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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 22.02.2025.
It displays 164 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
22.02.2025 โข Day Pentagon Command Changed Hands
โจTrump fired Joint Chiefs Chairman CQ Brown and other military leaders in a morning purge that dominated early coverage. Lt. Gen. Dan Caine was named as Brown's replacement. A federal judge blocked Trump's anti-DEI executive orders, while the Supreme Court prevented him from firing certain Biden appointees.
By afternoon, news emerged of US-Russia talks scheduling and tough mineral deal demands with Ukraine. Hamas returned Shiri Bibas's remains and released six more hostages under ongoing ceasefire.
Evening brought escalation in federal workforce confrontations as Musk, following Trump's CPAC directive to "get more aggressive," demanded all federal employees justify their positions within 48 hours. The Pope's critical condition and Bernie Sanders' Midwest tour received limited coverage amid institutional upheaval. Canadian tourism boycott emerged in response to Trump's tariffs.
By afternoon, news emerged of US-Russia talks scheduling and tough mineral deal demands with Ukraine. Hamas returned Shiri Bibas's remains and released six more hostages under ongoing ceasefire.
Evening brought escalation in federal workforce confrontations as Musk, following Trump's CPAC directive to "get more aggressive," demanded all federal employees justify their positions within 48 hours. The Pope's critical condition and Bernie Sanders' Midwest tour received limited coverage amid institutional upheaval. Canadian tourism boycott emerged in response to Trump's tariffs.
22.02.2025
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Associated Press
New FBI Director Kash Patel has told senior officials that he plans to relocate 1,000 employees at FBI headquarters to field offices around the country and move an additional 500 to a bureau facility in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Communications chief says Michael Wolff is a โsack of s---.โ
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The New York Times
The decision to fire Gen. Charles Brown Jr. reflects President Trumpโs insistence that the militaryโs leadership is too mired in diversity issues.
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00:55โขSecurity Chiefs Fall As Trump Reshuffles
โจThe newspapers report on major institutional changes under Trump, with multiple military and security leadership shifts. These include the firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Brown (NYTimes), new FBI Director Kash Patel's plans to relocate 1,500 employees (AP, Fox), and ICE director's removal (OANN, Washington Post). A significant Ukraine minerals deal is being negotiated (NY Post), while Trump faces Supreme Court pushback on whistleblower office control (Boston Globe).
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Lawmakers, including some Republicans, are facing crowds furious about the sweeping budget cuts and mass firings of federal workers.
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has fired Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley over the chiefโs handling of the Palisades fire.
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The Washington Post
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President Donald Trump and Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) had a contentious exchange over her refusal to enforce his executive order protecting womenโs sports.
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Associated Press
A federal judge has largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
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President Donald Trump's new U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi, alluded to plans on Friday to soon make the explosive documents pertaining to pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's case publicly accessible.
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Brown is among the senior military officials the Trump administration has linked to Biden-era diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
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One America News
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that LAFD Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has been fired โin the best interests of Los Angelesโ public safety.โ
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
The legal action marks the latest development sparked by the news outletโs refusal to use โGulf of America.โ
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has fired Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley over the chiefโs handling of the Palisades fire.
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Per Congress' directive, the occupant of the position can only be fired for "inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office."
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The New York Times
Gen. Charles Brown Jr. and Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the naval chief, were among those fired as President Trump moved to root out diversity initiatives in the military.
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New York Post
President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday.
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03:11โขPentagon Purge Claims Joint Chiefs Chair
โจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump's firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown and other military leaders (ABC, NY Times, Washington Post, USA Today, HuffPost), linking the purge to diversity initiatives in the military. A federal judge blocks Trump's executive orders on DEI programs (AP, Boston Globe), while the Supreme Court considers limits on special counsel dismissal powers (NPR). In Los Angeles, Mayor Bass removes Fire Chief Crowley over handling of Palisades fire (LA Times, OANN).
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Los Angeles Times
To me, the firing of the Los Angeles Fire Department chief looks like an act of political desperation as much as a take-charge moment by Bass.
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The Daily Beast
Air Force Lieutenant General Dan โRazinโ Caine knew what he was doing when he told Trump: โI love you, sir. I think youโre great, sir. Iโll kill for you, sir.โ
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The president fired Joint Chiefs chairman moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and others
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Trump announced the dismissal of Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and said he would nominate Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, a retired three-star general, to succeed him as the top U.S. military officer.
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The Daily Beast
Nine months after Donald Trumpโs hush money trial, accused killer Luigi Mangione appeared in the same Manhattan courtroomโto much more fanfare.
