Musk will work with Vivek Ramaswamy to advise the White House on cutting spending. Plus, Mormons react to new thriller HereticGood morning.Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, will lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), Donald Trump has announced, along with the former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.How much will they be cutting? Musk last month gave a goal of slashing government spending by $2tn, roughly a third of total spending, which experts say could result in deregulation that would directly affect Musk’s companies.How many of the ultimatum demands did Israel meet? A report by aid groups listed 19 measures of compliance with the US demands, finding Israel failed to meet 15 and partially complied with only four. Continue reading...