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The president defended Elon Musk’s role in seeking to slash budgets and cut payrolls as the young aides burrowing into federal agencies came under scrutiny.

States Say in Lawsuit That Donald Trump Violated Constitution’s Basic Precepts  The New York Times Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing sensitive US Treasury Department material  The Associated Press Why privacy laws are the tip of the legal spear against

White House pressures ICE to pick up pace of migrant arrests, sources say  CNN

House GOP pleads for time after “intense” White House meeting  Axios

The cover of the venerable newsweekly, long an object of fixation for the president, put Elon Musk behind the Resolute Desk.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest target of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. (Image credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Trump says he is revoking Biden’s security clearance  BBC.com

Trump revokes Biden’s access to intelligence briefings  Al Jazeera English ‘JOE, YOU’RE FIRED’: President Trump revokes Biden’s security clearance, intel briefings  Fox News Trump Says He Revoked Joe Biden’s Security Clearance  The Wall Street Journal Judge pauses USAID staff reduction deadline; Trump says

Trump says he is revoking Biden’s security clearances  NPR Live updates: Trump says he’ll revoke Biden’s intel access; Judge to pause USAID staff reduction deadline  NBC News Trump Says He Revoked Joe Biden’s Security Clearance  The Wall Street Journal Trump cuts Biden access

Former presidents are historically given intelligence briefings after leaving office. But Trump said he was following precedent set by Biden four years ago, when Biden revoked Trump’s access. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker)