💸 Bureaucratic bust: DOGE trims $1.2 billion from USAID – report  

Hefty cuts by DOGE also pertain to Health and Human Services contracts worth $771 million, Social Security Administration ($272.5 million), and other agencies ($175.5 million), according to the Wall Street Journal.

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'LEGACY NEWS LIARS' — Musk accused Reuters of deception

Earlier, the news outlet reported that the US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink if Zelensky rejects the minerals deal.

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Fractured by Ukraine conflict and migrants, Germans likely to sack Scholz today

Germany is holding snap parliamentary elections today. Here’s what you need to know:

🔺Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) are the clear favorites of the race with a rating of about 30%. 

🔺Alice Weidel and her right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) are catching up with 20%.

🔺Incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democrats (SPD) are in third place with a rating of around 14-16%, which is 10% lower than in 2021. 

🔺Close behind are the Greens, led by Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck (12-14%).

🔺Ukraine and illegals are key bones of contention among German parties, with the anti-migrant stance taking center stage after recent attacks by newcomers. The CDU/CSU, SPD, and Greens support the idea of funding Kiev, while the AfD opposes it, advocating for rapprochement with Russia. 

🔺Scholz is already perceived as the major loser of the race, while Merz is considered to be the most likely candidate for the chancellor’s mantle.

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