Feb 06 Watch 6:35 How the federal funding freeze is impacting community health and Head Start programs By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura A broad federal funding freeze announced by the Trump administration last week, and blocked by a pair of judges, is destabilizing a wide range of programs despite the court interventions. Some Community Health and Head Start programs have sporadically been… Continue watching
Feb 06 A dozen states say they’ll sue over DOGE access to government payment systems with personal data By Dave Collins, Associated Press Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed Thursday to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans' sensitive personal information. Continue reading
Feb 06 Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to push out federal employees by offering financial incentives By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley, Byron Tau, Associated Press A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives. Continue reading
Feb 06 After Trump’s funding threat, South African president phones influential billionaire Musk By Gerald Imray, Associated Press South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Elon Musk a day after U.S. President Donald Trump promised to cut the country's funding over a land expropriation law. Continue reading
Feb 06 Elon Musk uses his X ownership to be a mouthpiece for Trump narratives and his White House position to push his priorities By Ali Swenson, Chris Megerian, Associated Press The emergence of X owner Elon Musk as the most influential figure around President Donald Trump has created an extraordinary dynamic — a White House adviser who's using one of the world's most powerful information platforms to sell the government's… Continue reading
Feb 06 Federal workers worry buyout offer is a trick as deadline looms to accept Elon Musk deal By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley, Byron Tau, Associated Press The deadline for federal workers to receive financial incentives to quit is approaching. More than 2 million employees have until Thursday at 11:59 p.m. EST to decide what to do. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 6:47 Protests erupt as Elon Musk moves to gut government agencies By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens The Trump administration is targeting agencies and slashing the federal workforce and one man is orchestrating it all, Elon Musk. The richest man in the world has been given access to critical systems across the federal government. Democrats on the… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 8:02 Former USAID administrator describes global impact of agency’s ‘destruction’ By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The Trump administration is continuing to dismantle USAID, placing personnel on administrative leave globally. A post on the agency's website claims that travel back to the U.S. for staff stationed in other countries will be arranged and ends with a… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 9:39 Trump’s mass resignation offer creates widespread confusion for federal workers By Lisa Desjardins, Karina Cuevas More than two million civilian federal workers across the country are facing a deadline. They can either accept an offer from the Trump administration to resign and keep pay and benefits through September, or they can pass on the offer… Continue watching
Feb 05 Democratic senators demand answers on Trump giving Musk’s staff access to classified info By David Klepper, Associated Press In a letter, the senators warned that national security and the personal privacy of Americans could be at risk if the information is mishandled — intentionally or through negligence. Continue reading