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Limiting Musk's Powers; VA Employees On DOGE Emails; No Cure For Long COVID
08 Mar 2025
President Trump says that his Cabinet secretaries are actually supposed to be the ones to make staffing decisions, not Elon Musk and his DOGE entity. Also, we hear from employees at the Veterans Health Administration about how they feel about DOGE emails asking them to spell out what they did last week. Plus, a look at where things stand on the treatment of Long COVID.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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President Trump now says his cabinet secretaries will be the ones to make staffing decisions, not Elon Musk and his Doge entity.
But is that how things are really going to work?
I'm Scott Simon.
I'm Ayesha Roscoe, and this is Up First from NPR News.
I want the cabinet members to keep good people. I don't want to see a big cut where a lot of good people are cut.
That's what the president said, but there have already been some big cuts. We'll look at who's actually calling the shots.
We'll also hear how federal employees at one agency feel about those efforts.
Plus, five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we'll look at the efforts to treat long COVID.
So please stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your weekend.
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