2 h. ago Trump meets Macron; Musk downplays ultimatum given to federal workers: Live updates

The French president told The Independent that Trump had been ‘very friendly, as always,’ despite not greeting him upon arrival at the White House

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3 h. ago Federal workers sue over Elon Musk’s threat to fire them if they don’t explain their accomplishments – live

Attorneys for federal workers say Elon Musk violated the law with his weekend demand that employees explain their accomplishments or risk being firedMusk demand for federal workers document what they do brings chaosMusk’s ‘Doge’ claim about USAid funds for India sets off political firestormHere’s a little more on Dan Bongino, the Maga podcaster Donald Trump has named as deputy director of the FBI and who will oversee the bureau alongside newly appointed director Kash Patel.The president announced the appointment on Sunday night in a post on his Truth Social platform, praising Bongino as “a man of incredible love and passion for our country”. He called the announcement “great news for law enforcement and American justice”.Kash Patel should have been a redline. Bongino is what you get when R Senators fail to do their jobs and say no to Patel. The Trump Admin is turning federal law enforcement over to unqualified, unprincipled, partisan henchmen. It’s unacceptable and conservatives nee...

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3 h. ago Trump LIVE: Musk slams Pentagon critic who mocked his ultimatum to federal workers

Billionaire lashes out after weekend email draws confused reaction from department heads

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4 h. ago Elon Musk claims US government workers to be put on leave if they fail to return to office – live

Billionaire claims workers will face administrative leave if they ‘ignored President Trump’s executive order’Musk demand for federal workers document what they do brings chaosMusk’s ‘Doge’ claim about USAid funds for India sets off political firestormHere’s a little more on Dan Bongino, the Maga podcaster Donald Trump has named as deputy director of the FBI and who will oversee the bureau alongside newly appointed director Kash Patel.The president announced the appointment on Sunday night in a post on his Truth Social platform, praising Bongino as “a man of incredible love and passion for our country”. He called the announcement “great news for law enforcement and American justice”.Kash Patel should have been a redline. Bongino is what you get when R Senators fail to do their jobs and say no to Patel. The Trump Admin is turning federal law enforcement over to unqualified, unprincipled, partisan henchmen. It’s unacceptable and conservatives need to say so. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago US politics live: confusion at agencies over whether to comply with Elon Musk email demanding workers justify jobs

Government agencies give conflicting orders after Musk demands employees list accomplishments from past week by Monday deadlineDonald Trump’s sweeping foreign aid freeze has stalled a United Nations programme in Mexico aimed at stopping imported fentanyl chemicals from reaching the country’s drug cartels, according to eight people familiar with the situation, Reuters reports.It is one of several US counternarcotics efforts in Mexico derailed in recent weeks by the stop-work order. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Confusion at US agencies over whether to comply with Elon Musk email demanding workers justify their jobs – US politics live

Government agencies give conflicting advice after email from Elon Musk demanding employees list accomplishments from past weekThe Trump administration has blocked a crucial step in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) process for funding medical research, likely in violation of a federal judge’s temporary restraining order on federal funding freezes.The NIH has stopped submitting study sections – meetings in which scientists peer review NIH grant funding proposals – to the Federal Register after the Trump administration paused health agency communications. By law, study sections must appear on the register 15 days in advance of meetings.Those who ignored President Trump’s executive order to return to work have now received over a month’s warning.Starting this week, those who still fail to return to office will be placed on administrative leave. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Trump announces commentator Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director as 2,000 USAID employees to be fired: Live

Several agency leaders, including Trump allies, told employees to ignore Musk’s latest request

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21 h. ago Trump to fire 2,000 USAID employees as allies tell federal staff to ignore Musk’s DOGE demands: Live

Several agency leaders, including Trump allies, told employees to ignore Musk’s latest request

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22 h. ago Trump mocks pushback over Musk’s demand to federal workers as Gabbard tells intelligence staff not to respond: Live

Several agency leaders, including Trump allies, told employees to ignore Musk’s latest request

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24 h. ago Trump’s Middle East envoy blames Ukraine for war with Russia; Musk’s ultimatum to federal workers faces backlash: Live

Several agency leaders, including Trump allies, told employees to ignore Musk’s latest request

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28 h. 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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40 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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46 h. ago Trump live updates: Melania to host National Governors Association dinner after president takes a victory lap at CPAC

Melania Trump will join the President for dinner after he addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday afternoon

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47 h. ago Trump speaks at CPAC; Melania to host dinner at White House after nearly a month of no appearances: Live

Melania Trump will join the President for dinner after he addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday afternoon

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52 h. ago Trump to speak at CPAC after late night purge of top military leaders: Live updates

President also directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to solicit nominations for five additional high-level positions, which will be announced soon

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65 h. ago Trump triggers upheaval at Pentagon as top general pushed out and DOGE staff cuts to hit thousands: Live

President also directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to solicit nominations for five additional high-level positions, which will be announced soon

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66 h. ago Trump ducks Putin ‘dictator’ question; GOP voters angered by DOGE purges as 1,500 FBI staff ordered out of DC: Live

Trump’s rhetoric on Russia’s war on Ukraine continues to rile allies as reality of DOGE cuts begins to sink in at home

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3 d. ago Trump refuses to admit Putin started Ukraine war as adviser tells CPAC he will win Nobel Peace Prize: Live

President invited to row back on criticism of Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky but instead doubles down, declaring: ‘He makes it very hard to make deals’

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3 d. ago Watch live: Putin addresses AI summit as Trump and Musk launch cruel tirade at Zelensky

Watch live as Vladimir Putin speaks at an AI and technology forum in Moscow on Friday, 21 February.

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3 d. ago Trump live: MAGA crowd chants for 2028 run; Musk waves chainsaw around in bizarre CPAC appearance

President hailed at White House Black History Month event and from stage at CPAC by former adviser Steve Bannon with calls to run again in 2028 in defiance of the Constitution

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