The Elon Musk operatives were abruptly shifted to the department’s immigration enforcement unit as part of an expanding effort to use personal data in deportation cases, one official said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff are expected to talk "with European counterparts to advance President Trump's goal to end the Russia-Ukraine war and stop the bloodshed," a spokesperson for Rubio said. "While in Paris, [Rubio] will also discuss ways to advance shared interests in the region," the spokesperson said.