Limiting Musk's Powers; VA Employees On DOGE Emails; No Cure For Long COVID

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Mar 08, 2025•15 min

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President Trump says that his Cabinet secretaries are actually supposed to be the ones to make staffing decisions, not Elon Musk and his DOGE entity. Also, we hear from employees at the Veterans Health Administration about how they feel about DOGE emails asking them to spell out what they did last week. Plus, a look at where things stand on the treatment of Long COVID.

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