44 m. ago Trump live updates: Elon Musk issues ultimatum to federal workers; Hegseth defends firing top military leaders

Musk has asked all federal employees to explain what they’ve been working on or resign – a method to keep all leaders on the same page

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50 m. ago ‘We are pissed’: opposition to Trump, slow to energize, now shakes off its slumber

The slash-and-burn approach of Trump and his ‘Doge’ head Elon Musk has reinvigorated resistance to the Republican administrationOn a bright winter’s day this week, a group of protesters fanned out along a palm tree-lined thoroughfare in the picturesque city of Palm Desert to demand that their Republican congressman stand up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn effort to reshape the American government. “You work for us, not Musk!” read one sign. “Remember your oath,” another warned, as a mobile billboard circled nearby, featuring the president and the billionaire tech mogul, with the message: “When he’s snooping through your bank accounts, you dump him.”The group, dozens strong, cheered wildly when the driver of a white Tesla turned the corner and laid on his horn. A smaller contingent of constituents had attempted to secure a meeting with the congressman, Ken Calvert, but found the door of his regional office locked and the blinds drawn. Continue reading...

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75 m. ago Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk request to list their achievements

Agency reportedly seeking guidance from DoJ as Musk’s demand sparks confusion across key government agenciesThe new FBI director, Kash Patel, has told his agency employees to hold off on responding to an email from the Donald Trump administration asking them to list their accomplishments in the last week as tech billionaire Elon Musk expands his crusade to slash the federal government’s size.Hundreds of thousands of federal workers had been given little more than 48 hours to explain what they achieved to the office of personnel management (OPM), sparking confusion across key agencies that included the US’s top law enforcement agency. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Disturbing reason NASA 'abandoned' stranded astronauts in space, according to experts

During a Tuesday interview, Elon Musk stated that NASA's decision to delay the return of the Starliner astronauts influenced by politics. Experts weigh in on that controversial idea.

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3 h. ago Elon Musk will sack every US government employee if they don't do one thing in the next 48 hours

The richest man in the world has indicated he is ready to end the careers of millions of federal government workers if they can't reply to an email within 48 hours

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4 h. ago Elon Musk responds to MAGA influencer's claims of 'pregnancy plot'

A former friend claims Ashley St. Clair planned to seduce the billionaire

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4 h. ago Chain, chain, chain: political theatre confirms Elon Musk’s Maga hero status at jubilant CPAC

Emboldened and exultant, speakers put less emphasis on baiting liberals and more on spreading the Maga gospelWhat do you give the man who has everything? A ballroom full of cheering conservative activists found out this week when Elon Musk was presented with a chainsaw by Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, who has used the power tool as a symbol of his push to impose fiscal discipline.Wearing sunglasses, a black Maga baseball cap and a gold necklace, Musk giddily wielded the chainsaw up and down the stage. “This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy!” he declared. Members of the audience shouted: “We love you!” Musk replied: “I love you guys, too!” And he quipped: “I am become meme.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 'World's hottest gamer' says Elon Musk is a 'fraud' as she throws down challenge

EXCLUSIVE: Keera Kawaii, the 'world's hottest gamer', says she wants to play Elon Musk at Diablo and reckons she has a secret weapon to take down the billionaire SpaceX owner

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6 h. ago Musk tells US federal workers to explain what they achieved last week or be fired

‘Cruel and disrespectful’ request to employees sparks confusion across key government agenciesHundreds of thousands of federal workers have been given little more than 48 hours to explain what they accomplished over the past week, sparking confusion across key agencies as the tech billionaire Elon Musk expands his crusade to slash the size of government.Musk, who serves as President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting chief, telegraphed the extraordinary request on his social media network on Saturday. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Conservative influencer sues Elon Musk for paternity test after claiming he is the father of her baby son

Ashley St. Clair says Elon Musk has shown no interest in custody and has only seen the baby on three occasions

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9 h. ago Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk’s productivity email as signs of power struggles emerge in D.C.: reports

Elon Musk’s DOGE email ultimatum to federal workers may have revealed internal tensions in Trump administration

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10 h. ago Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk’s productivity email as signs of power struggles emerge in D.C.

Elon Musk’s DOGE email ultimatum to federal workers may have revealed internal tensions in Trump administration

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13 h. ago Trump live updates: President and Melania host nation’s governors; Elon Musk issues ultimatum to federal workers

President and first lady hosted the nation’s governors for an annual dinner at White House after Trump gave keynote speech at CPAC

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13 h. ago Elon Musk hits back as he shares baby mama Ashley St Clair's 'pregnancy plot' messages

MAGA influencer Isabella Moody has shared a series of text messages purportedly between she and St. Clair in which Musk's new baby mama appears to discuss seducing the billionaire.

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16 h. ago Elon Musk demands federal workers explain their jobs or be sacked

Billionaire steps up efforts to cull government employees with emailed deadline

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16 h. ago Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have little more than 48 hours to explain what they accomplished over the last week

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18 h. ago Elon Musk reveals the dire consequence if federal employees don't respond to email asking 'what they got done'

Elon Musk has threatened all federal employees if they do not reply to his email asking what they've done.

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18 h. ago Elon Musk sends incredible email to ALL US government staff threating sack if no reply

Elon Musk has become a role model in micromanagement after he sends a bizarre email to all US government staff, demanding to know what they have been up to in the last week

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19 h. ago Elon Musk sued by Ashley St. Clair over custody of their son

Conservative influencer is seeking sole custody of the child and requesting a paternity test from DOGE billionaire

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20 h. ago Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks

Kyiv ‘must be at the heart of negotiations’ says PM as US threat to block Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites fuels wave of alarmKeir Starmer has raised the stakes before a crucial meeting in Washington with the US president, Donald Trump this week, by insisting that Ukraine must be “at the heart of any negotiations” on a peace deal with Russia.The prime minister made the remarks – which run directly contrary to comments by the US president last week – in a phone call on Saturdaywith Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which he also said that “safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty was essential to deter future aggression from Russia”. Continue reading...

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