Democrats demand Bessent meeting over DOGE ‘chaos’ at Treasury
Senate Democrats on Wednesday demanded Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend a meeting with the Democratic Caucus “as soon ...
Treasury Chief Bessent Says He’s ‘Completely Aligned’ With Elon Musk: Here’s What To Know About DOGE
DOGE has gained access to government employees' sensitive information via the Office of Personnel Management, payment systems at the Treasury Department and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare this week ...
Elon Musk’s DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems: sources
The move means the Trump administration task force, which has been assigned to find ways to fire federal workers, cut ...
‘Shrouded in secrecy’: Trump and Musk’s DOGE committing ‘massive and unprecedented’ intrusion of taxpayers’ privacy, lawsuit says
The Treasury Department is breaking multiple federal laws by allowing Elon Musk and DOGE to access taxpayers' private data, a ...
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Elon Musk’s Efforts to Slash and Burn Government Hits Major Obstacle
Wisconsin Representative Mark Pocan echoed McGovern’s sentiments: “We had the most calls we’ve ever had in one day on Monday ...
Musk’s Brazen Cost-Cutting Campaign Is Annoying GOP Senators, Treasury Staff
When Elon Musk and his team of young deputies gained access to the Treasury Department computer network that the US ...
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House Dem introduces "Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy" (ELON MUSK) Act
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wash.) has had enough of Elon Musk's antics, and has introduced a bill that would make ban special ...
Treasury responds to concerns about Musk ‘meddling’
A Treasury Department official sought to allay a senator’s concerns about DOGE staffers gaining access to the U.S. payments ...
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was ...
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Trump’s Coup Started on Day One and Continues Apace
A sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the alteration of an existing government by a small group.
The White House says Elon Musk is a "special government employee." Here's what that means.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that Tesla CEO Musk is categorized as a special government employee.
Trump Trade Nominee Defends Plan to Reorder International Trade
Jamieson Greer advocated restructuring the international trading system and defended the president’s aggressive actions ...