<p>The White House announced that more than one million federal employees have responded to Elon Musk’s “What did you do last week?” email, roughly a third of the federal workforce.</p>
<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the milestone in a Tuesday press conference, &#8220;All federal workers should be working at the same pace as President Trump is working and moving.&#8221;</p>
<p>“This is to ensure that federal workers are not ripping off American taxpayers, that they are showing up to the office and that they are doing their jobs,&#8221; Leavitt <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/musk-email-doge-00205966">said</a>, per Politco.</p>
<p>The federal government&#8217;s workforce has grown to approximately 3 million employees, making it one of the nation&#8217;s largest employers with an annual budget impact of hundreds of billions in taxpayer dollars.</p>
<p>Elon Musk announced on Saturday that federal employees would be required to respond to an email from their manager listing five things they had accomplished that week, “Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation,” Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1893386883444437415">said</a> on X.</p>
<p>Musk’s directive initially <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/24/nx-s1-5307327/musk-federal-workers-email-confusion">caused</a> chaos in D.C., as several agency heads contradicted Musk and told their employees not to respond, while others reportedly said the email response was voluntary.</p>
<p>The Office of Personnel Management quickly confirmed that Musk’s directive would take effect for agencies that had not opted out, as part of the Trump administration’s “commitment to an efficient and accountable federal workforce,” OPM spokeswoman McLaurine Pinover said in a statement.</p>
<p>Though the initial deadline was Monday, that appears to have been extended, with Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1894177129887404484">writing</a> on X, “Subject to the discretion of the President, [Federal workers] will be given another chance. Failure to respond a second time will result in termination.” An exact date is still not confirmed.</p>
<p>Despite these mixed messages, the relatively high response rate indicates many federal employees chose to comply with the request rather than risk potential job loss.</p>
<p>In the press conference, Leavitt clarified that the president approved of certain departments not participating in the initiative, saying that “the agency heads will determine the best practices for their employees at their specific agencies.”</p>
<p>Leavitt affirmed, “The president and Elon and his entire Cabinet are working as one unified team, and they are implementing these very common sense solutions.&#8221;</p>

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div data-widget-host="revcontent" data-pub-id="165152" data-widget-id="290588"></div><script src="https://delivery.revcontent.com/165152/290588/widget.js"></script>

One Million Federal Workers Respond To Musk’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email

Trump’s ‘Economic Fury’ Hits Iran Hard. A Shadow Fleet Keeps The Oil Flowing.

Republicans Revolt And Hand Dems Stunning Win Against Trump’s Redistricting Push

Matt Walsh’s Idea For Foreign-Born Lawmakers Makes It To The House Floor

Judge Rules On Cameras In Charlie Kirk Murder Trial

Trump Announces Ceasefire In Russia-Ukraine War

Prayer Mats. Gender Dividers. Quran Readings. Classroom Changes During Ramadan Paid For By Taxpayers

News

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

Elon Musk

Executive

Karoline Leavitt

Politics

Trump Administration

A video goes viral showing a baby being refused his mother by two gay "dads". This is just the tip of the iceberg, which is why we will have an important discussion today about surrogacy. 

Hour 1

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1765 - This Video Is One Of The Worst Things I've Seen In A Long Time 

The Strait of Hormuz officially opens for business (kind of), the Pope makes “shocking” comments on immigration, and President Trump promises UFO disclosure at TPUSA. 


The Michael Knowles Show

Ep. 1956 -  Pope Leo's "SHOCKING" Immigration Comments EXPLAINED

A false miscreed has corrupted our leadership class.


The Andrew Klavan Show

Ep. 1275 - Dumb, Dumber and Progressive

President Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, a murder-suicide involving former Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax shakes Virginia, and France and Britain hold a conference to secure the Strait of Hormuz – after the Iranian conflict ends. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

- - -

Ep. 2738

- - -

Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3

- - -

Today's Sponsors:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text 'WIRE' to 83848 to learn more.

Pocket Hose - Text MORNING to 64000 to get a FREE pocket pivot and their 10-pattern sprayer with the purchase of ANY size Copper Head hose. Message and data rates may apply.

Morning Wire

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26 [Member Exclusive]

A ceasefire goes into effect between Israel and Lebanon, a tragic murder-suicide rocks Virginia, and Dairy Queen deploys AI in the drive-thru. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
- - -
Ep. 2737
- - -
Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3 
- - -
Today’s Sponsor:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text “WIRE” to 83848 to learn more.


Evening Wire: Lebanon Ceasefire Begins & Murder-Suicide Rocks VA | 4.16.26

The Pendragon Cycle

Menu

— News —

One Million Federal Workers Respond To Musk’s ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email