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U.S. government officials privately warn Musk's blitz appears illegal — The billionaire's DOGE team has launched an all-out assault on federal agencies, triggering numerous legal objections. — The chaotic blitz by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has triggered legal …
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Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Noncitizen at DOGE — As Elon Musk set out to upend the federal bureaucracy on behalf of Donald Trump, he reached out to Trump's team with an unusual request: U.S. law generally prohibits noncitizens from working for the federal government …


A Legal Counteroffensive to Beat Back Trump's Government Purges — A raft of new lawsuits contend that President Trump and Elon Musk are breaking the law to ransack the F.B.I. and other federal agencies. The courts will now decide. — Workers from across the federal government set off …
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Elon Musk gets quiet White House reminders his power isn't unchecked — Trump's aides have signaled behind the scenes that Musk still reports to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. — Tech billionaire and newly minted “special government employee” Elon Musk has received quiet White House reminders …
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Musk creates new power base in Washington with takeover of US agencies — Elon Musk's rapid takeover of two U.S. government agencies has enabled the South African-born billionaire to exert unprecedented control over America's 2.2-million-member federal workforce and begin a dramatic reshaping of government.
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FBI turns over names of 5,000 employees who worked on January 6 cases to Trump Justice Department, as agents sue
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‘Deranged’ and ‘problematic’: Bipartisan lawmakers bash Trump's Gaza proposal — Trump said Tuesday night that the U.S. “will take over Gaza” and send in troops “if necessary.” — Criticism and concern spread across both sides of the aisle Tuesday night following President Donald Trump's announcement …
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Trump proposes U.S. ‘take over’ Gaza, permanent displacement of residents — The idea, a first indicator of Trump's approach to the conflict, was sure to inflame the region given the history of Palestinians' displacement from their territory.
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Trump says US will ‘take over the Gaza Strip’
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Trump suggests displaced Palestinians in Gaza be ‘permanently’ resettled outside war-torn territory
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With Gaza Plan, an Unbound Trump Pushes an Improbable Idea
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Trump's suggestion the US ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip is rejected by allies and adversaries alike
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Fetterman Supports US Occupation Of Gaza
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Committee Votes to Advance Tulsi Gabbard's Bid for Intelligence Post
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The CIA Is About to Get a Trump Makeover — Spy agency's workforce receives buyout-style offer — WASHINGTON—The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire workforce Tuesday, in what officials said is a bid to bring the agency in line with President Trump's priorities, including targeting drug cartels.
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CIA offers buyouts to entire workforce to align with Trump priorities, sources say — The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire workforce Tuesday, citing an aim to bring the agency in line with U.S. President Donald Trump's priorities, according to two sources familiar with the matter.


Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab — In the radical opening weeks of his second term, President Trump has appeared to feel little constraint by any need to show respect for the rule of law. — In his first term, President Trump seemed to relish ripping through …
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Breaking the Law — Just weeks in, the Trump administration has violated rules, laws, and the Constitution.


Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats — Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’ — Staffers with Elon Musk's “department of government efficiency” (Doge) reportedly entered …
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Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’ — The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black. — Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos …
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USPS temporarily suspends some inbound parcels from China amid Trump trade war … - Trump had vowed in his first-term to overhaul America's mail carrier, in a move that could undercut reliable delivery, impact hundreds of thousands of government jobs and influence how e-commerce giants like Temu and Shein operate.
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USPS Halts All Packages From China, Sending the Ecommerce Industry Into Chaos
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Treasury says Musk's DOGE has not rejected payments in first attempt to clarify access granted to critical system — The Treasury Department said Elon Musk aides detailed to the agency have “read-only” access to its sensitive $5 trillion US payments system and that no payments have been suspended …
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Congressional Democrats denied entry to Treasury Department
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There Is No Going Back — Even if anyone had elected Elon Musk to anything, the last week would still be one of the most serious examples of executive branch malfeasance in American history. — Musk has seized hold of critical levers of power and authority within the federal government …
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Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy


State Department moving to evacuate USAID staff worldwide: Sources — The State Department has begun working to assist in evacuating all USAID staff who are on foreign assignments worldwide, sources familiar with the effort told ABC News. — The Department is aiming to recall all USAID employees …
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Musk's USAID Shutdown: ‘This Is What the Beginning of Dictatorship Looks Like’
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Democrats Are Falling For Trump and Musk's Foreign Aid Trap — Three veteran strategists want their party to be more thoughtful about fighting Trump's anti-bureaucracy campaign. — After three months of soul-searching about how to revive their party, some Democrats this week believe …
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Multiple ICE impersonation arrests made during nationwide immigration crackdown — Editor's note: This story contains profane and hateful language. — Authorities in at least three states have arrested individuals allegedly impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers …
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Rep. Jamie Raskin demands details on U.S. citizens caught up in ICE enforcement
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Migrants Are Deported to India on U.S. Military Plane — The flight appeared to be the first use of an American military aircraft to deport people to India, which is one of the top sources of illegal immigration to the United States. — A U.S. military plane with at least 100 aboard landed …
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US military plane carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants lands in Amritsar
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Trump and Musk demand termination of federal office leases through General Services Administration — One of the next moves in President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's sweeping effort to fire government employees and curtail operations is using the agency that manages thousands …
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EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Penny Gets Hired by Andreessen Horowitz — “Daniel acted with courage in a tough situation,” said partner David Ulevitch in a statement explaining the hire. — In less than two months, Daniel Penny has gone from facing a potential 20 years in prison to landing a role …
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The “deferred resignation” scam — Last week, Popular Information broke down the “offer” that the Trump administration was making to millions of federal employees to induce them to resign voluntarily. The Trump administration wanted federal employees to believe that if they agreed …
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How Trump Gutted America's $40 Billion Aid Agency in Two Weeks — Dismantling of USAID appears to be a test case for new administration — WASHINGTON—The cuts came so fast that one dismissed employee had to be rehired to process other employees' time sheets.
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