Agents from Mr. Musk's Department of Government Effectiveness have gained access to the highly classified government records of millions of federal employees, including officials in sensitive security positions at the Treasury and State departments, according to four American officials, according to The Washington Post, as part of a broader effort to gain control of the government's main personnel agency.
According to the Washington Post, a lawsuit accusing Musk's "Department of Government Effectiveness" of violating federal transparency rules will be filed within minutes of Trump's inauguration on Monday, opening a legal battle over key aspects of the new administration's agenda.
According to the Washington Post, the sentences of two former cryptocurrency exchange FTX executives appear to have been shortened. According to information on the website of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons, Ryan Salame began serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence in October and is now expected to be released in March 2031. Caroline Ellison, on the other hand, now has an expected release date of July 2026.
According to the Washington Post: An Israeli attack on Iran is still planned, an Israeli official said, and the delay in the Israeli security cabinet's actions was made in continued consultation with the Biden administration. The security cabinet could be called for a vote by phone at any time, the official said.
According to the Washington Post, Pelosi believes Biden will soon be persuaded to drop out.
According to the Washington Post, three Democratic officials with knowledge of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's private conversations said she told some House Democrats that she believes President Biden will soon be persuaded to withdraw from the presidential race because of serious doubts about his ability to win in the November election. After Biden's on-off performance in the debate sparked panic among Democrats inside and outside Washington, Pelosi has played a powerful role behind the sc...