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Trump adds to confusion about 'somewhat voluntary' response to Musk's federal worker email

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The Trump administration faced legal pushback on several of the president’s executive orders, including his suspension on all refugee admissions.

That comes as Elon Musk and his team are continuing their efforts to dramatically shrink the federal workforce.

White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López joins us now.

Amna Nawaz: The White House has dodged or not answered many questions about the structure of DOGE even when federal judges have asked.

Karoline Leavitt : There are — no, Elon Musk is a special government employee, which I have also been asked and have answered that question as well. Amy Gleason may very well be on vacation right now, The New York Times reports.

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