What Elon Musk and DOGE Are Doing to the Federal Government
The billionaire and his cronies continue to move fast and break things. Here are their boldest attacks thus far.
US judge declines to block Elon Musk's DOGE from Labor Department systems
A federal judge on Friday declined to block Elon Musk's government cost-cutting department from accessing the U.S. Department of Labor's systems, an initial setback for the government employee unions resisting his efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy.
Elon Musk Polls X Users on Rehiring Fired DOGE Staffer
The staffer, Marko Elez, resigned following revelations of racist social media posts, leading to public scrutiny.
Lawmakers flooded with calls about Elon Musk: ‘It is a deluge on DOGE’
Angry and confused constituents have flooded the phone lines at the US Capitol this week, many of them asking questions about billionaire Elon Musk’s plans.
DOGE staffer who resigned over racist should be reinstated by Elon Musk
Elon Musk reinstated a DOGE staffer who resigned after racist social media posts came to light following support from Vice President JD Vance.
Musk says DOGE staffer who resigned following racist social media posts will be back
Elon Musk said Friday he would bring back a DOGE staffer who resigned after he was linked to racist online comments. “To err is human, to forgive divine,” Musk wrote on X. The post was a reply to Vice President JD Vance,
Musk to rehire DOGE staffer with history of racist tweets
The decision came after Vice President JD Vance and then President Donald Trump backed the reinstatement of the staffer, Marko Elez.
Elon Musk's next DOGE targets? Pentagon and Education Department, Trump says
Elon Musk “will be looking at education pretty quickly and he will be looking at military too," Trump said at a news conference Friday.
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Federal judge blocks Musk's team from accessing sensitive Treasury material
A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department ...
What the Democrats’ Musk Whisperer Thinks Now
Representative Ro Khanna has known Elon Musk for more than a decade, so he thought he should raise some concerns about the ...
Musk Brings His Business Playbook to Washington: Move Fast and Claim Victory
For the billionaire, a key to winning—or at least declaring victory—is to show nonstop momentum.
Will a Time Magazine Cover Drive a Wedge Between Trump and Musk?
The cover of the venerable newsweekly, long an object of fixation for the president, put Elon Musk behind the Resolute Desk.
Elon Musk Wants What He Can’t Have: Wikipedia
Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia. What happens if they ...
'CFPB RIP': Musk and Trump's plans to shrink an agency that cracks down on medical debt and overdraft fees are underway
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a halt on most of the CFPB's work. It could impact rules on overdraft fees, ...
Young Aides Emerge as Enforcers in Musk’s Broadside Against Government
Much of the billionaire’s handiwork — gaining access to internal systems and asking employees to justify their jobs — is ...