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21 Tech Staffers Resign From DOGE Office

As Musk issues another ultimatum to federal employees

(Newser) - More than 20 civilian employees resigned in protest of the Department of Government Efficiency on Tuesday—the twist being that they technically worked for DOGE itself. The 21 staffers shared a resignation letter with the AP in which they said they would no longer use their tech skills to "...

One-Third of Canceled US Contracts Won't Yield Savings

DOGE's 'wall of receipts' may be a little misleading

(Newser) - News accounts continue to challenge Elon Musk's claims of major savings thanks to the Department of Government Efficiency he runs. On Monday, DOGE published an updated "wall of receipts" list of about 2,300 contracts that have been terminated across the federal government. The problem? The AP reports...

Ramaswamy Avoids DOGE in Launch of Ohio Run

Tech entrepreneur is running for governor

(Newser) - Vivek Ramaswamy has formally launched his bid to become the next governor of Ohio, reports CNN . And the Cincinnati native quickly earned two big endorsements in the 2026 race—that of President Trump and Elon Musk, reports the Hill .
  • Trump: "I know him well, competed against him, and he
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James Carville Suggests a 'Daring' Strategy for Democrats

Do nothing for now, he writes, predicting Trump and the Republicans will crash and burn

(Newser) - Democratic strategist James Carville offers an unexpected strategy for his party in these early days of the Trump administration: "roll over and play dead." In his New York Times essay, Carville writes that it's futile to go "toe to toe" with the president at the moment....

AI to Determine Federal Workers' Fates

Elon Musk suggests employees could still be fired for not responding to email with 5 bullet points

(Newser) - DOGE will use artificial intelligence to analyze the email responses from some of the estimated 2.3 million federal employees asked to justify their jobs . The responses will be fed into a large language model, an advanced AI system that can process huge amounts of text data, which will then...

Prank Video Mocks Trump, Musk at HUD Headquarters

Somebody apparently hacked the federal building's monitors

(Newser) - It looks like someone in the federal government took some revenge on Elon Musk and President Trump by hacking TV monitors at HUD headquarters in DC and running a bogus video of the two of them, reports the Hill . The fake video depicted Trump kissing the toes of Musk's...

Trump Says Putin Will Accept Peacekeepers in Ukraine

He expresses hope that war could end within weeks

(Newser) - At the start of a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, President Trump said of three years of fighting in Ukraine: "What a mess. What a horrible, bloody mess." In broad-ranging comments on the state of the conflict, he said he believed Russian President...

Trump: Mexico, Canada Tariffs 'Going Forward on Schedule'

Monthlong pause expires March 4

(Newser) - The border security measures Canada and Mexico announced in response to the threat of 25% tariffs apparently weren't enough to satisfy President Trump. The president said Monday that the tariffs "are going forward on time, on schedule," CNBC reports. Trump signed an executive order introducing the tariffs...

Trump Calls Musk's Order to Employees 'Ingenious'

But some federal departments tell staffers not to comply

(Newser) - Elon Musk's emailed ultimatum that federal workers justify their jobs in five bullet points in a return email by midnight Monday was "ingenious," President Trump said Monday. He endorsed Musk's threat, saying, "If you don't answer, you're sort of semi-fired or you're...

Trump Joins G7 Call With Zelensky
Trump Joins G7 Call
With Zelensky
the rundown
Feb 24, 2025 12:39 PM CST

Trump Joins G7 Call With Zelensky

French President Macron also takes part from the White House

(Newser) - It's been a busy day of international news because of the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war . Some new developments:
  • President Trump—joined at the White House by visiting French President Emmanuel Macron—took part in a G7 call that included European leaders as well as Ukraine's Volodymyr
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Apple's New $500B Investment Praised by Trump

Company's plan includes 20K new hires in the US

(Newser) - Apple unveiled a $500 billion spending plan for the US on Monday that includes 20,000 new hires over the next four years, reports the Wall Street Journal . The announcement comes days after CEO Tim Cook met with President Trump, who seemed clued in to the news in advance, notes...

Johnson Faces a Crucial Test This Week for Trump

House Republicans will try to pass budget, but they can afford only one 'nay' vote

(Newser) - It is, in the eyes of Politico , Mike Johnson's "moment of truth." The House speaker has the difficult task of pushing through a budget bill this week central to President Trump's domestic agenda. Johnson can only afford one "no" vote within his ranks if all...

Trump's Response to Mass Firings: SpongeBob

President tweets meme mocking federal workers upset with DOGE-driven layoffs

(Newser) - Federal workers are still trying to make sense of an email request seemingly sent on behalf of Elon Musk's DOGE over the weekend that asked them to send five bullet points of what they'd accomplished during the previous week (followed by conflicting guidance from multiple agency heads to...

Pick for No. 2 at FBI Bucks Tradition

Pundit Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, doesn't come from within the agency

(Newser) - A name familiar to supporters of President Trump is the new No. 2 at the FBI. Trump announced on Truth Social on Sunday night that conservative pundit Dan Bongino will serve as deputy director under Kash Patel, reports the Washington Post . About Bongino:
  • He worked as an NYPD officer before
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Zelensky Offers Up His Own Resignation

Says he'd do it for peace—or NATO membership

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to President Trump calling him a "dictator without elections" on Sunday, denying the charge and suggesting he'd leave the presidency if it meant long-lasting peace for Ukraine. For peace, "I am ready to do that. And I also can exchange it for...

Germany's Far Right Has Best Election Since World War II

Conservative bloc wins vote as Trump praises outcome

(Newser) - Germany voters made a change at the top on Sunday, delivering a victory to centrist conservatives in the parliamentary elections and giving the far right its best result since World War II. Friedrich Merz, who's now in position to become the nation's chancellor, declared victory minutes after the...

Musk Would Be Among the Few to Ever Check on Fort Knox Gold
Fort Knox Has Had Few Visitors
Feb 23, 2025 10:00 AM CST

Fort Knox Has Had Few Visitors

One inspection followed rumors the gold was gone

(Newser) - President Trump says Elon Musk will be looking at Fort Knox, the famous depository in Kentucky for American gold reserves, to make sure the gold is still there. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that there is an audit every year and that "all the gold is present and accounted...

Musk Orders Federal Workers to Detail Their Workweek
Musk to Federal Workers:
'What Did You Do Last Week?'
the rundown
Feb 23, 2025 7:35 AM CST

Musk to Federal Workers: 'What Did You Do Last Week?'

Employees who fail to respond to email by midnight Monday may be out of work

(Newser) - Elon Musk has given federal workers another deadline —this time, they have to justify their jobs in an email or risk losing them.
  • First threat: Musk tweeted Saturday afternoon that employees would soon receive an email "requesting to understand what they got done last week." He added:
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Russia Says It's Working on a Trump-Putin Summit

Agenda would include more than the war in Ukraine, diplomat says

(Newser) - One of Russia's top diplomats said Saturday that preparations have begun for a face-to-face meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sergei Ryabkov, a deputy foreign minister, told state media that the summit could address issues beyond the war in Ukraine, CBS News reports. "The question...

The AP Sues 3 Trump Staffers Over Freedom of Speech
The AP Sues 3 Trump Officials
Feb 22, 2025 9:01 AM CST

The AP Sues 3 Trump Officials

The news agency has been banned from attending press events at the White House and Mar-a-Lago or flying on Air Force One

(Newser) - The AP sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the blocking of its journalists. "We'll see them in court," responded White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is named in the lawsuit...

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