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CNN 5 Things

Federal workers sue, eggs from Turkey, an upside-down flag & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

We begin with the latest backlash to Elon Musk’s email ultimatum to millions of federal workers. Apple says it's investing $500 billion in the US amid Trump's tariff threat. The US is turning to Turkey to help solve the egg shortage crisis. The number of Palestinians arrested in the West Bank has spiked. Plus, why there's an upside-down American flag at a US National Park.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey there from CNN. I'm Krista Bow with the five things you need to know for Monday, February 24th.

0:37.7

Millions of federal workers are in limbo after Elon Musk directed an ultimatum over the weekend.

0:43.6

Federal employees have until just before midnight tonight to justify their jobs in an email

0:49.0

to the Office of Personnel Management in five bullet points or lose that job.

0:54.4

CNN's Natasha Bertrand has more.

0:56.6

We are seeing multiple agency heads push back against this directive from Elon Musk.

1:02.5

In fact, we have seen directives go out from the Pentagon, the FBI, the State Department,

1:06.2

and even HHS telling employees not to respond to this email until they can figure out exactly what OPM is looking for here.

1:16.5

Many of those agencies essentially said in response, we'll review the performance of our personnel, thank you very much.

1:22.6

An internal memo shows the Transportation Department, on the other hand, directed its employees

1:27.8

to reply.

1:28.8

A group of federal workers unions have amended their lawsuit challenging mass firings to push

1:33.7

back on this email ultimatum too, arguing this doesn't comply with federal regulations.

1:39.7

But lawsuits like this so far have largely failed to get indefinite emergency intervention from judges.

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