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Elon Musk arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Key federal agencies refuse to comply with Musk's latest demand in his cost-cutting crusade

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Key federal agencies such as the FBI, State Department and Pentagon have instructed their employees not to comply with Elon Musk’s latest demand that they explain what they accomplished last week or risk losing their job.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, looks towards Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., as he answers questions from reporter after arriving at the Pentagon, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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Hegseth defends Trump's firings of Pentagon leaders and says there may be more dismissals

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump’s firing of the nation’s senior military officer and a wave of top dismissals at the Pentagon, insisting that they weren’t unusual despite accusations that the new administration is injecting politics into the military.

President Donald Trump arrives at the White House after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
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Trump's Russian rapprochement, Mars musing and DOGE dividends. And is the gold gone? It's Week 5

Read full article: Trump's Russian rapprochement, Mars musing and DOGE dividends. And is the gold gone? It's Week 5

President Donald Trump’s week included rewriting U.S. policy toward Russia and firing the country's senior military officer.

FILE - President Bill Clinton laughs as he tightly draws his arms to his sides when U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich asks the members of the audience to raise their hands if they felt they had job security, during a meeting at the Sunnyvale Community Center, Sept. 10, 1993, in Sunnyvale, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Applewhite, File)
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Trump and Musk aren't the first to make deep cuts. Clinton-era Reinventing Government saved billions

Read full article: Trump and Musk aren't the first to make deep cuts. Clinton-era Reinventing Government saved billions

When Bill Clinton came to Washington as president, his Democratic administration used corporate know-how and the new internet to streamline the federal bureaucracy as part of the “Reinventing Government” push.

People place papers with their fears written down into a basin during an interfaith vigil for sanctuary at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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States threaten fines and jail time for local officials who resist Trump's immigration crackdown

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Republican lawmakers in some states are threatening local officials with lawsuits, fines and jail time if they resist President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's new Director of the FBI, speaks during a swearing-in ceremony, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of the ATF, official says

Read full article: New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of the ATF, official says

New FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Elon Musk hold a chainsaw as he arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week or face consequences

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Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have until just before Tuesday to explain what they accomplished over the last week.

President Donald Trump departs after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Trump revels in mass federal firings and jeers at Biden before adoring conservative crowd

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President Donald Trump says “nobody has ever seen anything” like his administration’s sweeping effort to fire thousands of federal employees and shrink the size of government.

This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Lt. Gen. Dan Caine. (U.S. Air Force via AP)
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A look at Dan 'Razin' Caine, Trump's pick to be the top US military officer

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President Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. military officer, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, endeared himself to the commander in chief through his military call sign, “Razin,” during a meeting in Iraq years ago.

Argentina's President Javier Milei waves to the crowd before speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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At CPAC, Argentina’s Milei explains his chainsaw methods and likens them to Musk’s DOGE

Read full article: At CPAC, Argentina’s Milei explains his chainsaw methods and likens them to Musk’s DOGE

Argentina’s President Javier Milei is urging conservatives to keep supporting measures to shrink the size of government.

This image from a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report released on Jan. 14, 2025 shows a crash test of a 2024 Tesla Cybertruck in Adelanto, Calif., on Dec. 18, 2024. (NHTSA via AP)
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Musk’s cost-cutting team is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing his car company

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Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars.

FILE - President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump Tower, Sept. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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After years of firm support, 10 days upended the US approach to Ukraine

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As Ukraine approached the three-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the country’s hoped-for path to a favorable and lasting peace has been upended in a matter of days by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Visitors take in a view of Bridalveil Fall Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Yosemite National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
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Fired employees fear beloved Yosemite National Park will lose its luster

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Yosemite National Park employees who recently were fired by the U.S. government worry cuts will affect the experience of visitors and the welfare of wildlife that thrive in the popular vacation destination located in California’s Sierra Nevada.

State Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, reacts during the Michigan Republican Party Convention, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Michigan state lawmaker beats out loyal Trump ally charged in fake elector case for GOP party chair

Read full article: Michigan state lawmaker beats out loyal Trump ally charged in fake elector case for GOP party chair

Michigan Republicans have elected a state lawmaker to lead the GOP into the 2026 midterms, State Sen. Jim Runestad whipped enough delegates Saturday after two rounds of voting to beat out the other two candidates, including Meshawn Maddock, a loyal ally to President Donald Trump who is charged with being a fake elector for Trump in the 2020 election.

U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg, right, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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White House and Ukraine nearing rare earths deal that would tighten relationship, AP source says

Read full article: White House and Ukraine nearing rare earths deal that would tighten relationship, AP source says

The White House and Ukraine have made significant progress toward reaching an agreement that would provide the U.S. with access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals and tighten the long-term relationship between Kyiv and Washington.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second left, meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, third left, U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, left, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, second right, at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday Feb. 18, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
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US offers UN resolution on war in Ukraine that's far short of rival European statement

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The United States has proposed a draft resolution for the U.N. General Assembly that stops far short of a competing European-backed statement demanding an immediate withdrawal of all of Moscow’s forces from Ukraine.

FILE - People protest during a rally outside the Treasury Department in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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Judge upholds ban on DOGE accessing sensitive Treasury information, for now

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A federal judge in Manhattan has extended a ban on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency accessing sensitive Treasury Department information, but rejected broader restrictions sought by 19 Democratic state attorneys general who sued over the issue.

President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs

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A federal judge has largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.

President Donald speaks at the Republican Governors Association meeting at the National Building Museum in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (Pool via AP)
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National Park Service restores some jobs of fired employees, pledges to hire 7,700 seasonal workers

Read full article: National Park Service restores some jobs of fired employees, pledges to hire 7,700 seasonal workers

The Trump administration is restoring jobs for dozens of fired National Park Service employees and hiring nearly 3,000 additional seasonal workers, following an uproar over an aggressive plan to downsize the agency.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's new director of the FBI, is pictured during his ceremonial swearing-in, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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New FBI Director Kash Patel plans to move up to 1,500 workers out of Washington, AP source says

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New FBI Director Kash Patel has told senior officials that he plans to relocate 1,000 employees from Washington to field offices around the country and move an additional 500 to a bureau facility in Huntsville, Alabama.

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a media conference after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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Pentagon says it will cut 5,400 probationary workers starting next week

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The Defense Department says it’s cutting 5,400 probationary workers starting next week and will put a hiring freeze in place.

FILE - The logo for the Justice Department is seen before a news conference at the Department of Justice, Aug. 23, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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Justice Department files complaint against judge weighing challenge to Trump’s transgender troop ban

Read full article: Justice Department files complaint against judge weighing challenge to Trump’s transgender troop ban

The Justice Department has filed a complaint accusing a federal judge in Washington of misconduct during hearings over President Donald Trump’s executive order that calls for banning transgender troops from serving in the U.S. military.