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NEWS - Elon Musk's disclosure of planned Social Security fraud arrest troubles top law enforcement officials: Sources. Story w/ @wsteaks.bsky.social & @alexmallin.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/elon-musk...

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NEWS: DOJ is amid an urgent/chaotic push to release more Epstein files, sources tell ABC News Epstein video evidence from sex-trafficking probe under consideration for release Effort has led to growing rift between FBI and DOJ abcnews.go.com/amp/US/doj-p...

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NEW: DOGE has been inquiring about Social Security Administration’s telephone service, widely used for initial claims, sources told ABC News There’s growing concern DOGE may replace it with private call centers or eliminate it as a filing option More: abcnews.go.com/Politics/dog...

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NEW look at DOGE’s efforts inside Social Security Administration Marko Elez is among DOGE staff at SSA, per sources—who resigned from DOGE last month amid resurfaced social media posts but was quickly rehired by Musk W. @AnneKFlaherty abcnews.go.com/Politics/dog...

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AG Pam Bondi blindsided the White House when she handed out “Epstein Files” binders to MAGA influencers last week. Bondi told staff not to tell the White House, thinking the surprise would be well received, sources tell me @wsteaks.bsky.social @alexmallin.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/US/ag-bondi-...

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News: 2nd "What did you do last week" email sent tonight to federal employees across the US government It states "Going forward, please complete the above task each week by Mondays at 11:59pmET.”

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At one point shortly after the Sat. evening email, sources said senior White House staff debated issuing guidance to their own employees, informing them that they did not need to reply to the Musk-endorsed OPM email. More Reporting w @wsteaks.bsky.social — abcnews.go.com/Politics/mus...

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NEW: Trump official opened a private State Department “listening session” with dozens of struggling aid groups by telling everyone to first stand for the Pledge of Allegiance He then said if they want funding to ask: “Does it give the president real influence?“ abcnews.go.com/US/radical-c...

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Key Musk DOGE adviser meets with leaders of Medicare agency abcnews.go.com/Politics/key...

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US embassies instructed to prepare for staff reductions: Sources abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-...

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NEW: A deferred resignation contract emailed to federal employees tonight states if signed the employee "forever waives" right to take legal action: Text from contract:

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NEWS: SoS Marco Rubio has been made acting administrator of USAID, multiple sources tell ABC News. w @alexmallin.bsky.social Shannon Kingston

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NEW: CDC grant funding for 'gender ideology' programs is 'permanently terminated,' per HHS email obtained by ABC News “Any vestige, remnant, or re-named piece of any gender ideology programs … are immediately, completely, and permanently terminated” abcnews.go.com/US/cdc-grant...

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NEW: More on USAID turmoil re DOGE takeover Musk has been joining USAID staff calls during the week, per source DOGE reps demanded access to all offices, threatened to call US Marshals when denied USAID posters, flags removed; some told to hand over IDs, comps abcnews.go.com/Politics/tur...

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NEW: Fallout from OMB federal funding freeze order has led to discussions about reassigning OMB General Counsel Mark Paoletta away from his position, sources tell me and @kfaulders.bsky.social more: abcnews.go.com/US/omb-gener...

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NEW: USDA orders removal of climate change mentions from public websites "Identify and archive or unpublish any landing pages focused on climate change" USDA internal email obtained by ABC News reads More: abcnews.go.com/US/usda-orde...

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NEW: Tucker Carlson's son Buckley is joining JD Vance's staff, sources tell ABC News Carlson had served on the Hill since 2019, most recently as Deputy Chief of Staff to Rep. Jim Banks abcnews.go.com/US/tucker-ca...

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NEW: OpenAI's Sam Altman once warned America about Trump. Now he's partnering with him. Altman once compared Trump to Hitler in a 2016 blog post Now he’s one of Trump's partners in $500 billion AI Stargate deal abcnews.go.com/US/openais-s...

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