Officials Break with Trump Over FBI Showing on What They Are Working On
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Musk’s ultimatum: Federal personnel officials walked back Elon Musk’s demand that government workers justify their jobs in an email or face termination, saying that his request had been “voluntary.” The update from the Office of Personnel Management came after Trump-appointed officials at some agencies told employees not to respond. But confusion persisted: President Trump said workers who did not comply would be fired or “sort of semi-fired,” while Mr. Musk said employees would be given a second chance to respond or be terminated. Read more ›
Trump-Macron: Mr. Trump and President Emmanuel Macron of France met at the White House on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, displaying an old friendship but diverging on the war. Mr. Macron said that any agreement “must not mean a surrender of Ukraine.” Mr. Trump said nothing about what Russia should give up to end the fighting and reiterated his demand that the United States get a share of Ukraine’s mineral wealth, as the two countries appeared to be nearing a deal. Read more ›
I.R.S. chief: The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is expected to announce on Tuesday that he is retiring, according to three people familiar with the move. Doug O’Donnell, who has spent nearly 40 years at the I.R.S., would be the latest agency head to depart after Mr. Musk’s team pushed for access to sensitive data and mass layoffs. Read more ›
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