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i'm pamela brown in washington. on day one of his presidency, donald trump vowed we should say to terminate many policies of his predecessor. but just 21 days later, the domino effect of that promise. a federal workforce upended and billion-dollar government agencies grinding to a halt. 2 million federal workers will head into this weekend not knowing if they will have a job come monday. a source tells cnn of the 10,000 usaid personnel stationed at war zones and disaster recovery projects, about 300 only 300 will keep their jobs. all of this at the direction of an unelected billionaire, elon musk, and his critics fear he is just getting started. democrats say none of this is even legal. >> the courts, if they interpret the constitution correctly, are going to stop. musk, are going to stop trump. >> elon musk is running our foreign policy today. he's running his foreign policy in order to enhance his personal financial interests. >> we don't have a fourth branch of government called elon musk. >> so that's what the d

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i'm pamela brown in washington and you are live in the cnn newsroom. and we begin with breaking news. the cia is now the first major national security agency to offer buyouts to its entire workforce. now, we don't know how many people we're talking about because the cia does not disclose how many people work there. and this comes after cnn's alayna treene reported overnight that the white house is planning sweeping layoffs as federal employees who don't accept a resignation offer now face losing their jobs. so let's get straight to elena at the white house with all of this new reporting. first off, elena, what is happening at the cia? >> well, pamela, we know that last week, the office of personnel management and really just the white house overall had been offering this, what they call deferred resignation program for 2 million federal workers. now, that was not initially extended to national security officials and employees, noting, i think an apparent cognizant, of course, of their critical function to the security of the nation. however, we did lea

i'm pamela brown in washington. and we begin with the latest escalation in the trade war. today, president trump is set to announce more tariffs, this time focusing on aluminum and steel imports. >> we'll also be announcing steel tariffs on monday. >> of this tomorrow. >> monday. yeah. tomorrow. >> what countries will those go on everybody. steel including canada and mexico. >> any steel coming into the united states is going to have a 25% tariff. >> what about aluminum? >> aluminum two. >> but that's not all. he also says he'll announce reciprocal tariffs later this week, which could match other countries levies on u.s. goods, dollar for dollar. the trade for tat comes as the president and elon musk target more agencies in their fight to gut the federal workforce. later today. his so-called buyout offer is back in court. a hearing will be held in boston on whether it's even legal. so let's bring in cnn's alayna treene and paula reid as we try to understand all of what's going on right now. first to you, elaine. so these are new tariffs on top of the ones already in place.

pamela brown is on assignment. i'm phil mattingly in washington. and we begin with the breaking news on capitol hill. robert f. kennedy jr. just cleared a major hurdle in his path to become health and human services secretary. the senate finance committee advancing his nomination along party lines. and it all came down to gop senator bill cassidy, who ultimately voted yes. i want to go straight to cnn's manu raju on capitol hill. manu, what more are we learning about cassidy's decision to vote yes? >> well, this was a surprise. well, for people on both sides, they really did not know how he would ultimately come down because he had been struggling with this nomination. he said that publicly last week. he had not made a decision on that as of last night. this morning, he indicated in a post on x that he had had a number of conversations all up until this critical vote, and he posted on social media saying that he had intense conversations with bobby kennedy over the weekend, as well as with the white house. he said he'd received some, quote, serious

pamela brown is on assignment.'m phil mattingly in washington, and we begin the hour with the breaking news on president trump's trade war postponed. president donald trump just announced he will pause the 25% tariffs on mexican imports. we have reporters in mexico city and in the north lawn of the white house. let's go straight to cnn's valeria leone in mexico city for the latest. valeria, midnight was the deadline here, where tariffs were supposed to be implemented. they're not now. why not now? >> why. >> so in a surprising shift. >> tariffs on mexican goods are. >> now on pause. >> after president. >> shimon and president trump. >> reached an agreement. so rather than presenting today mexico's response to the trump administration, tariffs, president shein confirmed that she had a conversation with president trump this morning, what she described as a long call of 45 minutes to talk about immigration issues and the interest that both countries have in reducing fentanyl consumption. both governments reached an ag

. >> i'm pamela brown.hington, and we. >> are following multiple breaking news stories right now. in moments, president

pamela brown is on assignment. i'm phil mattingly in washington, and you are live in the cnn newsroom. and we begin the hour with sweeping worldwide power plays from the white house, plays that are sending shockwaves throughout the global economy this morning, and having world leaders on edge. now, just since friday, president trump announced 25% tariffs on canada and mexico, 10% on china. the usaid website, it went dark. employees at the washington headquarters have been told to stay home today. and elon musk declared that the agency is responsible for saving. that's responsible for saving millions of lives is a, quote, criminal organization. the trump administration is revoking legal protection for 300,000 venezuelan migrants here under a humanitarian program. and the president's purge is expanding. the doj demanding a list of thousands of fbi agents and others who worked. on january 6th and trump investigations. so let's tackle the first one first. a trade war at midnight tonight. all goods from mexico. most imp

i'm pamela brown in washington, and we begin this hour with breaking news on your money. we have the first jobs report of 2025. and the first of president trump's second term. this morning, we've learned that employers added 143,000 jobs in january. but there's a lot more behind that headline. joining us now is cnn's matt egan and diane swonk, the chief economist and managing director at kpmg. that's a global firm that provides audit, tax and advisory services. so, matt, to start with, you walk us through these numbers and what they signal. >> well, pamela, january has a history of having really messy jobs reports. and this one definitely lived up to the hype right. there were a lot of revisions, a lot of mixed signals here. the big number is 143,000 jobs. that's how many were added in january. now that's not a bad number. that's kind of in line with where things were before covid 19, but it was worse than expected and it was a significant slowdown from the gangbusters growth that you can see on your screen at the end of last year in december, the economy added about 307,

. >> i'm pamela brown. in washington, and we. >> are following multiple breaking news stories right now. in moments, president minister benjamin netanyahu is on capitol hill. he's hailing trump's proposal to own and develop gaza as a, quote, remarkable idea. plus, kash patel nomination for fbi director, front and center in front of a key committee this hour. we are live on capitol hill with what the senators are saying. and we have a very special interview for you this morning. in moments, i have an exclusive interview with california governor gavin newsom. he just met with president trump about rebuilding after the devastating wildfires. and he's also been on capitol hill meeting with lawmakers. plus, i'll ask him about this moment right here. when they met on the tarmac in los angeles before touring the damage. again, he is here for an exclusive interview. ahead. so be sure to stick around for that. and we begin this hour with brand new cnn reporting a party in power and maybe in need of unifying later th

pamela brown is on assignment. i'm phil mattingly in washington, and you are live in the cnn newsroom. just minutes from now, a make or break moment for president trump's pick to lead the nation's top health agency. rfk jr.. faces a critical vote from the senate finance committee, and all eyes are on one of the panel's republicans, senator bill cassidy. his vote will determine whether kennedy advances to the senate floor. here with us to break it all down, cnn's manu raju alayna treene and dr. sanjay gupta. let me go first to you. manu raju. we've been watching you buttonhole senators over the course of the last 20 or 30 minutes. what is the word right now on capitol hill about where cassidy is leaning? >> and the you end up getting run out? >> yeah, and we're waiting right outside the senate finance committee where just in a matter of moments, the big question is going to be, what does senator bill cassidy do? he, of course, is a louisiana republican. he's up for reelection in 2026. he's also a medical doctor who