"We are in the middle of a coup. This is not hyperbole. When unelected people grab access to government payment systems and ...

The world’s richest man still relies on the president for his authority.

Trump's aides have signaled behind the scenes that Musk still reports to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.

Democratic lawmakers have expressed concern that access to the system could allow DOGE, which disburses nearly 90% of all ...

The Treasury Department said Elon Musk aides detailed to the agency have “read-only” access to its sensitive $5 trillion US ...

Elon Musk's control of a federal payment system is raising concerns about funding for programs like Social Security and the ...

Elon Musk stirred controversy once again with a viral poll on X, asking users if his Department of Government Efficiency ...

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Senate Republicans defended the Trump administration’s sweeping revamp of the U.S. Agency for International Development led ...

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that Tesla CEO Musk is categorized as a special government employee.

Elon Musk and his allies have spent the last two weeks barreling full speed into multiple government agencies, causing ...

Now that Elon Musk has been classified as a "special government employee," he will get greater access to U.S. government ...