Sunday, February 23, 2025

Weekend News

 HEADLINES:

  • Musk Says Government Workers Must Detail Their Workweek or Lose Their Jobs (NYT)

  • Government agencies have no idea what to do about Musk’s email (WP)

  • Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk request to list their achievements (Guardian)

  • How Federal Employees Are Fighting Back Against Elon Musk (NYT)

  • Pentagon announces it plans to fire 5-8% of civilian workforce (CNN)

  • With Pentagon purge, Trump thrusts military into uncharted territory (WP)

  • Thousands of Troops Guard Quiet Texas Border Towns (WSJ)

  • In auto-centric Michigan, Trump’s proposed tariffs polarize a community (WP)

  • NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds (NPR)

  • Researchers warn of troubling factor behind major spike in grocery prices: 'It's a legitimate topic people are talking about' (CoolDown)

  • Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals (ProPublica)

  • Enrique Tarrio follows and insults officers who defended US Capitol on January 6 (Guardian)

  • Pope Francis’ Health Has Worsened, Vatican Says (WSJ)

  • Shocked by Trump, Europe Turns Its Hopes to Germany’s Election (NYT)

  • Germany goes to the polls (EuroNews)

  • Israel delays Palestinian prisoner release; moves tanks into West Bank (NPR)

  • U.S. Pushes Kyiv to Kill Its U.N. Resolution Marking War’s Anniversary (WSJ)

  • Social Security Administration: DOGE Cannot Make Changes to Benefit Payments (Kiplinger)

  • Measles Outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico Sicken Nearly 100 People (NYT)

  • Salmon seen in California's North Yuba River for first time in almost a century (SFGate)

  • Brutality-Desensitization Process Nearly Complete (The Onion)

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