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Musk says weekend email blast was a “pulse check,” but Trump has a warning for non-responders

Muhamad Yehia Speaking from President Donald Trump’s first second-term Cabinet meeting, Elon Musk said the email blast requiring federal workers to detail their past week’s work was wrongly interpreted as a performance review, and “it actually was a pulse check.” “I think that, you know, perhaps, was first interpreted as …

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How the timing of Trump’s first Cabinet meeting compares with past presidents

Muhamad Yehia Most of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members were confirmed by the Senate in time for his first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Four members requiring Senate approval had not yet been confirmed, including US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who was voted in by the Senate the same day. It is …

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Key lines from Trump’s first official Cabinet meeting, including what Musk told agency leaders about DOGE F

Muhamad Yehia From CNN’s Elise Hammond, Alejandra Jaramillo, Elisabeth Buchwald, Tami Luhby, Kevin Liptak, Michael Williams, Donald Judd, Kit Maher, Betsy Klein and Antoinette Radford President Donald Trump held the first official Cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday at the White House. Seated alongside agency leaders in a long wooden …

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White House chief of staff describes how Musk operates with Trump

Muhamad Yehia White House chief of staff Susie Wiles answered questions about a number of topics at a closed-door lunch meeting with GOP senators — including about Elon Musk and his role in the administration, an issue that has caused growing GOP angst on Capitol Hill. According to Sen. Josh …

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Suspected Hamas members face terrorism trial in Germany over weapons caches

Muhamad Yehia Prosecutors say the suspects established arms depots in Bulgaria and Denmark, and were plotting attacks in Germany and beyond. A trial began in Germany on Tuesday for four alleged Hamas members suspected of establishing weapons stockpiles across Europe to be used in potential attacks on Israeli and Jewish …

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US military base in Italy locked down over ‘security incident’

Muhamad Yehia Personnel working at the Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily were instructed to take shelter where they were. A US naval air base in Italy had to be locked down briefly on Wednesday due a “security incident”, the US Navy has confirmed. Naval Air Station Sigonella, a major …

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White House seizes control of press pool that covers Trump

Muhamad Yehia Critics say the decision, which breaks with decades of tradition, will undermine independent journalism. The White House has said it will decide which reporters get access to US President Donald Trump in intimate settings such as the Oval Office, a move that some warn could be “dangerous” for …

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Western tourists enter North Korea for first time in five years

Muhamad  Yehia Besides a number of Russian tourists last year, few sightseers have been allowed into North Korea since the Covid-19 pandemic — until now. North Korea opened its borders to a small group of Western tourists this week for the first time in five years. The travellers from the …

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Renault recalls over 15,000 vehicles due to risk of start-up failure

Muhamad Yehia Thousands of drivers of Renault R5s and Alpine 290s were asked to visit Renault drivers due to the risk of start-up failure, though the French carmaker highlighted the issue does not affect driver safety. Car manufacturer Renault contacted over 15,000 drivers of their vehicles, asking them to have …

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