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First on Fox: Republican senators urged to ‘go on offense’ on DOGE goals, highlight work with Trump, Musk

First on Fox: Republican senators urged to ‘go on offense’ on DOGE goals, highlight work with Trump, Musk

EXCLUSIVE: The Senate Republican campaign committee is calling on GOP senators to showcase the mission of President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk to “eliminate wasteful spending” by the federal government. In a memo shared first with Fox News on Monday, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is urging senators to spotlight that Trump’s recently created Department of Government Efficiency, better known by its acronym DOGE, is pushing to “streamline federal operations, eliminate wasteful spending, and reduce the size of the bloated federal bureaucracy.” The memo points to recent national surveys, including the latest Fox News poll, that indicate majority support by Americans to tackle federal waste and fraud and downsize the government. WHAT AMERICANS SAY ABOUT DOGE IN THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLL  But those same surveys also point to the public’s dissatisfaction with how DOGE is carrying out its mission, including major cuts to the federal government workforce. And the polls indicate that Americans hold an unfavorable view of Musk, the world’s richest person and the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, whom Trump picked to steer DOGE. WHAT RATE THE JOB TRUMP’S DOING TWO MONTHS INTO HIS SECOND TOUR OF DUTY IN THE WHITE HOUSE DOGE has swept through federal agencies during the first two months of the Trump administration, rooting out what the White House argues was billions in wasteful federal spending. Additionally, it has taken a meat cleaver to the federal workforce, resulting in a massive downsizing of employees. The moves by DOGE grabbed tons of national attention and have triggered a slew of lawsuits in response. The Democratic National Committee as well as congressional Democrats have repeatedly targeted both DOGE and Musk. “Trump’s Firing Spree Devastates Veterans, Children with Disabilities – and His Own Supporters,” the subject line of a recent DNC email to supporters claimed. But the NRSC, pointing to the polls which indicate the popularity of the DOGE mission, calls on GOP senators to “drive the message that President Trump and Senate Republicans are undoing the Biden-Harris spending that drove inflation and higher costs of living.” HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLLING The NRSC also emphasizes that senators and their communications staff should highlight the “overall popularity of cutting wasteful spending” and offer “numerous examples of egregious waste, fraud, and abuse throughout the federal government.” The NRSC also calls on senators and their staff to “work with Musk, the DOGE team, and Cabinet secretaries to identify any mistakes, request quick action, and communicate as one team.” And Senate Republican communications staff are urged to “make suggestions about potential cuts publicly and privately. Be a leader on cuts your Senator is passionate about through regional and new media.” Looking ahead to next year’s midterm elections, when the GOP aims to expand its 53-47 majority in the chamber, the NRSC emphasizes that “Senate Republicans have one job: lock arms with the White House, amplify this fight, and ride this wave to victory in 2026.” And the NRSC warns that “the alternative – fracture, waffling, silence – cedes trust, voters, and the narrative to Democrats.”

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,124

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,124

These are the key developments on day 1,124 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is the roundup of key events on Monday, March 24. Fighting Ukraine’s Air Force said it destroyed 97 of 147 Russian drones in an overnight attack on multiple Ukrainian regions. A further 25 drones were reportedly “lost” due to electronic warfare. Russian news agency Interfax reported Russia’s Defence Ministry as saying its forces captured the village of Sribne in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. Russian attacks on the Donetsk region killed four people, including three who were killed in a strike on Dobropillia, a town on the front lines of the war. At least one person was killed and several injured in an explosion at a police station in the Odesa region, southern Ukraine, local media reported. Witness statements cited in the reports said the explosion was caused by a woman who walked into the building with an explosive device in a plastic bag. Russia launched its third consecutive overnight attack on Kyiv, wounding a 37-year-old man and damaging several houses, Kyiv’s regional Governor Mykola Kalashnyk said. The man sustained injuries to his upper body and head from shrapnel and was later hospitalised, Kalashnyk added. In a separate attack in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, a 54-year-old woman was injured and several multistorey buildings were damaged, the region’s administration said. Advertisement Politics and diplomacy Steve Witkoff, United States President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, told Fox News that he does not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to invade Europe. “I just don’t see that he wants to take all of Europe. I take him at his word in this sense,” Witkoff said. Zelenskyy said Putin should be pressured to end his three-year invasion of Ukraine. “No matter what we talk about with our partners, we need to push Putin to give a real order to stop the strikes: The one who brought this war must take it away,” he said in a social media post. Ukrainian and US officials met in Saudi Arabia to discuss a partial ceasefire amid warnings by Moscow that negotiations would be “difficult” despite Washington’s hopes for “real progress”. Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said the delegations were “working through a number of complex technical issues” but described the negotiations as “productive and focused”. He also said the discussions included proposals to protect Ukraine’s energy facilities and critical infrastructure. “We addressed key points including energy,” Umerov wrote on X, reiterating that the goal was a “just and lasting peace”. The Reuters news agency reported that the US delegation plans to seek progress towards a Black Sea ceasefire and a broader halt to violence when Washington sits down with Moscow in Saudi Arabia on Monday. Adblock test (Why?)