Delhi Assembly Speaker suspends 12 AAP MLAs, including LoP Atishi, Gopal Rai
The MLAs were then suspended from the house. They then took their protest outside the Assembly and raised slogans against the state government while carrying posters of Babasahed Ambedkar.
Rekha Gupta-led BJP govt to table 14 CAG reports in Delhi Assembly today
The reports are expected to be tabled after the Lieutenant Governor’s address in the Assembly. Later in the day, the Assembly will open the floor for the motion of thanks on the L-G’s address.
Trump, Musk endorse Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor
President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on Monday separately endorsed entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio’s gubernatorial race. Ramaswamy, who ran against Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, announced his candidacy earlier on Monday to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in the 2026 election. Trump announced his endorsement in a post to his social media platform Truth Social. RAMASWAMY OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN IN OHIO: ‘BEST DAYS ARE STILL YET AHEAD’ “VIVEK RAMASWAMY is running for Governor of the Great State of Ohio. I know him well, competed against him, and he is something SPECIAL,” Trump wrote. “He’s Young, Strong, and Smart! Vivek is also a very good person, who truly loves our Country,” he continued. “He will be a GREAT Governor of Ohio, will never let you down, and has my COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT!” Musk, a senior advisor to Trump, also offered Ramaswamy his endorsement a short time later. “Good luck, you have my full endorsement!” Musk responded to Ramaswamy in a post on X. Ramaswamy formally declared his candidacy during a rally on Monday in his hometown of Cincinnati. “I will lead Ohio to become the state of excellence in America,” Ramaswamy told the crowd. TOP JD VANCE POLITICAL ADVISORS TO PLAY KEY ROLES IN RAMASWAMY CAMPAIGN “Think that sounds unrealistic? It’s not,” he said. “In fact, it wasn’t long ago that Ohio was that state. Today, young people on the internet make fun of something by saying ‘that’s so Ohio.’ But less than a century ago, people weren’t making fun of Ohio, they were aspiring to be Ohio.” Ramaswamy, 39, dropped out of the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination to endorse Trump and become a surrogate for the current president.
Trump calls for company building Keystone XL Pipeline to return to America and ‘get it built’
President Donald Trump turned his attention to the Keystone XL Pipeline on Monday evening, calling for the company building it to “come back to America, and get it built — NOW!” Trump said he was “just thinking” about how construction on the pipeline was “viciously jettisoned by the incompetent Biden Administration,” and promised things are different now under his leadership. “I know they were treated very badly by Sleepy Joe Biden, but the Trump Administration is very different — Easy approvals, almost immediate start! If not them, perhaps another Pipeline Company. We want the Keystone XL Pipeline built!” The pipeline has been at the forefront of political debate since the project began construction in 2010, and was eventually halted by former President Barack Obama before it was finished. Trump revived it during his first term. ENERGY EXPERTS WEIGH IN AFTER CANADIAN PREMIER SAYS SHE WANTS TO DISCUSS KEYSTONE PIPELINE 2.0 WITH TRUMP However, former President Joe Biden ordered the pipeline cancelation via executive order on his first day in office in January 2021, leading to thousands of job losses. TC Energy, the operator of the Keystone XL pipeline, ultimately gave up on the project in June 2021 as a result of Biden’s decision to cancel its federal permits. Then, in 2023, a federal judge tossed a legal challenge from nearly two dozen states asking the court to reinstate the pipeline’s permits. ‘I LITERALLY CRIED’: FORMER KEYSTONE XL WORKERS STILL REELING TWO YEARS AFTER BIDEN AXED PIPELINE The pipeline had been scheduled to be completed in early 2023 and would transport an additional 830,000 barrels of crude oil from Canada to the U.S. through an existing pipeline network, according to TC Energy. It was also projected to create thousands of jobs, many of which would have been union jobs. In December 2022, the Biden administration’s Department of Energy (DOE) published a report that said the Keystone XL project would have created between 16,149 and 59,000 jobs and would have had a positive economic impact of between $3.4 and $9.6 billion, citing various studies. BIDEN ADMIN QUIETLY ADMITS CANCELING KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE COST THOUSANDS OF JOBS, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS “Joe Biden’s action cost tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars and every American family is still paying more every day,” Daniel Turner, the founder and executive director of Power the Future, shared with Fox News Digital in a previous statement. The system was designed to carry oil from Alberta to states like Illinois, Texas and Oklahoma. In January, Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, Canada, said that she was interested in talking to the Trump administration about potentially reopening the pipeline project. “Restarting the Keystone XL pipeline aligns with President Trump’s agenda to lower food and energy costs by bolstering North American energy infrastructure and reducing reliance on costly imports,” Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute (AEI), previously told Fox News Digital. Another expert said that Trump will likely face litigation if he chooses to proceed with construction of the pipeline, but that Congress could help limit legal action. Fox News Digital’s Aubrie Spady and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
Musk offers ‘another chance’ to respond to productivity email, but warns failure again means termination
