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The world’s richest man misstated a statistic from the Social Security Administration to once again overstate fraud in the program. Read full article

Former federal employees went to a Capitol Hill basement to find the lawmakers. Democratic senators said that they would keep fighting as hard as they could. Most Republicans ignored the workers. Read full article

Jonathan Braun, who has had a string of legal issues since President Trump commuted his drug sentence four years ago, was arrested after allegedly punching an acquaintance and shoving a 3-year-old. Read full article

The department said it was offering a second wave of buyouts to accommodate employees who may have declined the initial offer because of confusing messages. Read full article

A canvasser for the billionaire’s America PAC says he’s owed $20,000 for signatures he collected on a petition that was part of Mr. Musk’s effort to motivate Trump voters. Read full article

The child was at the Diamond Peak Ski Resort, which said in a statement that she had not been skiing at the time it happened. Read full article

Democrats seemed to view Lt. Gen. Dan Caine as perhaps the best possible option, under the circumstances. Republicans embraced him. Read full article

The F.B.I.’s No. 2 official said he would rise above partisanship, an admission that reflected skepticism among former and current agents about whether he would maintain the bureau’s independence. Read full article

Mohammad Rahim Wahidi, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, was detained for more than 30 hours upon returning to the country over the weekend. Read full article

The arrest of an F.A.A. employee on assault and battery charges comes as flight operations at the airport have been under scrutiny since a passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided in January. Read full article