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As Ukraine approached the three-year mark of Russiaโs full-scale invasion, the countryโs hoped-for path to a favorable and lasting peace has been upended in a matter of days by the administration of U.S.
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The Epoch Times
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The Epoch Times
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The president fired Joint Chiefs chairman moments before his defense secretary fired the Navy chief and others
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The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.
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New York Post
Bibasโ remains were identified in the early hours of Saturday morning at the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute after Hamas handed off โanonymous unidentifiedโ remains in a previous exchange, The Times of Israel reported.
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President Donald Trump's growing criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had drawn pushback from some of his fellow Republicans.
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President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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The quick turnaround raises questions about how much time county officials allotted to debug the software and train employees.
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Trump Will Create 520,000 More Illegal Immigrants by Undoing Haitians' Protected Status
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The tech titan and President Trump say they will avoid any conflicts of interest, but it's difficult for the public to verify that.
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11:23โขPentagon's Top Brass Falls
โจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump's military leadership purge, with the firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman CQ Brown and Navy Chief (NYTimes, CNN, AP, Newsweek, Epoch Times). The Supreme Court blocks Trump's attempt to fire certain Biden appointees (Fox News). New tensions emerge over Ukraine policy, with Trump facing Republican criticism for his stance toward Zelenskyy (NBC News, Slate). Hamas returns the body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas (ABC News, NY Post).
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The body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas was said to have been returned earlier this week, but Israeli forces said it was the body of an unidentified Gazan woman.
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Even if none of your data gets mislaid, copied or hacked, it's a good idea to store copies of some key federal records for safekeeping.
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The next front in Canadaโs trade war against the US is being waged in airports, gas stations and gift shops, as Canadians cancel their American vacations en masse โ even enlisting high schoolers in what feels like the battle of their lives.
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The president fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as part of a stunning shakeup across the militaryโs senior ranks.
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His moves on Ukraine, ethics, and the rule of law have spurred some conservative criticism. Will it matter?
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Six living hostages โ including two who were held in Gaza for a decade โ were released by Hamas Saturday.
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President Trump said he is nominating Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Los Angeles Times
To columnist Steve Lopez, the firing of the Los Angeles Fire Department chief looks like an act of political desperation as much as a take-charge moment by Bass.
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Ahead of Sundayโs German election, left-wing party Die Linke has enjoyed a surprise resurgence. Longtime leader Gregor Gysi told Jacobin about whatโs changed โ and how a new generation of activists can take the party forward.
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An asylum seeker from Syria is reportedly suspected of stabbing a Spanish tourist near the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, Germany, on Friday evening
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The release of the hostages comes days after Hamas returned the bodies of its two youngest hostages, Kfir and Ariel Bibas.
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The New York Times
The Trump administration appears to be insisting that Ukraine relinquish half of its revenues from natural resource extraction, with no security guarantee in exchange.
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The New York Times
Ukraine would have to relinquish half its revenues from resource extraction with no guarantee of U.S. security aid, according to a draft obtained by The Times.
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The New York Times
Gen. Charles Brown Jr. and Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the naval chief, were among those fired as President Trump moved to root out diversity initiatives in the military.
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The New York Times
Ukraine would have to relinquish half its revenues from resource extraction with no guarantee of U.S. security aid, according to a draft obtained by The Times.
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15:35โขPentagon's Leadership Purge Deepens
โจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump's military leadership changes, with Gen. CQ Brown's firing as Joint Chiefs chairman generating significant coverage (ABC, CBS, CNN, Atlantic, AP). A federal judge blocks Trump's anti-DEI orders (Common Dreams), while new tensions emerge with Canada over trade (NY Post). Latest developments in Ukraine show conflicting US positions, with tough mineral deal demands (NYTimes) and continued disagreement over aid (MSNBC, NBC). Hamas releases six more hostages amid ceasefire negotiations (ABC News, USA Today).
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The US vice presidentโs frenetic activity in recent days is a departure from the transition period, when Vance was rarely seen in public
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The US vice presidentโs frenetic activity in recent days is a departure from the transition period, when Vance was rarely seen in public
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Federal and state governments are now using AI for everything from determining eligibility for welfare benefits to predicting child abuse and criminal activity. Critics say faulty algorithms are ruining peopleโs lives and leaving victims little recourse.
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The Washington Post
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Jim Newell
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The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.
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Jim Newell
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The Boston Globe
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Jim Newell
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Six more Israeli hostages have been released and reunited with their families.
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Mother Jones
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Jim Newell
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New York Post
Inwood residents are angry their 311 complaints around nightclubs and eateries have been ignored โ but after a story in The Post, they believe they now know why.