Billionaire Elon Musk, who’s slashing wasteful government spending with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said federal workers who fail to respond to his productivity email may be given another chance, but warned if they fail to respond a second time, they’ll be terminated. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sent an email titled, “What did you do last week?” to federal employees, calling on them to submit five bullet points detailing their accomplishments over the past week, or face possible termination. Several agencies, including the Department of Defense (DOD) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), responded to the request, telling their employees to ignore the OPM email. Musk appeared to be fired up by the lack of response to the request, turning to X to express his frustration just hours before the 11:59 p.m. Monday deadline. TRUMP RATTLES OFF ‘FLAGRANT SCAMS’ UNCOVERED BY DOGE, TAKES AIM AT FORT KNOX IN CPAC SPEECH “The email request was utterly trivial, as the standard for passing the test was to type some words and press send!” he wrote. “Yet so many failed even that inane test, urged on in some cases by their managers. Have you ever witnessed such INCOMPETENCE and CONTEMPT for how YOUR TAXES are being spent? Makes old Twitter look good. Didn’t think that was possible.” Musk responded to a post by Matt Walsh, host of “The Matt Walsh Show,” saying the government should fire any federal worker who did not answer the email, complained publicly or privately about the email or did anything other than answer it promptly. CPAC STRAW POLL REVEALS WHO CONSERVATIVES BELIEVE WILL BE 2028 PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE “Subject to the discretion of the President, they will be given another chance,” Musk responded. “Failure to respond a second time will result in termination.” When Musk acquired Twitter in 2022, he called on the social media giant’s former CEO Parag Agrawal to detail what he accomplished during the work week — years before he employed the same tactic on federal employees while serving in his capacity as chair of DOGE under the Trump administration. “What did you get done this week,” Musk texted Agrawal in April 2022. ELON MUSK SAYS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MUST FILL OUT PRODUCTIVITY REPORTS OR RESIGN Musk helped resurrect the text exchange over the weekend on X, when he responded to an account that shared a “how it started, how it’s going” post that showed a screenshot of Musk’s text to Agrawal, accompanied by a screenshot of a post on X from Musk on Saturday, directed at federal employees. In the post, Musk wrote, “Parag got nothing done. Parag was fired.” DOD TELLS CIVILIAN WORKFORCE TO IGNORE ELON MUSK’S REQUEST TO REPORT PRODUCTIVITY “Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump’s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week,” Musk wrote on X on Saturday. “Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.” “To be clear, the bar is very low here,” Musk wrote. “An email with some bullet points that make any sense at all is acceptable! Should take less than 5 mins to write.” Musk’s DOGE is in the midst of auditing various federal agencies in search of wasteful spending, corruption and mismanagement. DOGE’s work comes as President Donald Trump ordered the federal workforce to return to the office after five years of remote work stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, and has vowed to clean house of bad actors within the government and axe overspending. Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton contributed to this report.
FBI Director Kash Patel sworn in as acting ATF chief, visits DC HQ
New FBI Director Kash Patel was also sworn in Monday as the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), as he takes the helm of two separate Justice Department agencies. “ATF welcomes Acting Director Kash Patel to ATF, who was sworn in and had his first visit to ATF Headquarters in Washington, D.C. today. We are enthusiastic to work together for a safer America!” the agency posted Monday on X. TRUMP ANNOUNCES DAN BONGINO WILL BE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE FBI Patel was sworn in to lead the ATF days after taking an oath to head the FBI following a contentious confirmation process in which Democrats raised alarms about his lack of management experience, among other claims. In response to the news, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., called Patel “a gun lobby puppet who has no business leading the FBI or the ATF.” Republicans have long pushed back on ATF rules regulating access to firearms. The National Rifle Association (NRA) said Patel’s appointment was a first toward reforming the agency. “For far too long, ATF has focused on how it can manipulate federal statutes to restrict the rights of law-abiding Americans,” the group wrote on X. “We look forward to working with Acting Director Patel to protect and expand Second Amendment freedoms.” KASH PATEL TAKES REINS AT SCANDAL-RIDDEN FBI WITH ‘AMERICA ALWAYS’ MINDSET: ‘LET GOOD COPS BE COPS’ President Donald Trump hasn’t made clear what his plans are for the ATF, which has long been a target for congressional Republicans. The agency is charged with enforcing the nation’s laws with respect to firearms, explosives and arson. It’s also charged with licensing federal firearms dealers, tracing guns used in crimes and analyzing intelligence in shooting investigations. On Sunday, Trump also named former U.S. Secret Service agent Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director. Patel called Bongino’s appointment “tremendous news for law enforcement and the future of American justice!” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “His leadership, integrity, and deep commitment to justice make him the ideal choice to help lead the FBI at this critical time,” he said. “He’s a cop’s cop.”
