Trump reside: Elon Musk just isn’t a DOGE worker and has no decision-making authority, White House submitting reveals

Here’s an update from Trump’s Secretary of State in Riyadh, where he and other American officials are sitting down with their Russian counterparts in the interest of repairing relations and, eventually, hopefully, bringing the Ukraine war to an end.

Elon Musk’s non-official advisory body has said that it found $4.7 trillion in untraceable Treasury payments that were missing a critical tracking code.

The Department of Government Efficiency, tasked with slashing bureaucracy and reining in federal spending, said that transactions were missing the Treasury Account Symbol: an identification code used to classify all transactions of the federal government.

Here’s more from James Liddell.

The Hollywood actor has riled Donald Trump supporters on Sunday with the return of his MAGA-touting hillbilly character on Saturday Night Live (SNL).

The veteran was one of dozens of SNL alums who appeared on the sketch show’s 50th anniversary special over the weekend.

In one skit, Hanks appears as a man named Doug on a parody game show called Black Jeopardy hosted by Kenan Thompson.

The sketch originally aired in a 2016 episode.

For the part, Hanks wore a red “Make America Great Again” hat in addition to a flannel shirt and T-shirt with a bald eagle on it.

Here’s more from Brittany Miller.

From crypto sceptic to “crypto president,” Donald Trump has embraced digital currencies in an unprecedented way for a president, promising to make the U.S. the global hub for digital assets.

Trump’s pro-crypto stance includes pledges to implement crypto-friendly policies, aiming to attract investment and innovation in the sector.

However, his embrace extends beyond policy, with the Trump name now attached to a crypto token and other crypto-themed products.

Here’s an overview of e-coin exploits.

With the president insulting Mitch McConnell and quoting Napoleon Bonaparte, no one should expect any resistance from the current GOP, writes Eric Garcia.

Four top New York City officials are resigning from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration after Adams apparently worked out a deal with Donald Trump’s Justice Department to have the criminal fraud charges against him dropped.

“Due to the extraordinary events of the last few weeks and to stay faithful to the oaths we swore to New Yorkers and our families, we have come to the difficult decision to step down from our roles,” the four deputy mayors wrote in a statement obtained by The New York Times, which was provided by First Deputy Maria Torres-Springer, who holds the second-highest role in city government.

The deputy mayors were concerned that they’re not only working for an indicted mayor, but for a politician whose personal interests threaten to overshadow the interests of New Yorkers.

The officials – who also included Meera Joshi, the deputy mayor of operations, Anne Williams-Isom, the deputy mayor of health and human services, and Chauncey Parker, the deputy mayor for public safety – are expected to resign in the coming days, according to the NYT.

The resignations mean that half of New York City’s eight deputy mayors are leaving. It’s unclear who will replace them.

Ariana Baio reports.

Tom Homan’s bitter exchange of words with the Democratic congresswoman continued last night as he attacked her again in a new Fox interview.

This was her response:

It’s not just pro-democracy campaigners who are unhappy.

Here’s Gustaf Kilander on growing GOP discontent.