Trump and Musk are moving to smother these three pieces of the government
Donald Trump ran his presidential campaign promising to abolish entire federal agencies and departments, but it’s not quite so easy for a president to simply end an organization that was created and funded each year by Congress,
Elon Musk Is a ‘Special Government Employee.’ What Does That Mean?
Ethics laws make it a federal criminal offense to take actions that benefit family businesses — even for so-called special government employees, unless a waiver is issued.
What to know about Elon Musk's government dismantling and the fight to stop him
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency group has made swift work of the billionaire's goal to curtail the government. Here are some of the direct actions.
Trump describes working with Elon Musk and DOGE
President Donald Trump explains his relationship with Elon Musk and possible limits put on the Department of Government Efficiency.
Efficiency − or empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile takeover could end government as we know it
Elon Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is on the surface a dramatic effort to overhaul the inefficiencies of federal bureaucracy. But beneath the rhetoric of cost-cutting and regulatory streamlining lies a troubling scenario.
Is Elon Musk Serving Two Masters?
Elon Musk’s overwhelming grip on Donald Trump’s executive branch has sparked criticisms that the world’s richest man is serving as a de facto U.S. president. But some of Musk’s purported campaigns to cut government waste,
Elon Musk’s presidency is just getting started
If you’ve even glanced at the news over the past week, you’ve likely come across some alarming headlines about Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and how i
‘Second American Revolution’: The team behind DOGE’s government overhaul
As Musk’s team barrels its way through the government seeking access to sensitive information, questions are arising about ...
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Elon Musk’s unceasing attempts to access the data and information systems of the federal government range so widely, and are ...
Anxiety mounts as U.S. government workers face buyout deadline
In interviews, federal employees expressed dread and uncertainty over the looming deadline to tell the Trump administration ...
Syria’s dire economic woes threaten to undermine its new government
Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially ...
The federal government just switched sides in a major Supreme Court case. Here’s what it means
The Supreme Court case on Tennessee’s SB1 asks the justices to determine whether a ban on certain types of gender-related ...
Trump sanctions on ICC protects US military and government officials, former NSC staffer says
Amid the International Criminal Court’s issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli leaders for their role in waging a ...
The White House says Elon Musk is a "special government employee." Here's what that means.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that Tesla CEO Musk is categorized as a special government employee.
Trump promotes misleading claims about federal government’s media subscriptions
Federal government payments to news outlets like Politico, The New York Times and The Associated Press for subscriptions or ...
Rubio walks back State Department’s claim of free Panama Canal transit for US government vessels
Panama denied a claim made by the State Department on Wednesday that the Central American nation had agreed to no longer ...
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal government employee buyout
Just hours before the deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer, a judge ...
Page after page is disappearing from government and military websites. Here's what Trump's already purged.
President Trump's defending women executive order prompted all agencies and departments to remove references to gender and ...