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White House says Musk is not DOGE employee, has no authority to make decisions

18 Feb 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration is as a White House employee and senior adviser to the president, and is not an employee of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and has no decision-making authority, the White House said in a court filing on Monday. According to a filing signed …

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Acting Social Security head leaves after clash with DOGE, Washington Post reports

18 Feb 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The acting commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration Michelle King has left her job after clashing with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) over its bid to access sensitive records, The Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing three people familiar the departure. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Musk’s …

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New York Governor Hochul to meet for talks on stability for New York City

18 Feb 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Governor of New York Kathy Hochul said on Monday she will meet key leaders on Tuesday for a conversation about “the goal of ensuring stability” for New York City. Her comments come amid calls for the resignation of New York City Mayor Eric Adams after President Donald Trump’s Justice Department asked to …

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Judge expected to rule in 24 hours in case that aims to sharply curtail Musk’s DOGE

17 Feb 2025

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -A U.S. judge said on Monday she hoped to rule within 24 hours in a lawsuit that aims to protect information systems at major government agencies from Elon Musk’s DOGE team, which President Donald Trump has tasked with overhauling the government. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, D.C., …

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Trump to nominate top prosecutor Martin for permanent term as US attorney for DC

17 Feb 2025

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will nominate his top prosecutor in Washington, Edward Martin, for a full and permanent term as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Trump said on social media on Monday. Martin is already in the role in an interim capacity. Martin asked a judge last month …

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US House Speaker Johnson: West will only survive if countries prioritise national interests

17 Feb 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday the “survival of the West” depended on countries prioritising their own national interests before extending a helping hand to their neighbours. Speaking via video link at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in London, Johnson argued the U.S. could only …

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Trump administration turns to US Supreme Court in bid to fire agency head

17 Feb 2025

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in its bid to fire the head of an independent U.S. agency that protects government whistleblowers, bringing its first legal battle involving Trump’s actions to the nation’s highest judicial body since he took office in January. The Justice …

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Analysis-As Trump shakes Justice Department, deeply conservative prosecutors head for exits

17 Feb 2025

By Jack Queen, Mike Spector, Luc Cohen and Sarah N. Lynch NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s drive to shake up the U.S. government drove out a rising star in conservative legal circles: A career federal prosecutor who once clerked for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Danielle Sassoon, tapped to lead the …

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Musk’s DOGE team to visit US FAA command center on Monday

17 Feb 2025

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Personnel from Elon Musk’s government downsizing team DOGE will visit the Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Control command center in Warrenton, Virginia, on Monday, as the Trump administration says it wants to reform the system. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy disclosed the plan in a social media post on Sunday. DOGE …

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