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Musk Team Seeks Access to I.R.S. System With Taxpayers’ Records  The New York Times Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS  The Washington Post Elon Musk’s DOGE asks for access to IRS taxpayer data, sources say  ABC News

Trump post has critics saying he’s declaring himself above the law  ABC News

Trump administration to ask Supreme Court to keep fired government watchdog off the job as case pends  NBC News First Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials Reaches Supreme Court  The New York Times Fight over Trump’s firing of watchdog reaches Supreme

Trump administration to ask the Supreme Court that government watchdog remains fired as case pends  NBC News

SEOUL, South Korea — DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address privacy concerns, according to South Korean officials on Monday. South Korea’s

Saturday Night Live celebrated 50 years of sketch comedy, memorable hosts, incredible musical performances, controversial moments, and laugh-out-loud stand-up monologues with a primetime special. That’s right, the not-ready-for-primetime players took over Sunday night television with the three-hour SNL50: The Anniversary

Netanyahu signals moving ahead with Trump’s Gaza plan as Israel receives unblocked US shipment of heavy bombs  Sky News

Elon Musk’s DOGE asks for access to IRS taxpayer data, sources say  ABC News Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS  The Washington Post DOGE-affiliated employee expected to seek access to IRS system with sensitive taxpayer information  NBC

Trump 2nd term live updates: White House says some employees were fired by mistake  ABC News

by Allison Jackson, I-Hwa Cheng and Akio Wang The iguana population has exploded since the spikey-backed giant lizards were introduced from Central and South America more than 20 years ago as exotic pets Armed with a slingshot, Taiwanese bounty hunter