Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk's DOGE over data  —  Yet another top career staffer is leaving the administration amid a disagreement over a request by Elon Musk's team for sensitive government information.

Governor weighs removing NYC Mayor Adams after his top deputies quit amid criminal case turmoil  —  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday she is weighing removing New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office after four of his top deputies announced their resignations in the latest fallout …

No, 150-Year-Olds Aren't Collecting Social Security Benefits  —  Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud in the Social Security Administration.  There's a much simpler explanation.  —  Elon Musk has repeatedly claimed that his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) …

Judge to rule swiftly on effort to block DOGE from assessing data and firing federal employees  —  A federal judge on Monday questioned the authority of billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency but was skeptical of a request to block DOGE from accessing sensitive data …

Thousands Gather on Presidents' Day to Call Trump a Tyrant  —  Thousands of protesters opposing broad swaths of President Trump's agenda took to the streets across the country, including outside the U.S. Capitol.  —  Thousands of protesters opposing broad swaths of President Trump's agenda took …

Delta Plane Overturns at Toronto Airport While Landing  —  The airport said on social media that emergency teams were responding and that all passengers and crew were accounted for.  —  A Delta Air Lines flight arriving at Toronto Pearson Airport from Minneapolis appears to have overturned …

Putin ready to speak to Zelensky ‘if necessary’, Kremlin says as US and Russia hold talks  —  Summary  — The US and Russia are holding talks in Saudi Arabia about the war in Ukraine - it's the first in-person meeting since Moscow's full-scale invasion three years ago

Exclusive: FDA staff reviewing Musk's Neuralink were included in DOGE employee firings, sources say  —  U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.

This Is the Way to Stop Elon Musk  —  With the backing of President Donald Trump, Elon Musk has embarked on an unconstitutional rampage against the federal government.  The world's wealthiest man is trying to shut down key agencies and programs that protect the health, welfare, and prosperity of millions of Americans.

A team from SpaceX is being brought in to overhaul FAA's air traffic control system  —  The visit comes after a union representing FAA workers says hundreds are being laid off. … A team from Elon Musk's SpaceX is visiting the Air Traffic Control Command Center in Virginia Monday …

Department of Homeland Security preparing to fire hundreds of senior leaders this week  —  The firings are a move not to reduce the size of the workforce but to get rid of people the administration sees as not on board with its goals.  —  The Trump administration is preparing to fire hundreds …

Washington Post Cancels Ad From Groups Calling for Trump to Fire Musk  —  The newspaper told Common Cause, an advocacy group, that it was pulling its special ad, which would have covered the front and back pages of some Tuesday editions.  —  An advertisement that was set to run in some editions …

'It's gone': Elon Musk suggests without evidence that gold was ‘stolen’ from Fort Knox  —  Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Department of Government Efficiency Chair Elon Musk demanded access to the gold stored at Fort Knox.  —  Writing on Musk's social media platform X, Lee said he was repeatedly denied access …

Hegseth claims Biden administration targeted him with IRS audit  —  The Defense secretary posted a photo of a letter showing the IRS seeking more than $33,000.  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday accused the Biden administration of orchestrating a last-minute audit of him and his wife …

Republican Senators Try to Curb Influence of Trump Tariff Hawk  —  White House trade adviser has had major influence on punitive levies as Trump's trade team awaits Senate confirmation  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump has peppered the first month of his presidency with trade actions even before the bulk of his trade team is in place.

White House Email Snafu Said to Stall Firings of US Attorneys  —  The White House sent termination emails to the wrong addresses of as many as 22 US attorneys who learned they'd been dismissed five days later after a perplexing weekend, said two people familiar with the process.

Argentina president faces impeachment calls over crypto crash  —  Argentine President Javier Milei is facing impeachment calls - and legal action accusing him of fraud - over his promotion of cryptocurrency on social media.  —  Milei posted on X, formerly Twitter, about the $LIBRA coin on Friday …

Bice: An Elon Musk-backed group buys at least $670,000 of TV time to support Brad Schimel  —  Conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel said just recently he was hoping conservative third-party groups would start buying up TV time in the state “very soon.”  —  Ask and you shall receive.