Saturday February 15th, 2025 day edition
Elon Musk listens to President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Feb. 11, 2025.
Two of the 14 states are led by Republican governors.
The suit filed by the 14 states says the Constitution blocks the president from overriding "existing laws concerning the structure of the Executive Branch and federal spending."
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt has repeatedly said Musk is "complying with all applicable federal laws. »
Sources told CNN the officials did not seem to know this agency oversees America’s nuclear weapons.
Some of the fired employees included NNSA staff who are on the ground at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.
These staff oversee the contractors who build nuclear weapons, and they inspect these weapons. »
The sheriff’s department, which responded to the incidents, said it believes the men were impersonating employees of DOGE, Elon Musk’s task force at the federal level, which has taken a hatchet to government budgets.
The men claimed they required information related to “alleged wasteful government spending and fraud,” Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tara Moriarty said, but employees in “various offices” at City Hall refused and called for help from sheriff’s deputies.
Board of Supervisor President Rafael Mandelman said the men approached the Assessment Appeals Board office, and applauded the city employees who refused to grant them access. »
JD Vance has met with the leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland party, breaking a taboo in German politics as the Trump administration continues to court and promote far-right populist parties across Europe.
The meeting was not the first contact between the party and a figure close to Donald Trump.
Addressing the Munich security conference earlier on Friday, Vance admonished Europe’s leaders for refusing to work with their far-right parties. »
"But we will have low chance, low chance, to survive without support of the United States.
"I don’t want to think about" fighting against Russia without American support, Zelenskyy told "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker.
The Ukrainian president also spoke about his concern that Ukraine would be vulnerable to another major attack by Russia in the future if the U.S. does not continue providing military support. »
