Day: February 23, 2025

Federal employees are on edge after weeks of mass firings and President Donald Trump urging Elon Musk and his DOGE team to “get more aggressive” on government cuts. Musk and his team emailed federal workers asking them to breakdown what work they did last week and said on X, “failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.” NBC’s Yamiche Alcindor reports for Sunday TODAY.

STORY: ::Kyiv’s air defenses repel what President Zelenskiy says is the biggest Russian drone attack :: on the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion:: February 23, 2025:: Kyiv, UkraineUkraine’s air force said in a statement that 138 of the drones were downed and another 119 disappeared from radars after being jammed by electronic warfare, adding that Russia also launched three ballistic missiles. Damage was reported in five regions of Ukraine.Moscow has launched near-nightly massed drone attacks at Ukraine for months, seeking to exhaust air defenses.Zelenskiy said that in total, nearly 1,150 attack drones, more than 1,400 guided aerial bombs and 35 missiles of various types, were launched by Russia at Ukraine in the past week.The president thanked those operating Ukraine’s air defenses, and called on the country’s foreign allies to stand united to secure a “just and lasting peace.”

Pope Francis, 88, remains in critical condition with double pneumonia despite having a “tranquil” night, the Vatican said. He experienced a severe respiratory crisis requiring high-flow oxygen and blood transfusions due to anemia.