Billionaire Elon Musk, President Donald Trump's cost-cutting chief, has given federal workers 48 hours to explain what they accomplished over the last week or face consequences. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600 in its campaign to slash the size of the federal government. In other news, the opposition conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's election, with the far-right party Alternative for Germany doubling its support. Pope Francis remains in critical condition with early kidney failure, but remains alert as prayers pour in. Lastly, Israeli tanks have moved into the occupied West Bank for the first time in decades, and the motive behind the Pennsylvania hospital shooting remains unclear.