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Musk Creates New Power Base in Washington

Musk creates new power base in Washington with takeover of US agencies

Elon Musk's rapid takeover of two U.S. government agencies has enabled the South African-born billionaire to exert unprecedented control over America's 2.2-million-member federal workforce and begin a dramatic reshaping of government.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 14h

Trump Hints at Curbs on Musk’s Powers After Billionaire Shakes Up Washington

The president said Musk won’t have the unfettered ability to dismantle the government, but for now their relationship is holding firm.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

Trump and Musk’s dismantling of government is shaking the foundations of US democracy

Congress is proving little match for the Department of Government Efficiency as wary lawmakers watch it march through the bureaucracy.

Elon Musk set off two weeks of chaos across Washington

CNN on MSN · 23h

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 confusion and chaos and raising questions about whether an unelected businessman can wield this kind of authority,

San Francisco Chronicle on MSN · 3h

Elon Musk’s scorched earth approach to Washington familiar to former Twitter employees

Melissa Ingle felt an uncanny prickle when a photo landed in her online news feed on Tuesday, which she said encapsulated Elon Musk’s apparent scorched-earth approach in Washington. It showed a simple but dramatic image: A computer screen emblazoned with pop-up error messages,

The Economist · 1d

Elon Musk is shredding America’s government as he did Twitter

Even as Mr Musk was speaking, workers at USAID ’s headquarters in Washington were being told not to come in the next day. Some 600 of the agency’s staff seem to have been locked out of their emails. That followed a weekend in which the agency’s website went offline;

USAID headquarters in Washington are blocked

Associated Press · 1d

USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it

Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development have been instructed to stay out of its Washington headquarters after billionaire Elon Musk announced President Donald Trump had agreed with him to shut the agency.

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

USAID headquarters in Washington are blocked after Musk says Trump agrees to close the aid agency

Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development have been instructed to stay out of its Washington headquarters, and yellow police tape and officers have blocked the lobby

Houston Chronicle · 1d

Democrats push back after Musk says Trump agrees to close USAID and workers are kept out

The fast-moving developments come after thousands of USAID employees already have been laid off and programs shut down in the two weeks since Trump became president. And they show

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Elon Musk shielded by ethics loophole as Trump ‘special government employee’

Musk's status as a special government employee gives him protection from typical ethics disclosures that other Trump ...

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Can Elon Musk shut down a federal agency? Yes, if presidential rule replaces constitutional governance

But Trump has shown no inclination to adhere to the separation of powers that gives a lead role to Congress. Instead, in his ...

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Elon Musk tightens grip on federal government as Democrats raise alarms

Washington – Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald ...

Democrats lay out road map to take down Elon Musk

Democrats are railing against Elon Musk’s efforts to gut federal agencies and recent access to the federal government’s payment system.

The St. Lucie News-Tribune on MSN4h

Is Elon Musk a U.S. citizen? The SpaceX billionaire is now a government employee.

Tesla CEO, SpaceX founder and the richest billionaire in the world Elon Musk is now a U.S. government employee. What to know ...

Elon Musk’s Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink Over Its Contracts in Ukraine

Musk has called the agency “evil” and a “criminal organization,” though the fact that USAID was investigating his company may ...

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Elon Musk gets quiet White House reminders his power isn't unchecked

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

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Judge says Elon Musk’s claims of harm from OpenAI are a ‘stretch’ but welcomes possible trial

Elon Musk’s lawyers faced off with OpenAI in court Tuesday as a federal judge weighed the billionaire’s request for a court ...

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Elon Musk’s DOGE staff gets access to Social Security, Medicare payment systems

The move by DOGE, a Trump administration task force assigned to find ways to fire federal workers, cut programs and slash ...

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