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Elon Musk said Tuesday he will significantly reduce his time working with the Trump administration starting in May and redirect his focus back to Tesla, following intense investor pressure and a dismal first-quarter earnings report. Musk’s remarks came during Tesla’s earnings call, where the company reported a 71% plunge in …

In communities across the United States and also overseas, coordinated “Hands Off” protests are taking place far and wide Saturday in the largest public rebuke yet to President Donald Trump and top henchman Elon Musk’s assault on the workings of the federal government and their program of economic sabotage that …

Elon Musk’s tenure in the Trump administration may be nearing its end, as both President Donald Trump and Musk himself have suggested that his time in government is limited. Trump recently told reporters that “at some point, he’s going to be going back” to running his companies, while also stating …

In a major legal setback for the Trump administration, a federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) vast database, which contains sensitive personal information on millions of Americans. The ruling raises serious concerns about privacy violations …

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Elon Musk and the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) likely violated the Constitution by unilaterally attempting to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang found that the task force, led by Musk in an …

The Trump administration has begun the process of reinstating tens of thousands of fired federal workers, though most are just being placed on administrative leave as the government cites the “burdens” of rehiring, court filings reviewed by States Newsroom show. The documents also show, agency by agency, the wide swath …

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he feels “very badly” for thousands of federal employees who have recently lost their jobs but defended the sweeping cuts, arguing that “many of them don’t work at all.” The president made the remarks when asked by NBC News whether he felt responsible for …

Tech billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk announced plans to double the size of his staff at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), despite mounting legal challenges and political pushback from both Democrats and members of Trump’s Cabinet. Speaking on Fox Business, Musk revealed that DOGE currently has about 100 …

House Speaker Mike Johnson is urging Republican lawmakers to steer clear of town halls, where angry constituents are protesting the Trump administration’s deep cuts to the federal workforce. Johnson’s warning echoes President Donald Trump’s claim that the protests are fueled by “paid troublemakers,” a statement that Democrats have dismissed as …

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is once again under fire as discrepancies emerge in its latest cost-cutting claims. For the second time in two weeks, DOGE’s self-published “receipts” of canceled contracts fail to match its savings figures, raising serious questions about the agency’s transparency and accuracy. On Monday, DOGE …

A federal judge in Maryland on Monday temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Personnel Management from providing “personally identifiable information” to Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service. A group of labor unions, membership organizations and several U.S. military veterans filed a lawsuit earlier this month over allegations …

In a suit brought by 19 Democratic attorneys general, a federal judge in New York on Friday night in a preliminary injunction blocked the U.S. DOGE Service from accessing the Department of Treasury’s payment systems. “We just won a court order stopping DOGE and unauthorized, unelected, and unvetted individuals like Elon …

Michelle King, the top official at the Social Security Administration (SSA), has stepped down from her role after refusing a request from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access sensitive government records, according to sources familiar with the situation. A White House spokesperson confirmed King’s departure and announced …

Elon Musk appeared alongside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday, breaking his silence for the first time since taking the lead on the administration’s aggressive cost-cutting initiative. As head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Musk defended his sweeping efforts to shrink the federal workforce, despite …

House Democrats unveiled new legislation Thursday aimed at preventing Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive taxpayer and financial data through the federal government’s payment system. The Taxpayer Data Protection Act, introduced by Reps. Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Sean Casten (D-IL), would impose strict security …