Pete Hegseth Elon Musk

Musk, Trump administration

Defense Dept. publicly tells staff to ignore Elon Musk's 'what did you do last week' email

The Department of Defense is among several U.S. federal agencies pushing back against the email, which was sent out Saturday.

The Washington Post on MSN · 5h

Trump administration tells agencies they can ignore Musk order on email reply

The Office of Personnel Management told HR officials that employees wouldn’t be let go for not replying to an email asking what they did last week.

POLITICO on MSN · 5h

Trump administration backs off Musk’s 5 things threat

The Trump administration is backing off Elon Musk’s weekend mandate that federal employees submit five things they accomplished in the last week or face dismissal ahead of a Monday evening deadline. An administration official,

Elon Musk, Federal agency

Hosted on MSN · 8h

DOGE Updates: Mass Confusion at Fed Agencies as Elon Musk Deadline Approaches

Elon Musk's deadline for federal workers to justify their jobs is fast approaching. Follow Newsweek's live blog for updates.

USA TODAY on MSN · 5h

Federal agency investigating Elon Musk's Tesla hit with DOGE layoffs

The federal agency that regulates vehicle and traffic safety, which has been investigating Elon Musk's Tesla, has laid off about 4% of its workforce.

The Washington Post · 10h

The Latest: Federal workers face mass confusion as Musk’s deadline to list accomplishments looms

Confusion and chaos loom as hundreds of thousands of federal employees begin their workweek Monday facing a deadline from President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting chief, Elon Musk, to explain their recen

Federal Workers Told To Ignore Elon Musk’s Email

Opinion

New Republic · 4h

Federal Workers Are Trolling Elon Musk’s Latest Attempt to Fire Them

And while the Department of Defense is rife with corruption, and likely the most ripe target for massive spending cuts in the U.S. government, it’s clear from Hegseth’s own limp denial that he fired the three JAGs for the purpose of replacing them with MAGA loyalists who won’t stop the Trump administration from doing whatever it wants.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Republican senator urges Musk to show ‘compassion’ toward workers

Please put a dose of compassion in this,” Curtis said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday. “These are real people. These are real lives. These are mortgages. It's a false narrative to say we have to cut and be cruel to do it as well.

Business Insider · 4h

Federal Workers Fight Back Against Elon Musk’s Recent Email and File a Lawsuit

U.S. Federal workers are fighting back against Elon Musk’s recent email after a lawsuit was filed in a California federal court accusing Musk

The New Republic on MSN6hOpinion

Elon Musk Wins Himself a Lawsuit After Menacing Email Ultimatum

Elon Musk sent an email to every federal worker asking them to explain their accomplishments. He got sued instead.

Mediaite on MSN22h

Defense Department Burns Elon Musk With Defiant Statement on X Telling Employees to Ignore His Email Demand to Justify Their Jobs

The email Elon Musk directed to be sent to all federal employees is getting pushback from President Donald Trump's appointed ...

Military.com13d

'We Welcome DOGE': Hegseth Says Musk Can Find Billions of Dollars in Pentagon Cuts

Speaking to a small group of handpicked reporters while in Germany, Hegseth didn't answer the question of whether he would ...

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Defense chief Hegseth said he would welcome Elon Musk’s DOGE analysts at the Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he’s been in touch with Elon Musk and would welcome his unofficial Department of ...

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Pete Hegseth orders defense leadership to draw up plans for huge budget cuts as DOGE enters the Pentagon: report

Hegseth, 44, demanded a proposal that would include annual 8% cuts to the Pentagon’s roughly $850 billion budget, according ...

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Pete Hegseth accuses Biden, IRS of politically motivated move to rush his tax audit

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a picture to X of what appears to be a tax notice showing he owes more than $33,000 ...

Hegseth confirms DOGE analysts are in Pentagon to cut waste

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth verified that staffers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are working in the ...

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Hegseth Welcomes Musk to Cut Costs at Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he will “welcome Elon” to the Pentagon to “find efficiencies” even as the Trump ...

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Pentagon's Hegseth sees growth in defense spending despite Musk review

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday he wanted to increase overall U.S. defense spending and played down ...

New Republic8hOpinion

Pete Hegseth Says Quiet Part Out Loud on Why He Fired DoD Lawyers

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth admitted Sunday that he’d fired top military lawyers so that Donald Trump’s administration ...

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