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Federal agency tells staff responses to Musk’s DOGE productivity email may be read by ‘malign foreign actors’
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) warned employees that if they choose to reply to Elon Musk’s directive to submit a list of five accomplishments for the past week, they should assume it will be read by “malign foreign actors.” Fox News Digital confirmed that a letter sent by HHS to employees addressed an email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) titled, “What did you do last week?” which directed federal employees to submit five bullet points detailing their accomplishments over the past week or face termination. “In discussions with OPM officials yesterday and today, OPM has now rescinded that mandatory requirement,” HHS told its staff members. “There is no HHS expectation that HHS employees respond to OPM and there is no impact to your employment with the agency if you choose not to respond.” But should employees choose to respond, HHS provided a set of guidelines, including responding by the deadline of Monday at 11:59 p.m. DOD TELLS CIVILIAN WORKFORCE TO IGNORE ELON MUSK’S REQUEST TO REPORT PRODUCTIVITY Other guidelines included keeping responses at a high level of generality while describing their work in a way that protects sensitive data, information that could identify others in the agency and information that could identify specific grants or contracts. Additionally, the agency said if staffers are engaged in research or reviews, to not identify drugs, devices, biologics, therapeutics or similar items in their responses, and if they are engaged in scientific research, to not provide information giving the precise nature of the work. “Assume that what you write will be read by malign foreign actors and tailor your response accordingly,” HHS told its staff. ELON MUSK SAYS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MUST FILL OUT PRODUCTIVITY REPORTS OR RESIGN Musk, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, said earlier on Saturday that employees would receive an email giving them a chance to explain how productive they were the previous week. If an employee fails to respond to the email, Musk said the government will interpret that as a resignation. Fox News confirmed on Monday that OPM told human resources officials from federal agencies that OPM is not taking a one-size-fits-all approach, and the administration will work with individual departments to account for workers. This comes as several agencies have either told their staff members to ignore the request or adhere to it. For instance, the Department of Defense told its civilian workforce on Sunday to ignore the request to report their productivity. ELON MUSK SAYS ‘BAR IS VERY LOW’ AFTER ORDERING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO FILL OUT PRODUCTIVITY REPORTS OR RESIGN “DoD personnel may have received an email from OPM requesting information. The Department of Defense is responsible for reviewing the performance of its personnel, and it will conduct any review in accordance with its own procedures,” Darin S. Selnick, who is performing the duties of the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, wrote in a letter to staff. “When and if required, the Department will coordinate responses to the email you have received from OPM. For now, please pause any response to the OPM email titled, ‘What did you do last week.’” Also telling employees to stand down was Kash Patel, who was confirmed by the Senate last week as the new director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). “FBI personnel may have received an email from OPM requesting information,” Patel told employees, according to The Associated Press. “The FBI, through the Office of the Director, is in charge of all of our review processes, and will conduct reviews in accordance with FBI procedures. When and if further information is required, we will coordinate the responses. For now, please pause any responses.” The State Department also reportedly issued a similar message to employees on Saturday, informing them that department officials “will respond on behalf of the Department,” according to a message sent by Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy, who serves as acting under-secretary of state for management. Musk turned to X on Monday, saying, “Subject to the discretion of the President, they will be given another chance. Failure to respond a second time will result in termination.” Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich contributed to this report.
