Elon Musk Repeats Email Ultimatum to Federal Workers

Good morning. Have you replied to the DOGE email? You have another chance. Donald Trump’s political and trade disputes get bigger. And don’t expect your breakfast eggs to get any cheaper any time soon. Listen to the day’s top stories.

Elon Musk offered a second chance for US federal workers to respond to an email detailing what they did last week, or face termination. But the federal agency that sent that email said it’s not actually up to Musk what happens to those who ignore the message. The Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid office is bracing for more job cuts whatever happens and the Labor Department is said to have terminated employees across at least six departments in recent weeks. Meanwhile the man who dodged DOGE, Vivek Ramaswamy, is after a new role himself. He’s running for Ohio governor.