closed-door meeting with lawmakers tonight

House Republicans are hoping to affirm that they are on the same page as Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday night.
www.foxnews.com

Trump presses Congress for help funding immigration crackdown

Trump is seeking money for detention beds and repatriation flights as it ramps up an effort to remove migrants who are in the country without legal permission.
www.usatoday.com

Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency.
apnews.com

Abbey Gate terror suspect makes 1st court appearance following extradition to US

The magistrate judge ordered a detention and preliminary hearing for Monday. The government will be seeking his continued detention pending trial.
abcnews.go.com

'We want to continue to serve:' Trans military members disheartened by Trump's ban

Some service members say the Trump administration’s ban on trans soldiers has had an impact on morale and community.
www.usatoday.com

Emmanuel Macron says Europe must be ready to defend Ukraine without U.S. assistance

Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have teamed up after the extraordinary shouting match between President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vice President JD Vance.
www.nbcnews.com

Trump administration pauses flow of intelligence to Ukraine that helps on battlefield

The U.S. has paused its intelligence sharing with Ukraine, cutting off the flow of vital information that has helped Kyiv defend against Russian invaders.
apnews.com

Canadian stores pull U.S. liquor from shelves as Trump’s tariffs take effect

The tariffs could increase prices on alcohol imports from Mexico and Canada, and hurt the sale of U.S. spirits sold in those countries.
www.nbcnews.com

Greenland's prime minister says island isn't for sale as Trump seeks control 'one way or the other'

Greenland’s prime minister has a message for President Donald Trump: “Greenland is ours.” Múte Bourup Egede made the statement Wednesday, just hours after Trump declared in his speech to a joint session of Congress that he intended to gain control of Greenland “one way or the other.”
apnews.com

Conservative justices 'stunned' by Supreme Court's USAID decision, lambaste majority in scathing dissent

Justice Samuel Alito penned a scathing dissent to the Supreme Court's decision ending a temporary pause on foreign aid payments through the U.S. Agency for International Development.
www.foxnews.com

EU leaders to hold emergency Ukraine talks, seeking to adapt to new security demands without the US

European Union leaders plan to hold emergency talks to agree ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump administration signaled Europe must take care of its own security and also suspended assistance to Ukraine.
apnews.com

Dems' response to ISIS leader arrest 'disturbing,’ says father of Marine killed at Abbey Gate

Father of fallen Marine Jared Schmitz, who was killed at Abbey Gate by an ISIS-K bomber, was "disturbed" when Democrats refused to applaud the arrest of the terrorist involved in the attack.
www.foxnews.com
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