The Needle: Virginia Is No. 1 in Income, Trump Administration Trashed Its DMs, Trump Wants to Fire GS-15s Without a Reason, Times Editorial Board Rejects National Intelligence Nominee, and Education Department Wants to Turn Back Time

Virginia ranks first in WalletHub's state income analysis with high earnings across income levels. President Trump's administration failed to preserve Twitter DMs, violated the Presidential Records Act, and issued an executive order allowing the government to fire GS-15 federal workers without cause. The New York Times Editorial Board rejected Bill Pulte as National Intelligence nominee due to lack of qualifications, and the Education Department is ending civil rights protections.