Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who is now leading a sweeping effort to reshape the federal government, offered the most sustained defense of his far-reaching moves during a question-and-answer session in the Oval Office late Tuesday.
Day: February 11, 2025
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
Even with Jordan and Egypt refusing to take in expelled Palestinians, Trump is charging on with his real estate development plan.
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Justice Department’s request to pause a judge’s order while it challenges the order in court.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports would be stacked on top of other levies on Canadian goods, leading to a total 50 per cent tariff, says a White House official who confirmed the plan on background.
Trump endorsed DOGE’s work and declined to commit to seeking congressional approval for the massive overhaul of federal agencies that he and Musk are pushing.
President Trump’s blizzard of executive orders has run into a snowplow of legal challenges. There are dozens of cases challenging the White House’s actions. Judges all over the country have found that the White House acted illegally.The challenges, and the rulings, continue to pour in. But Trump’s team is punching back. After a judge blocked Elon Musk’s DOGE team from accessing personal data and other Treasury department systems, Musk referred to him as “a corrupt judge protecting corruption” and called for his impeachment.Vice President JD Vance made the controversial claim on Sunday that quote, “judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” Comments like these suggest Trump’s circle may be willing to ignore court orders and defy judicial authority.So what happens if the executive branch ignores the judicial branch? Is that a constitutional crisis? Is the United States already in one?For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.orgEmail us at considerthis@npr.org
The focus of the meeting was Trump’s plan that the US take over Gaza and Palestinians be displaced to Jordan and Egypt.
King Abdullah II dodges questions about President Trump’s plan to relocate Gazans to Jordan.
American Marc Fogel, who has been held in Russia since being arrested on drug charges in 2021, has been freed, according to the White House.