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A political action committee (PAC) linked to billionaire Elon Musk is making its presence felt in Florida’s upcoming special congressional elections by throwing its support behind two Republican candidates. According to a Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing Tuesday, America PAC, which received substantial funding from Musk last year, has spent …

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is set to receive a highly classified Pentagon briefing detailing the United States’ war strategy against China, according to multiple U.S. officials. The briefing, scheduled for Friday, has sparked intense debate over national security risks and conflicts of interest, given Musk’s deep financial ties to China …

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 …

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 …

Billionaire Elon Musk, in his new role spearheading federal workforce efficiency reforms, has issued a stark ultimatum to over 3 million federal employees: justify your work, or be considered resigned. In a Saturday post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk stated that all federal employees would receive an email asking them …

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 …

Tech mogul Elon Musk is serving in the Trump administration as a special government employee, according to a White House official. Musk leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—an entity President Donald Trump established by executive order on his first day in office. Unlike full-time federal employees, special government employees …

Tech billionaire Elon Musk announced early Monday that the Trump administration is moving to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a federal agency responsible for administering foreign aid. The decision is expected to spark significant legal and political challenges, as the agency’s budget is approved by Congress. …

A task force run by Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk under the Trump administration has gained access to highly sensitive U.S. Treasury payment systems, including those used for Social Security and Medicare, according to multiple reports. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), created to slash federal spending and identify …

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is now the sole leader of President Donald Trump’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after biotech mogul Vivek Ramaswamy stepped down from the commission just hours into Trump’s second term. DOGE, a cornerstone of Trump’s “Save America” agenda, is tasked with identifying ways to …

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Tuesday, accusing him of failing to properly disclose his acquisition of Twitter stock in 2022. The regulator alleges the lapse allowed Musk to purchase shares at “artificially low prices,” resulting in a $150 million shortfall for investors …

Elon Musk, co-head of President-elect Donald Trump’s newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), tempered expectations on Wednesday for the ambitious $2 trillion in federal budget cuts he initially promised. In an interview with political strategist Mark Penn, Musk acknowledged that achieving the full amount was unlikely and described it …