Boston councilwoman backs off after ridiculing Tom Homan’s employment history in fiery post: ‘I understand’
The Boston City Council member who recently mocked Border Czar Tom Homan’s employment history walked back her comments in a follow-up post about the Trump administration official. Councilwoman Sharon Durkan, who accused Homan of spending his career “policing a town smaller than a Fenway Park crowd,” posted a clarification shortly after a Fox News Digital request for comment on Sunday evening. “Yes, I understand that Tom Homan spent his career as a federal agent within Border Patrol & ICE, but that’s a world away from the realities of policing a major city,” Durkan explained. “His background is in immigration enforcement, not community policing – where trust and accountability are key.” The Smith College graduate raised eyebrows after mocking Homan’s brief stint as a police officer in West Carthage, New York, implying that he was unqualified to enforce President Donald Trump’s border policy in Boston because of that experience. But Homan’s time in the small-town department only lasted from 1983 to 1984, before he became a Border Patrol agent and eventually worked his way through the ranks of the Obama and Trump administrations. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ARRESTS SKYROCKET UNDER TRUMP ICE COMPARED TO BIDEN LEVELS LAST YEAR “Laughable that someone who spent their career policing a town smaller than a Fenway Park crowd thinks they can lecture Boston on public safety,” the councilwoman’s original Feb. 23 post read. “Commissioner Michael Cox serves with distinction and earns trust with integrity.” “Tom Homan should know, we don’t scare easy,” Durkan added. Durkan’s remarks came after Homan called out Beantown during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday, specifically calling out Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox for enforcing the city’s sanctuary policies. ICE ARRESTS ‘PREDATOR’ MIGRANT CONVICTED OF SECRETLY RECORDING OTHERS IN BATHROOM “I’m coming to Boston, and I’m bringing hell with me,” Homan said during his speech. “I looked at the numbers this morning… I stopped counting at nine. Nine child rapists that were in jail in Massachusetts, but rather than honoring an ICE detainer, you released them back into the street.” “You’re not a police commissioner,” the Trump administration official added. “Take that badge off your chest. Put it in the desk drawer. Because you became a politician. You forgot what it’s like to be a cop.” Massachusetts and the greater Boston area have seen several arrests of criminal migrants in recent weeks, including an illegal immigrant connected to a violent Brazilian gang who was recently arrested in Bellingham. Cox has previously said that his department “doesn’t enforce detainers” that are filed by ICE, and that Boston cops “abide by Boston law and Massachusetts law.” “The Boston Police Department has pretty defined rules and we abide by the law here in the state,” the police chief said on a segment of WCVB’s “On the Record” show. “We don’t enforce civil detainers regarding federal immigration law. It’s defined here in the state, and that’s just how it works.” Fox News Digital reached out to Durkan for additional comment, but did not immediately hear back. Fox News’ Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
Pope Francis still critical but shows ‘slight improvement’: Vatican
Vatican says pope still receiving oxygen as hospitalisation for double pneumonia nears two-week mark. Pope Francis’s condition remains critical but has shown a “slight improvement”, the Vatican has said in its latest update on the 88-year-old pontiff’s health. In a statement on Monday, the Vatican said “the clinical conditions of the Holy Father, in their critical nature, show a slight improvement”. “Today there were no episodes of asthmatic respiratory attacks; some laboratory tests have improved,” it said, noting that Francis had worked in the afternoon after receiving the Eucharist in the morning. The pope was still receiving oxygen, “although with slightly reduced flow and oxygen percentage”, the statement said. Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on February 14 with breathing difficulties and his condition subsequently worsened. He is battling pneumonia in both lungs as well as kidney issues in what has become the longest hospital stay of his nearly 12-year papacy. Double pneumonia is a serious infection that can inflame and scar both lungs, making it difficult to breathe. The Vatican has described the pope’s infection as “complex” and said it was caused by two or more microorganisms. Advertisement The head of the Catholic Church, who has been pope since 2013, has suffered bouts of ill health over the past two years. He is particularly prone to lung infections because he developed pleurisy as a young adult and had part of one lung removed. Francis’s continued hospitalisation has prompted a global outpouring of concern and support, with a special prayer organised for Monday evening in St Peter’s Square in Rome. Tributes also have been left outside the hospital where he is being treated. Maria Vozlv, a Ukrainian who has lived in Rome for 18 years, said many in her home country were praying for Francis. The pontiff has often decried the war in Ukraine, which hit the three-year mark on Monday, and prayed for peace. “We Ukrainians are really praying for him,” Vozlv said. “He needs to get well and come home.” Earlier Monday, the Vatican said the pope had spent a peaceful night, with a Vatican source saying he was “not in pain”, eating “normally” and even “in a good mood”. Adblock test (Why?)