| Tonight’s top stories: 1. Reuters: Nearly 10,000 fired as Trump, Musk step up assault on US agencies 2. CBS News: In meeting with Vance, Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs “real security guarantees” 3. NBC News: A week of legal setbacks — and one big win — for Trump’s agenda 4. AP: Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system 5. ProPublica: “We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump 6. AP: White House bars Associated Press from spaces like Oval Office and Air Force One 7. ABC News: Trump bars federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates 8. The Guardian: ‘No one wants to pay $25 for breakfast’: US restaurants are cracking under inflation 9. USA TODAY: Investigation into midair collision near DCA hones in on altimeter errors, radio issue 10. TechCrunch: OpenAI says its board of directors ‘unanimously’ rejects Elon Musk’s bid |