Trump Administration, Breaking With Musk’s Directive, Says Replying to His Email Is Voluntary
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Trump Administration, Breaking With Musk’s Directive, Says Replying to His Email Is Voluntary

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Elon Musk’s monthlong rampage through the federal bureaucracy appears to have met its first real test, as some of President Trump’s top loyalists flatly reject the billionaire’s demand that their employees justify their jobs or be summarily fired. By Monday, just 48 hours…

Acting I.R.S. Commissioner Doug O’Donnell to Announce Retirement
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Acting I.R.S. Commissioner Doug O’Donnell to Announce Retirement

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is expected to announce on Tuesday that he is retiring, according to three people familiar with the move, the latest agency head to depart after Elon Musk’s team pushed for access to sensitive data and…

Elon Musk Congratulates AfD Leader on Germany’s Election Results
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Elon Musk Congratulates AfD Leader on Germany’s Election Results

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The hard-right Alternative for Germany might not have done as well in Sunday’s election as its leaders had hoped, but its groundbreaking performance was enough for a congratulatory phone call from Elon Musk. Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate for the party, known by…

Friedrich Merz German elections – The New York Times
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Friedrich Merz German elections – The New York Times

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Germans voted for a change of leadership on Sunday, handing the most votes in a parliamentary election to centrist conservatives, with the far right in second, and rebuking the nation’s left-leaning government for its handling of the economy and immigration. Early returns and…

Elon Musk Tells Federal Workers to Detail Work in an Email or Lose Their Jobs
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Elon Musk Tells Federal Workers to Detail Work in an Email or Lose Their Jobs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The demand left many workers reeling. Most of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s work force had recently been placed on leave as Mr. Musk gutted the agency, and have been instructed not to work — leaving them with no accomplishments to report, a…

Officials Fired at Traffic Safety Agency Investigating Musk’s Company
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Officials Fired at Traffic Safety Agency Investigating Musk’s Company

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The federal agency responsible for traffic safety, which has been investigating whether self-driving technology in Tesla vehicles played a role in the death of a pedestrian, will fire a “modest” number of employees, an agency spokesman said late Friday. The agency did not…

DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes
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DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency say they have saved the federal government $55 billion through staff reductions, lease cancellations and a long list of terminated contracts published online this week as a “wall of receipts.” President Trump has been celebrating…

The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It
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The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It has been a rocky few months for Christian Lindner, and for the German political system that he has thrown into chaos. In November, Mr. Lindner, who was the federal finance minister, effectively toppled Germany’s fragile government in a bid for his political…

Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla?
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Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Elon Musk’s role as President Trump’s cost-cutting czar and his immersion in right-wing politics appears to be diverting his attention from Tesla at a perilous moment for the electric car company. Tesla’s car sales fell 1 percent last year even as the global…