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Musk's demand that fed employees list their accomplishments roils workforce: 'Mass civil disobedience'

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 'This is a good opportunity for mass civil disobedience,' Democratic Rep. Sean Casten posted to X   Department of Government Efficiency chair Elon Musk announced that federal employees must report their accomplishments from the last week or face losing their jobs, which has roiled the federal workforce as some Democratic lawmakers and unions call on employees to flout the directive.  "This is a good opportunity for mass civil disobedience. Musk has no authority to do this. Encourage all federal employees to report to work, prepare GFY letters and continue to demonstrate the public service and patriotism he lacks," Illinois Democratic Rep. Sean Casten posted to X on Saturday evening.  The acronym GFY is internet slang typically meaning "go f--- yourself." "It takes a remarkable combination of arrogance and stupidity to think that this is the best use of time for our intelligence officers, VA workers, air traffic controllers, and everyone e...

Trump set to meet with world leaders in DC during busy week as Russia-Ukraine peace talks continue

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 Monday will mark Trump's fifth week back in the Oval Office President Donald Trump is set to have another busy week meeting with foreign leaders in the nation's capital as administration leaders continue working out a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.  Trump will meet with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron in his fifth week back in the Oval Office, national security advisor Mike Waltz said on Fox News' "America Reports." The announcement follows Macron calling for an emergency meeting of world leaders after the Trump administration excluded Europe from sitting at the negotiating table to settle the war between Ukraine and Russia. "Just a few months ago, everyone was talking about this war as though it would never end," Waltz said on "America Reports" after confirming Starmer and Macron will visit Washington, D.C. "In just a very short amount of time, President Trump has us, eve...

Apple unveils historic $500B investment in US manufacturing, innovation: 'Bullish on the future'

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Apple's announcement comes after President Donald Trump said he met with the company's CEO Tim Cook Apple is committing $500 billion to the U.S. economy in a historic initiative, the company announced on Monday, marking "an extraordinary new chapter in the history of American innovation." Apple's 11-figure commitment will roll out over the next five years. It will involve building an advanced AI server manufacturing factory near Houston, as well as doubling the company's Advanced Manufacturing Fund from $5 billion to $10 billion. The tech giant also plans to establish an Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit, as well as hire 20,000 new employees with focuses on research and development, silicon engineering, artificial intelligence and machine learning. "This new pledge builds on Apple’s long history of investing in American innovation and advanced high-skilled manufacturing, and will support a wide range of initiatives that focus on artific...

Kamala Harris hit for being vague, dodging questions in recent interviews: 'She owes us these answers'

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  The WSJ's Peggy Noonan said Harris 'couldn't or wouldn't answer a single question straight Vice President Kamala Harris has been criticized for avoiding specifics and dodging questions in the wake of multiple interviews she's done this week, as media pundits demand she actually answer questions from the press. "This week she couldn’t or wouldn’t answer a single question straight, and people could see it. She is an artless dodger," The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan wrote, suggesting voters now have a choice between "awful and empty." Harris spoke to journalists this week during an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists (NAJB) and sat down with Oprah Winfrey, who endorsed her for president at the DNC. Harris has yet to hold a formal press conference since emerging as the nominee.  "She owes us these answers. It is wrong that she can’t or won’t address them. It is disrespectful to the electorate,...

Trump leads Harris in crucial states Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, poll finds

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Georgia and Arizona went to President Biden in 2020 Former President Donald Trump leads Vice President Kamala Harris in three crucial swing states, according to a Monday poll from the New York Times. Trump is leading Harris in Arizona by five points in a 50%-45% spread, and he holds a similar 49%-45% lead in Georgia. Harris is closer to the former president in North Carolina, however, where the race sits at 49%-47%, according to the poll. The Times conducted its poll from Sept. 17-21, surveying 2,077 likely voters across all three states. Arizona and Georgia would be major victories for Trump in the general election, as both are states that President Biden won in 2020. Arizona in particular represents a major swing toward Trump, where a Times poll in August found Harris leading by five points. RAPPER 50 CENT SAYS ‘MAYBE TRUMP IS THE ANSWER’ AFTER SEEING NYC GIVE PREPAID CREDIT CARDS TO MIGRANTS Former President Trump enjoys polling leads in three key swing states, two of ...

Trump assassination suspect wrote chilling letter months before golf course plot: 'I failed you'

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 Ryan Wesley Routh called on others to make attempts on Trump's life The Justice Department released a chilling letter written by would-be Trump assassin Ryan Wesley Routh on Monday. The DOJ obtained the letter from a witness who says they received it inside a box delivered to them by Routh several months prior to the assassination attempt. Authorities say the witness opened the box only after hearing Routh was suspected in the attack. The box contained several handwritten letters as well as ammunition, among other things. One of the letters, addressed "Dear World," discussed the assassination attempt. "This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you. I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster. It is up to you now to finish the job; and I will offer $150,000 to whomever can complete the job," Routh wrote. WATCH ON FOX NATION: THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATIONS OF DONALD TRUMP A letter Ryan Wesley Routh wrote regarding...

Inside Thomas Jefferson’s Slow, Painful Death And The Bizarre Circumstances Surrounding It

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In a strange twist of fate, Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826 — the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. hen Thomas Jefferson died on a summer day in 1826, his death captivated Americans — not because of its cause, but because of the circumstances that surrounded it. The former president died on July 4, the 50th anniversary of American Independence. And Thomas Jefferson died just hours before John Adams, his fellow Founding Father. It seemed a noble and fitting end for the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence. But in reality, Thomas Jefferson’s death was drawn-out and painful. Almost a decade after he left the presidency, Thomas Jefferson began to suffer from a number of agonizing and debilitating health problems, including boils, swollen joints, periods of illness that left him prone for weeks, diarrhea, and painful urinary tract infections. By the beginning of 1826, Jefferson’s health woes had worsened. The 83-year-old — famous ...

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