1 hour ago Trump 2nd term live updates: Musk threatens fed workers over return to office policy

Federal workers are getting widely mixed messaging regarding who to listen to: Elon Musk or their federal managers.

Events

1 hour ago Judge blocks DOGE from accessing Education Department records

A federal judge in Maryland issued a temporary restraining order against the Department of Government Efficiency's access to personal information.

Politics

1 hour ago Federal workers sue over Musk's threat to fire if they don't explain accomplishments

Attorneys for federal workers say in a lawsuit billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk violated the law with his weekend demand that employees explain their accomplishments or risk being fired

Events

2 h. ago AI nonprofit CEO says 'closed nature' of most artificial intelligence research hinders innovation

A year before Elon Musk helped start OpenAI in San Francisco, philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen already had established his own nonprofit artificial intelligence research laboratory in Seattle.

Science

2 h. ago Federal workers who fail to return to office will be placed on administrative leave, Musk states

Elon Musk, chair of the Department of Government Efficiency, warned federal workers that those who fail to return to the office will be placed on administrative leave.

Politics

3 h. ago Some Trump officials push back against Musk’s ultimatum to workers

This challenges the broad authority President Donald Trump has given to the world’s richest man to make drastic changes to the federal bureaucracy. The post Some Trump officials push back against Musk’s ultimatum to workers appeared first on Boston.com.

Politics

3 h. ago Trump 2nd term live updates: Showdown continues between Musk and federal agencies

Federal workers are getting widely mixed messaging regarding who to listen to: Elon Musk or their federal managers.

Politics

4 h. ago Pushback to Latest DOGE Demand May Signal Limits for Elon Musk

Pushback against Elon Musk’s latest demand to government employees reveals potential limits to his harsh approach to management and cost-cutting.

Politics

4 h. ago Musk’s ultimatum deadline for federal employees hits and more top headlines

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Events

4 h. ago Some US government workers told to justify their jobs to Musk, others told to ignore him

Some US government workers told to justify their jobs to Musk, others told to ignore him  Reuters

Politics

5 h. ago Musk used 'What did you get done this week?' tactic at Twitter

Elon Musk is again using tactics that he has employed at his company X and trying to apply it to the federal government.

Technology

6 h. ago Republicans Face Backlash, and the Dangers of Fake A.I. Therapists

Plus, is the daytime soap opera back?

Politics

7 h. ago Donald Trump claimed he would help American workers. Now, he’s betraying them

Forget candidate Trump. He ran as a friend to the working man. President Donald Trump is a friend to Elon Musk and other billionaires who are implementing Project 2025.

Politics

8 h. ago National Cancer Institute spends $218M per year on grants for 'underrepresented' groups: source

As DOGE continues putting government spending on the chopping block, DO No Harm -- a nonprofit focused on getting DEI out of medicine -- found the National Cancer Institute is spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually to boost minority representation in the cancer workforce.

Economics

14 h. ago Letter: Iñupiat demand say in development of Alaska’s oil and gas

Letter: Iñupiat demand say in development of Alaska’s oil and gas  Financial Times

Politics

15 h. ago Key US agencies tell staff not to answer Musk email on what they did last week

Key US agencies tell staff not to answer Musk email on what they did last week  BBC.com

Technology

15 h. ago Key US officials tell staff not to answer Musk email on what they did last week

Key US officials tell staff not to answer Musk email on what they did last week  BBC.com

Technology

15 h. ago Several administration officials tell workers not to reply to Musk email

Several administration officials tell workers not to reply to Musk email  The Washington Post

Technology

15 h. ago ‘Dark MAGA' spreads as conservatives embrace Musk's influence on Trump

‘Dark MAGA' spreads as conservatives embrace Musk's influence on Trump  NBC Washington

Politics

16 h. ago Some Agencies Urge Staff Not to Comply With Elon Musk’s Performance Email

The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and others told employees not to respond to a directive from Mr. Musk to summarize their accomplishments.

Technology