Trump 2nd term live updates: Elon Musk doubles down on OPM email order

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  Trump 2nd term live updates: Dan Bongino named as deputy FBI director

  President Donald Trump's administration is continuing its radical effort to cut much of the federal government and make sweeping changes.
  
  ABC News - 1d
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  Live updates: Trump, Macron talk Russia-Ukraine war; Musk email reply now voluntary

  President Trump appeared alongside French President Emmanuel Macron for a press conference Monday afternoon at the White House, after meeting on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of ...
  
  The Hill - 8h
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  Musk’s OPM email: Midnight deadline nears amid widespread confusion

  The deadline given to federal employees by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Elon Musk over the weekend is quickly approaching, but widespread confusion remains as agencies tell workers ...
  
  The Hill - 13h
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  Trump calls Elon Musk's email ultimatum 'genius' as federal workers and some agencies push back

  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday embraced Elon Musk's ultimatum demanding that federal workers report what they had accomplished last week or lose their jobs, a directive facing ...
  
  NBC News - 12h
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  Live updates: Trump delivers remarks at CPAC

  President Trump on Saturday is about to deliver the closing speech of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., an appearance that comes just over a month into ...
  
  The Hill - 2d

• Biden-era acting OPM director reacts to Elon Musk asking federal workers to justify their jobs

  Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is asking federal employees to detail in an email what they did last week or resign. Despite Musk claiming no response would be considered a ...
  
  CBS News - 4h
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  Elon Musk Tells Federal Workers to Detail Work in an Email or Lose Their Jobs

  Elon Musk has drawn inspiration from his 2022 takeover of Twitter with the tactic. His threat on social media of termination did not appear in an email to federal workers requesting the work ...
  
  The New York Times - 2d
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  Some Agencies Urge Staff Not to Comply With Elon Musk’s Performance Email

  The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and others told employees not to respond to a directive from Mr. Musk to summarize their accomplishments.
  
  The New York Times - 1d

• Federal employees suing Elon Musk over tasks email

  Federal employees are suing Elon Musk after receiving an email that the Trump ally touted on social media. The lawsuit surrounds an email demanding a list of tasks done throughout the week or risk ...
  
  CBS News - 11h

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  Rudy Giuliani satisfies Fulton County election workers' $148 million defamation case

  Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani was found liable for defamation in 2023 and ordered to pay two election workers $148 million -- which has now been satisfied.
  
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  Democrats to target vulnerable House Republicans by highlighting potential cuts to Medicaid, other federal spending in the budget GOP lawmakers hope to vote on this week.
  
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  Police in Colombia say they busted a drug smuggling suspect who was attempting to board a flight to Amsterdam with more than 200 grams of cocaine hidden under his toupee.
  
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