Latest Headlines 21 federal employees assigned to DOGE resigned en masse to avoid “carrying out or legitimizing” the agency’s efforts. Federal PersonnelFighting Back FedScoophttps://fedscoop.com/usds-workers-quit-doge-tech-elon-musk/ The Social Security Administration disbanded its Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity. Federal PersonnelHuman Rights MSNhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/social-security-administration-closing-civil-rights-office-and-placing-employees-on-leave/ar-AA1zMGdg Trump plans to replace the EB-5 visa program with a $5 million “gold card” offering a path to U.S. citizenship for wealthy investors. Immigration The Associated Presshttps://apnews.com/article/investor-visas-trump-immigration-eb5-gold-cards-cdb943dd1633bc234bb715fa20914e05 Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy travels to DC Friday to sign a minerals deal. Foreign RelationsWar The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/25/trump-zelenskyy-ukraine-minerals-deal The White House will take control of press pool assignments, stripping the White House Correspondents’ Association of its century-old role. CensorshipMedia BBChttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce30n52e6p1o The White House said Amy Gleason, not Elon Musk, leads DOGE and reports to Trump, clarifying this while she was vacationing in Mexico. CourtsOversight NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-musk/amy-gleason-named-acting-administrator-elon-musks-doge-rcna193613 Former USAID employees can retrieve personal items under guard with a 15-minute limit after the agency’s abrupt shutdown three weeks ago. Federal Personnel ABC Newshttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/usaid-staff-15-minutes-gather-belongings-washington-dc/story?id=119187160
