Musk and Trump clash over federal workers five things request
President Trump backs Elon Musk demand that federal staff explain their recent accomplishments by Monday or face potential firing, while officials say response is voluntary. Legal challenges and agency confusion mount as unions and watchdogs warn of illegal mass terminations amid a broader push to shrink government.
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FDA moves to rehire staffers fired days earlier
The FDA reversed terminations of probationary staff overseeing medical devices and food ingredients, with emails and calls notifying rescission effective immediately. Four staffers spoke anonymously, and reports say teams of five or more reviewers and at least ten food program staff were reinstated amid broader cost cutting fallout and industry pushback.
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Pope Francis shows slight improvement in critical condition
Pope Francis, 88, remained in critical condition in Rome but showed slight improvement in lab tests and resumed some duties at Gemelli hospital. The Vatican bulletin contrasted with earlier days as he spoke to a Gaza City parish via phone, while a somber Rosary vigil echoed in St. Peter's Square. Separately, the Supreme Court rejected free speech challenges to clinic buffer zones from New Jersey and Illinois with Justices Thomas and Alito dissenting. FDA reported 38 illnesses and 12 deaths linked to Listeria in Lyons Ready-Care and Sysco Imperial shakes, distributed to hospitals and long-term care facilities.
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Judge declines to force White House access restoration
A federal judge in Washington denied an immediate order forcing the White House to restore AP access to presidential events. Judge Trevor McFadden said the AP did not prove irreparable harm and urged reconsideration of the two week old ban while signaling ongoing review of the First Amendment suit.
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