https://time.com/7261317/musk-email-federal-workers-job-accomplishments-ultimatum-fired-departments-agencies/ https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/EY9DpRBI/poster.jpg?width=720 White House Says Musk Part of Trump’s ‘Unified Team’ as Agencies Undermine Him The Trump Administration on Tuesday continued to voice support for Elon Musk’s controversial push to require federal workers to summarize what they accomplished last week or face termination—despite mounting confusion and resistance from even some Trump-appointed agency heads. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that President Trump stands firmly behind the Tesla CEO’s latest directive and defended Musk’s latest email campaign, yet also suggested agency leaders—not Musk—have the last word on whether employees should even bother to respond. The move has already caused significant chaos across federal agencies, with many department heads advising workers to ignore Musk’s directive altogether. https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/EY9DpRBI.m3u8 https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/EY9DpRBI 229 2025-02-25T21:20:06+00:00 no no https://time.com/7261440/trump-dei-environmental-justice/ https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/x8f44ilw/poster.jpg?width=720 The Closers 2025 Panel: Bridging The Divide-Strategies For Achieving Racial Equity The panel and dinner took place just weeks after President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order calling for the end of what he called “DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion] discrimination in the federal workplace.” The directive impacted all corners of the federal government: prompting the Environmental Protection Agency to shut down its DEI office, and leading Secretary of State Marco Rubio to bar U.S. embassies and consulate offices from flying Pride or Black Lives Matter flags, which were previously permitted by the Biden Administration. A number of private corporations have also followed suit in shutting down DEI initiatives to align with the new administration’s policy. https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/x8f44ilw.m3u8 https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/x8f44ilw 1616 2025-02-14T03:18:38+00:00 no no