A defiant threat by Elon Musk warning that federal employees will be given "a second chance" to respond to his email asking them to justify their jobs or risk termination is likely to spark another round of confusion across the U.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is suing the Trump administration over its sudden suspension of funding for refugee resettlement, accusing the federal government of trying to "pull the rug out from under" the nonprofit group.

The Office of Personnel Management told HR officials that employees wouldn’t be let go for not replying to an email asking what they did last week.