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20 states sue Trump over mass firings saying Musk’s DOGE skipped required notices

The administration failed to provide notice before the mass firings, the states argue

The Independent UK

Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing

Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss

The Independent UK

These are Elon Musk’s top lieutenants, including at DOGE

Musk relies on a small number of executives to help him lead his six companies—and cut government spending.

Fortune

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Government agencies are clueless about branding. The DOGE turmoil shows why they’ve needed marketing campaigns all along

The National Institutes of Health focuses on nucleotides, not narratives—but both must be an essential part of its mission.

Fortune

Medicare Deserves Attention From DOGE and Congress

Reform could replace an unsustainable boondoggle with lower costs, more freedom, and better care.

Reason

Who are the US federal workers at risk of losing their jobs and what do they do?

Trump, Musk and Doge are making cuts – here’s what we know about the current government size and demographics

The Guardian - US

Trump is reining in DOGE, saying job cuts should be with a 'scalpel rather than a hatchet'

President Trump said his Cabinet members, not Elon Musk, are in charge of cost-cutting in their departments, adding that retaining good employees is "precious."

Fortune

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Texas’ DOGE committee takes inspiration from Elon Musk’s federal operation

The new legislative panel has been tasked to reduce the size and scope of government. But Democrats say they’re not interested in replicating Musk’s slash-and-burn approach.

The Texas Tribune

Aid operations in Gaza imperiled as millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive

The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups, leaving them paying out of pocket to preserve a fragile ceasefire, according to officials from the U.S. humanitarian agency

The Independent UK

Trump administration briefing: Trump changes tack on tariffs – again – as US plans to close consulates

Trump shelves Canada-Mexico tariffs; Musk says he is not to blame for mass firings of federal workers – key US politics stories from Thursday at a glance

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk tells Republicans he isn’t to blame for mass firings of federal workers

Trump and Musk appear to make parallel efforts to distance tech billionaire from radical job slashing in government

The Guardian - US

Trump Tells Cabinet Members They're in Charge of Departments, Not Elon Musk, as He Restricts DOGE's Power

Donald Trump met with Cabinet members to assert them that they are in charge of their departments, not Musk. The billionaire was present in the meeting.

Latin Times

Staffers at a small overseas investment agency deny DOGE building access, suit says

The president of a small federal agency that supports investment in African countries sued on Thursday to block the Trump administration from shutting it down

The Independent UK

Social Security Employees Barred From Reading News, Online Shopping at Work as DOGE Takes Aim at Agency

The Social Security Administration has blocked employees from reading news, shopping, and browsing sports sites during working hours.

Latin Times

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International Business Times UK

Elon Musk Backs Plan To Privatise USPS And Amtrak As Trump's Cost-Cutting Crusade Escalates

DOGE chief Elon Musk recently signalled at a conference that the USPS and the passenger rail service Amtrak should be privatised to resolve their long-standing financial challenges.

The Independent UK

Musk calls for Amtrak and the Postal Service to become private entities

Donald Trump has long been critical of Postal Service

Salon

Trump to Cabinet: Musk can't fire staff

The president weighed in after weeks of confusion, telling Cabinet leaders that they, not Musk, held firing power

Latin Times

Trump Reins In Musk's Power: 'Only Cabinet Heads Have Authority to Fire Staff, Not You'

President Donald Trump has cut back Elon Musk's power, telling his Cabinet that they alone have the authority to fire staff members.

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International Business Times

Trump Says Musk Should Use 'Scalpel' Not 'Hatchet' In Govt Cuts

President Donald Trump responded Thursday to growing criticism over unprecedented cuts to the US government overseen by his billionaire advisor Elon Musk, saying they should be carefully targeted.

The Guardian - US

Staff at Social Security Administration banned from reading news sites at work

All-staff email is latest Trump-led assault on agency that runs safety-net program for 73 million Americans

The Independent UK

Pushing back: African aid workers block DOGE staffers from entering their small office to fire employees

The tiny agency is pushing back against DOGE’s sweeping workforce cuts

Latin Times

Fired CDC Employees Begged to Come Back to Work in Email Apologizing For the 'Disruption': Report

The Trump administration sent an email earlier this week imploring nearly 200 terminated CDC employees to return to the office in the latest DOGE snafu.

Fortune

Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak lays into Elon Musk’s ‘mass firings’: ‘I don’t know what got into his head’

The tech founder described Musk’s management style as “bullying.”

The Conversation

DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has secured unprecedented access to at least seven sensitive federal databases, including those of the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration. This access has sparked fears about cybersecurity vulnerabilities and privacy violations. Another concern has received far less attention: the potential use…

Fortune

All the top power players at Elon Musk’s OpenAI competitor, xAI

Here's a chart showing the key execs who help Musk run his AI startup.

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