If it's Friday, the firings and the fallout, thousands more federal workers are bracing for layoffs as the president and Elon Musk double down on additional government cuts.

But Republicans in Congress are beginning to see some pushback from constituents.

Plus, the president publicly threatens Maine's governor for resisting an executive order,

as an historic series of legal challenges may soon be headed for the Supreme Court,

which could fundamentally change the nature of our government and the powers of the presidency.

And President Trump says he's, quote, sick of how Ukraine's president has handled the war with Russia,

and that Zelensky has no cards to play as the administration ratchets up the pressure on Ukraine to make a deal and end the war.

Well, Welcome to meet the press now.

I'm Kristen Welker in Washington, where it is full speed ahead for the Trump administration's unprecedented push to slash the federal government amid new warning signs of potential blowback from the public, putting pressure on some of the president's allies in Congress. The cuts still coming at a furious pace, as defense

secretary Pete Hagseth confirmed that personnel from Elon Musk's Department of Government

Efficiency are at the Pentagon, where officials tell us layoffs could begin soon for the department's

55,000 probationary employees, employees who have been recently hired. And we're learning

today of more widespread cuts. Up to half of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's

9,000 employees are on the chopping block.

That's according to staff who met with Doge employees.

And thousands of IRS workers from all over the country are also being let go at the height of tax season.

At a gathering of conservatives yesterday, Elon Musk branded to chainsaw gifted to him on stage and said that more cuts

are on the way.

This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy.

Chainsaw.

Waste is pretty much over.

People will ask, like, how can you find waste in, like, in D.C.?

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