Elon Musk’s legacy on the federal workforce

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<p>Elon Musk has left the government building, but DOGE remains. The <a href="https://apple.news/AwOey6foJSpSBEf5nWifRtA">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s William Wan reports on what he learned speaking to federal-government employees who lost their jobs amid cuts.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Some <a href="https://apple.news/AbTO2866yQLyx14mhGNKA0Q">Republican senators have concerns</a> about elements of the GOP megabill, such as what <a href="https://apple.news/A51MnHdK3Qj2XEqxWDIxFow">cuts to Medicaid</a> could mean for election prospects in 2026. NBC&rsquo;s Sahil Kapur breaks their objections down.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>David Armstrong with ProPublica speaks to <a href="https://apple.news/ATKPlgJFmSV6qNJCo0bjbVA">In Conversation</a> about how a life-saving pill&rsquo;s eye-popping price tag tells the story of prescription-drug pricing in America &mdash; and why it&rsquo;s so difficult to change.</p> <p>Plus, how a glacier broke off and <a href="https://apple.news/ALumkgo0MRpu2NsppK_KDgw">engulfed an Alpine village</a>, Texas legislators <a href="https://apple.news/AbRSkzyXVS8mZhKjLtA4uFg">passed a bill </a>defining what it means to be a man or woman, and a new Scripps National Spelling Bee <a href="https://apple.news/ANL-RMhDPTkKqRpGRURDc7A">winner was crowned</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>