Elon Musk uses two words to describe what his liberal friends really think of Trump: Live updates

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt took to the airwaves to reassure Americans their personal information won't get compromised after the head of the Social Security Administration resigned in a clash with Elon Musk's team.

The resignation of Michelle King, who spent decades at the agency, came amid a push by officials in Musk's DOGE office to gain access to sensitive government databases of information.

That has sparked fears that the information on millions of Americans could get leaked or be vulnerable to hacks.

Sarah Ewall-Wice, Senior U.S. Political Reporter:

Donald Trump is the 'only leader' who can bring about peace between Russia and Ukraine, his secretary of state Marco Rubio said following talks in Saudi Arabia.

The U.S. kicked off the talks with Russian officials where they were able to reach four outlining principles, but whether a full deal can materialize remains to be seen amid questions over Ukraine's involvement in the negotiation process.

Rubio, U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, and special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Putin aide Yuri Ushakov in Riyadh on Tuesday.

It was the first round of talks as the U.S. looks to broker a peace deal to the war that has been raging since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

The talks came after Trump spoke with Putin last week as the U.S. moves away from isolating Russia, but Ukrainian representatives were not present for the sit-down in the Middle East.

Rubio said that the U.S. and Russians agreed on four principles during their meeting as they start the initial steps toward reaching a deal.

First, he said the U.S. and Moscow will work to reestablish their 'missions' in both countries, so they can move forward with diplomatic relations.

Second, the secretary of state said the U.S. will appoint a high-level team to help negotiate, and third, they will begin to discuss geopolitical and economic cooperation that could help resolve the conflict.

Fourth, he said that the five people who were involved in the first meeting will remain engaged, so they know it is moving along 'in a productive way.'

By Nikki Schwab, Chief Campaign Correspondent in West Palm Beach, Florida

President Donald Trump took his motorcade Tuesday morning to his West Palm Beach golf property during an extended Presidents' Day holiday.

Several police officers on horseback greeted Trump as the president and his entourage pulled onto the property a little after 10 a.m.

On Monday he sent out hot dogs to a group of Trump supporters waiting for him outside the Florida golf course.

He jumped out of the Beast from across the street to wave out the crowd - which included several members of the far-right group the Proud Boys, including former leader Enrique Tarrio.

Tarrio had been sentenced to 22 years in prison over his role in plotting the January 6th Capitol attack.

He was among those pardoned by Trump at the start of the Republican's second term.

The White House stated emphatically in a court filing that Elon Musk works for Trump as a senior advisor to the president, not as the leader of DOGE.

The specificities of Musk's role are expected to feature prominently in court challenges surrounding Trump's attempts to cut the federal government.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised Trump as peace talks in Saudi Arabia between Russia and Ukraine kicked off:

For 3.5 years while this conflict has raged, no one else has been able to bring something together like what we saw today because Donald Trump is the only leader in the world that can... the only thing President Trump is trying to do is bring about peace.

Sarah Ewall-Wice, Senior U.S. Political Reporter:

The Senate returns on Tuesday where lawmakers will move forward in the confirmation process for two of President Trump’s nominees.

The Senate this evening will have a procedural vote on Trump’s pick to serve as FBI director Kash Patel.

The controversial nominee made it out of committee last week despite outrage from Democrats who accused him of potentially perjuring himself during his confirmation hearing, noted him having an 'enemies list' and undermining the bureau and lacking the experience to lead the FBI.

Now, the full Senate will get a say on his confirmation with a procedural vote today after the committee vote came down along party lines.

If he gets a majority of the votes in the full Senate to move forward, he could be confirmed as early as this week.

Also today, the Senate will vote to confirm of Howard Lutnick who is Trump’s pick for Commerce Secretary. He is expected to be confirmed these evening and could even receive some bipartisan support.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency discovered $4.7 trillion in United States Treasury payments on an untraceable budget line.

The agency announced Monday that the Treasury Access Symbol, which are used to describe the account the money is linked to, was missing on a number of payments the Treasury Department has made.

'In the federal government, the TAS field was optional for about $4.7 trillion in payments and was often left blank, making traceability almost impossible,' DOGE posted on X.

Supporters of Donald Trump on Monday reacted to a threat from a European leader warning him that they were the ones who controlled the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski spoke about Trump's attempts to achieve a peace between Russia and Ukraine, at the Munich Security summit.

Sikorski warned Trump not to give too much deference to Russia during the peace negotiations to end the war.

Democrats are expressing dismay at Elon Musk and his young DOGE 'nerd army' after they requested access to Americans' most sensitive IRS data.

The IRS keeps records on Social Security numbers, banking information, tax returns and more - all sensitive records that Americans typically keep private to avoid being the targets of fraud.

Democrats are now sounding the alarm that DOGE may be able to comb through those personal records of everyday Americans.

'I want to save billions of your money and make our government more efficient,' Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., posted on X about Musk's efforts to infiltrate the IRS. 'Rummaging through your personal s*** is *not* that. A party of chaos loses—always.'

However, for all the chatter about DOGE's access to the sensitive IRS data, there is no indication that Musk's team has gotten their hands on the files so many Democrats are worried about.

Musk's team of twenty-year-old nerds haven't been able to access sensitive data at the Treasury Department, which oversees the IRS, because their efforts have been held up in court.

Mayor Pete failed for four years to address the air traffic controller shortage and upgrade our outdated, World War II-era air traffic control system. In less than four weeks, we have already begun the process and are engaging the smartest minds in the entire world.

Here’s the truth: the FAA alone has a staggering 45,000 employees. Less than 400 were let go, and they were all probationary, meaning they had been hired less than a year ago. Zero air traffic controllers and critical safety personnel were let go.

Mayor Pete chose to use this amazing department—that is so critical to America’s success—as a slush fund for the green new scam and environmental justice nonsense. Not to mention that over 90% of the workforce under his leadership were working from home - including him. The building was empty!

When we finally get a full accounting of his mismanagement, I look forward to hearing from him. In the meantime, I will not rest until I return the Department of Transportation and its incredible employees to its mission of efficiency and safety.

The Trump administration is firing hundreds of workers at the Federal Aviation Administration, cutting a swath through staff weeks after personnel shortages were cited as a factor in the fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

David Spero, president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, said the first emails were sent to probationary workers late on Friday night.

He said hundreds had received notice that their employment was terminated.