Trump is giving Elon Musk an unprecedented amount of power
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How Elon Musk set off two weeks of chaos across Washington
Elon Musk and his allies have spent the last two weeks barreling full speed into multiple government agencies, causing ...
Trump and Musk demand termination of federal office leases through General Services Administration
One of the next moves in President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s effort to fire government employees and curtail operations is ...
These 6 baby-faced DOGE engineers form the crack team of Elon Musk; here's how they are slashing government costs
Elon Musks latest venture DOGE has a fresh, tech-driven twist. Hes tapped a group of six young engineers, some still in ...
German Chancellor Calls Musk’s Support For European Far-Right ‘Really Disgusting’—Latest In Their War Of Words
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and billionaire Elon Musk have publicly feuded in recent weeks as Musk voices support for ...
Elon Musk says President Donald Trump has ‘agreed’ USAID should be shut down
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after ...
South Africa's president calls Musk to calm Trump land row
Mr Musk is a close adviser to US President Donald Trump, who on Sunday threatened to cut all future funding to South Africa ...
White House flags top USAID boondoggles under Elon Musk's microscope
The White House has released a list of USAID programs its considers wasteful and that it says abused taxpayer funds by backing programs that supported DEI initiatives.
Elon Musk’s Bureaucratic Coup
Elon Musk is not the president, but it does appear that he—a foreign-born, unelected billionaire who was not confirmed by Congress—is exercising profound influence over the federal government of the ...