“Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old member of Elon Musk’s squad that’s criss-crossing U.S. government agencies, was fired from an internship after he was accused of sharing information with a competitor,” Bloomberg reports.

Vice President J.D. Vance said a former DOGE staffer who resigned this week after social media posts of him advocating for racism and eugenics were brought to the White House’s attention should be reinstated in his role, USA Today reports.

Said Vance: “I don’t think stupid social media activity should ruin a kid’s life. We shouldn’t reward journalists who try to destroy people. Ever. So I say bring him back. If he’s a bad dude or a terrible member of the team, fire him for that.”

“The Trump administration has agreed to keep private a list of FBI employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases unless it first provides a two-day head start for the employees to seek a court’s intervention,” Politico reports.

“The agreement between the FBI Agents Association and President Donald Trump’s Justice Department deescalates, for now, a showdown between the bureau and DOJ after acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove sought the list.”

President Trump is considering allowing Japan’s Nippon Steel to complete its $14.1 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, CBS News reports.

“A vandal targeted a Texas mural depicting X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk by scrawling the words ‘deny, defend, depose’ across his face,” The Independent reports.

“The words scribbled on the mural — ‘deny, defend, depose’ — are the same ones that were carved into the casings of the bullets Luigi Mangione allegedly used to murder UnitedHealth Care CEO Brian Thompson.”

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency staffers are set to gain access to data at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Wired reports.

A new Pew Research poll finds 41% of Americans say Donald Trump’s administration will improve the way the federal government works, and 42% say it will make things worse.

More detail: 67% of Republicans – including those who lean to the GOP – support all or most of Trump’s plans and policies. In contrast, 84% of Democrats and Democratic leaners support few or none.

“The Treasury Department will make an ally of billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service the head of the department that oversees the nation’s powerful payment systems after ousting the career civil servant who previously held the post,” the Washington Post reports.