Bill Gates has opened up about his relationship with Elon Musk, saying that despite their differences he hopes to collaborate with his fellow billionaire.

“He’s been nice to me at times, and mean to me at times,” the Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist told The Independent. “I will try and work with him because he’s brilliant, he’s rich, he’s influential.”

However, they have also sparred in public, with Musk criticizing Gates for taking a short position on Tesla stock. He has also said Gates’s understanding of AI is “limited.”

Speaking to The Independent ahead of the publication of his memoir Source Code, Gates said he admired Musk for many reasons. “I’m in awe of the great work he did at SpaceX and Tesla,” said Gates. “The fact that Tesla kind of forced the car industry to do great EVs is a gigantic contribution.”

Until a few days ago, most Americans might have gone their entire lives without hearing of the US Agency for International Development, the little-known government organization.

But for millions in poverty living around the world, the agency that Elon Musk has been attacking has been a crucial lifeline by providing needed humanitarian aid and other assistance — and for the United States, it has been a key element of soft power that has helped it counter the ambitions of authoritarian regimes for decades.

Sen. Susan Collins, a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, announced that she would vote to confirm Tulsi Gabbard to be President Donald Trump’s director of National Intelligence.

In a statement Monday, Collins explained her rationale, saying specifically that Gabbard had answered Collins’s questions about Edward Snowden, who leaked information to the press about US surveillance programs.

“In response to my questions during our discussion in my office and at the open hearing, as well as through her explanation at the closed hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Ms. Gabbard addressed my concerns regarding her views on Edward Snowden. I look forward to working with Ms. Gabbard to strengthen our national security,” she said in a statement.

During her confirmation hearing, Gabbard cited how Collins led to the creation of ODNI. Collins had expressed reservations about Gabbard’s views on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows the US government to gather intelligence on non-Americans outside the United States.

But in the statement, she said Gabbard had answered her concerns.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio informed leaders in Congress that he delegated Peter Marocco to oversee the U.S Agency for International Development

Marocco is a Trump appointee who served at USAID during the first Trump administration.

Members of the House and Senate rallied in front of the Ronald Reagan Building which houses USAID.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen told reporters that he and other Democrats were not allowed into the building. He said he would work with Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii to block State Department nominees as long as USAID is in danger.

President Donald Trump expressed some skepticism over whether or not the Israel–Gaza ceasefire deal would hold saying there ‘no assurance’ it will.

“There’s no assurances that it will hold,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday. “Nobody’s ever seen anything like it. I have no guarantees that the peace is going to hold.”

Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. Ceasefire and hostage exchange talks are expected to be one of the main talking points.

President Trump paused sweeping 25 percent tariffs that were set to hit Canada for 30 days in exchange for Canada increasing its border security, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on X.

Striking a similar deal as Trump did with Mexico, Trudeau said Canada will be deploying 10,000 personnel to the U.S. – Canada border and will also appoint a “Fentanyl Czar”.

Among the other changes, they will launch a joint task force with the U.S. to tackle fentanyl and money laundering problems and list cartels as terrorists.

After striking a deal with Mexico that prevents sweeping tariffs from enacting, President Donald Trump said a similar deal could be made with Canada.

Speaking with reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said he spoke with outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the U.S.–Canada relationship.

The two specifically spoke about banking in Canada. Though U.S. banks do operate in Canada with lending and commercial investments. But U.S. banks are subject to stricter regulations.

“Canada is very tough. You know, we’re not treated well by Canada,” Trump said.

The president once again floated the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state.

“We’ll see what happens. What I’d like to see Canada become our 51st state,” he added.

Several immigration advocacy groups, including the ACLU and National Immigrant Justice Center, have filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump’s administration for his executive order aimed at shutting down asylum entry at the border.

The lawsuit, filed in Washington D.C., accuses the administration of bypassing congressional and court authorizations on asylum seeking.

““This is the latest flagrantly illegal attempt by the executive branch to end humanitarian protection at the U.S.-Mexico border,” Richard Caldarone, senior litigation attorney at the National Immigrant Justice Center said in a press release.

“The immigration laws do not give the president autocratic power to override Congress and brazenly violate U.S. treaty obligations related to the protection of refugees. This latest attempt to do so will make thousands of people vulnerable to persecution, torture, and death,” Caldarone added.

It the latest in a series of lawsuits that have been filed against the Trump administration for it’s immigration orders.

The traditional pregame Super Bowl presidential interview is back on — and it’s almost certainly because it’s Fox’s turn to host the big game.