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Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking Congress to approve an additional $39.7 billion in aid to help Los Angeles recover from the catastrophic damage wreaked by the January firestorm.
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Advocates say park workers are being pulled from important roles to help manage traffic and maintain basic infrastructure.
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18:04โขRussia-US Talks Resume While Musk Battles Feds
โจThe newspapers report on expanded negotiations regarding Ukraine, with US-Russia talks scheduled (ABC News) and tough mineral deal demands (NYTimes). Trump's military reshuffling continues to generate coverage (CNN, Newsweek, AP). New domestic issues emerge with federal employees confronting Musk (Boston Globe, Washington Post), Los Angeles requesting $40B for wildfire damage (LA Times), and controversy over Bureau of Prisons' transgender inmate policy changes (NPR). Six more Israeli hostages return under ongoing ceasefire (OANN).
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The Daily Beast
A custody petition included a screenshot in which Musk allegedly wrote, โI want to knock you up again.โ
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked parts of President Donald Trumpโs executive orders on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
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The tenuous liberal democratic frameworks established in the 1990s after the civil wars in Guatemala and El Salvador are long exhausted. What will come next in both countries is uncertain.
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The New York Times
Some civil servants are using whatever levers they have to resist the orders of the worldโs richest man, both in public and behind closed doors.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) will champion President Donald Trumpโs historic first month in office and call for a global DOGE in her keynote address Saturday at CPAC, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.
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Associated Press
Elon Muskโs cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his companyโs cars.
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Mother Jones
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Breitbart News
Conservative politicians and pundits speak on the final day of activities of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2025 on Saturday, February 22.
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One America News
Lynne Marie Stewart, the star from โPee-weeโs Playhouseโ and โItโs Always Sunny in Philadelphia,โ has died at 78.
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The Washington Post
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20:26โขTrump Commands CPAC While Feds Fight Musk
โจThe newspapers report on Trump's CPAC speech, where he discussed his first month achievements and called for Musk to be "more aggressive" (Breitbart, Fox, NBC). Federal employees continue resisting Musk's leadership, particularly at auto safety agencies overseeing Tesla (NYTimes, AP). The Pope's health crisis (ABC) and Bernie Sanders' Midwest tour (Common Dreams) receive limited coverage. Moscow claims efforts to arrange Trump-Putin meeting (Epoch Times), while federal judges block Trump's attempts to ban DEI and restrict DOGE's Treasury access (Mother Jones, Boston Globe).
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This weekend will start a warming trend for much of the nation, after a particularly brutal stretch of below-average temperatures.
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โOur party has become the proud voice of hard-working citizens of every race, religion color and creed โฆ we are the party of common sense. Itโs about common sense,โ the 78-year-old commander in chief told the adoring CPAC crowd Saturday.
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Breitbart News
Conservative politicians and pundits speak on the final day of activities of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2025 on Saturday, February 22.
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New York Post
President Trump praised Elon Musk for doing a โgreat jobโ but said he should be even โmore aggressiveโ as he blasts through federal agencies to eliminate waste.
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Elon Musk's instructions came after President Trump praised the head of DOGE but would like to see him get more aggressive in reducing the federal government.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump says โnobody has ever seen anythingโ like his administrationโs sweeping effort to fire thousands of federal employees and shrink the size of government.
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The Atlantic
The leading figures of the Trump administration have fallen for a far-right party in Germany.
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Despite the organizing of thousands of federal workers and a growing grassroots opposition to Donald Trump, the Democratic Party leadership refuses to offer any serious opposition to a billionaire coup.
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One America News
President Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) marking his first month back in office.
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President Donald Trump says โnobody has ever seen anythingโ like his administrationโs sweeping effort to fire thousands of federal employees and shrink the size of government.
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Elon Musk threatens that failure of workers to respond will be considered a resignation
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Signs the prince of DOGE could be headed for ruin as the world watches him walk a thin line with President Donald Trump.
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23:30โขMusk's Federal Ultimatum
โจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump's CPAC speech and the escalating federal workforce situation. Elon Musk, following Trump's call to be "more aggressive," demands federal employees justify their positions or face termination (CBS, CNN, NBC, NY Post). At CPAC, Trump celebrates mass federal firings and claims unprecedented government downsizing (AP, Breitbart, OANN). The Democratic response appears limited, with critics noting party leadership's passive stance (Jacobin, The Daily Beast).
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Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have little more than 48 hours to explain what they accomplished over the last week.
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Breitbart News
Miffed Canadians are opting out of American vacations as President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on their country to protect his own nation and its people.
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The New York Times
Mr. Musk said federal workers must summarize their accomplishments for the week or be forced to leave, repeating a tactic he used at his social media company.
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