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Musk email confusion continues, Southwest flight's near-miss, TX lottery investigation & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

The White House says one million federal workers replied to an email that caused chaos. We'll tell you about a close call between two planes on a Chicago runway. There’s been a massive blackout in Chile affecting most of the country. We'll explain the controversy surrounding two lottery jackpots in Texas. Plus, could vaccinating chickens against bird flu help tackle high egg prices? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Tuesday, February 25th. Today, the White House announced

0:39.5

that Elon Musk will attend President Donald Trump's first official cabinet meeting tomorrow,

0:44.3

although he's not a cabinet member. Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency,

0:48.7

is not a volunteer or a full-time employee, but considered a special government employee,

0:55.2

according to the White House. This comes amid confusion over Musk's email demanding that federal workers explain

1:00.9

their work last week or risk losing their job. Here's White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt.

1:06.3

The agency heads will determine the best practices for their employees at their specific agencies.

1:12.6

Again, this was an idea that Elon come up with. Doge worked with OPM to actually implement the idea,

1:17.6

and the secretaries are responsible for their specific workforce.

1:20.6

And this is true of the hirings and the firings that have taken place.

1:24.6

Meanwhile, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from freezing federal grants and loans.

1:32.3

The judge called the move, quote, irrational and imprudent, and argued that nonprofits who brought the case

1:38.3

had demonstrated that they could face a future funding pause that would disrupt their operations.

1:43.3

The White House rescinded the memo ordering the freeze after the judge first took action

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