The News Roundup For February 28, 2025

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The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, posted a list of "receipts," of government misspending on federal contracts. After reporters found multiple inaccuracies, the department quietly deleted five of its biggest examples of savings.

Several House Republicans are cancelling constituent town halls following backlash at previous events across the country.

Meanwhile, overseas, this week marked three years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. European leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Kyiv in a show of support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The right won the German elections held on Sunday, in its best showing in decades. The AfD party, Alternative for Germany, the country's most anti-immigration party, made historic gains.

Tensions are simmering between Israel and Hamas. The two sides find themselves in a standoff over hostage body and prisoner exchanges. The handover would complete the first phase of ceasefire which expires this weekend.

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0:50.2	Okay, quick quiz. What's the most powerful address in the country? Well, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., home, of course, to the White House. Or to find the real power, do you have to go down the street a couple of blocks to 1900 East Street, Northwest? That's the home of the Office of Personnel Management, otherwise known as OPM.
1:15.7	And on Thursday, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled that OPM must now rescind directives sent to some agencies, ordering them to fire thousands of probationary employees. The judge wrote this. The Office of
1:29.7	Personnel Management does not have the authority, any authority whatsoever, under any statute,
1:36.1	in the history of the universe, to hire and fire employees at another agency. Well, a lot of the
1:43.0	ongoing legal chaos in what we call the zone, as that's
1:46.6	become known, which for the last five weeks remains flooded. The Friday News Roundup is when we
1:52.8	step back. Our mission isn't to try to cover everything from the week. Instead, it's to focus
1:58.0	on what really matters. With us to round out the week's news is Eva McKend. Eva covers
2:03.9	national politics for CNN. Eva, great to have you. Good to be with you, Todd.
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