IRS PURGE: Trump Fires Thousands of Employees as Millions File Their Taxes, Elon Musk's Private Security Packing HEAT on Federal Grounds, FOX & Newsmax DEFY Trump

Bianca Facchinei chats with The Hill’s White House columnist Niall Stanage about the IRS firing 6,700 employees Thursday. They also touch on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directing senior Pentagon officials and military leaders to forge plans that would result in an 8 percent cut to the defense budget for each year over the next five years.    Plus, The Hill’s courts and legal reporter Zach Schonfeld joins the show to discuss a federal judge refusing a group of government employee unions’ request to block the Trump administration from moving ahead with plans to dramatically reduce the federal workforce.    Also in your Debrief: ‘Uber with guns’ app launches in Los Angeles; Trudeau after Canada hockey win over US: ‘You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game’.    Bianca Facchinei chats with The Hill’s White House reporter Brett Samuels about tech billionaire Elon Musk joining the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) stage Thursday wielding a chainsaw, underscoring his efforts to slash the federal budget and workforce through President Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency panel.    Plus, hear from NewsNation’s Jorge Ventura on the ground in San Antonio, Texas with the latest on the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.    Illegal crossings at the southern border are down 94-percent from the same period last year, according to border patrol chief, mike banks.     Make sure to subscribe to get your Daily Debrief with top headlines from The Hill every weekday.    Follow The Hill on Instagram and X,  @thehill