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Some heightened rhetoric there. What are other European leaders saying about this?

Some heightened rhetoric there. What are other European leaders saying about this?

Very interesting that so many of these same political shifts are happening in Western countries. Megan, thanks so much for reporting.

Very interesting that so many of these same political shifts are happening in Western countries. Megan, thanks so much for reporting.

Elon Musk and venture capitalist Antonio Gracias are alleging widespread abuse of the social security system. The businessman said Sunday that millions of non-citizens have been given access to benefits and many have even been allowed to vote.

Elon Musk and venture capitalist Antonio Gracias are alleging widespread abuse of the social security system. The businessman said Sunday that millions of non-citizens have been given access to benefits and many have even been allowed to vote.

Thanks for waking up with us. We'll be back this afternoon with more news you need to know.

Thanks for waking up with us. We'll be back this afternoon with more news you need to know.

Yeah, we have another significant executive order coming down this weekend. It strips collective bargaining rights from a wide swath of federal employees, essentially abolishing their right to unionize. Now, the order will not apply to all federal workers, just those whose work has links to national security.

Yeah, we have another significant executive order coming down this weekend. It strips collective bargaining rights from a wide swath of federal employees, essentially abolishing their right to unionize. Now, the order will not apply to all federal workers, just those whose work has links to national security.

That includes the Departments of Defense, State, Justice, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs. For context, a number of large federal unions have made clear that they're going to do everything possible to slow Donald Trump's agenda. They've launched dozens of lawsuits to block his efforts to cut spending through Doge.

That includes the Departments of Defense, State, Justice, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs. For context, a number of large federal unions have made clear that they're going to do everything possible to slow Donald Trump's agenda. They've launched dozens of lawsuits to block his efforts to cut spending through Doge.

And other unions negotiated deals with the Biden administration that are still in effect, but Trump says run contrary to his administration's policy. He added that while he does, quote, support constructive partnerships with unions who work with him, he will not tolerate mass obstruction that jeopardizes his ability to manage agencies with vital national security missions.

And other unions negotiated deals with the Biden administration that are still in effect, but Trump says run contrary to his administration's policy. He added that while he does, quote, support constructive partnerships with unions who work with him, he will not tolerate mass obstruction that jeopardizes his ability to manage agencies with vital national security missions.

Well, it'll likely give the administration more legal footing to dissolve previous collective bargaining agreements between unions and the federal government. To that point, hours after the order was signed, eight federal agencies filed a lawsuit in Texas calling for a judge to void their existing contracts with those unions.

Well, it'll likely give the administration more legal footing to dissolve previous collective bargaining agreements between unions and the federal government. To that point, hours after the order was signed, eight federal agencies filed a lawsuit in Texas calling for a judge to void their existing contracts with those unions.

They'll remain in place while the case is heard, but we could see action quickly. More broadly, the biggest federal workers union, the American Federation of Government Employees, said over the weekend that hundreds of thousands of their 800,000 members could soon be stripped of their memberships. They vowed in response to file countersuits of their own.

They'll remain in place while the case is heard, but we could see action quickly. More broadly, the biggest federal workers union, the American Federation of Government Employees, said over the weekend that hundreds of thousands of their 800,000 members could soon be stripped of their memberships. They vowed in response to file countersuits of their own.

If the courts rule in Trump's favor, though, it'll give him considerable power to cut the federal workforce and really follow through on his promise to slash spending in Washington.

If the courts rule in Trump's favor, though, it'll give him considerable power to cut the federal workforce and really follow through on his promise to slash spending in Washington.