Where Trump, Musk and DOGE Have Cut Federal Workers So Far
President Trump and Elon Musk have spent several weeks slashing federal jobs — often in defiance of legal limits — and there ...
Musk’s blitzkrieg is unnerving many of Trump’s senior advisers
Senior officials have been blindsided by DOGE’s actions at Treasury and USAID. But the president’s support of the group means other advisers have limited options.
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US, China economic leaders raise 'serious concerns' in first call
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his Chinese counterpart He Lifeng raised mutual concerns on trade and economic issues in their introductory call Friday, as tensions between the world's two ...
2 Ways Elon Musk’s Access to the US Treasury May Impact Social Security
One of the many controversies already swirling around President Donald Trump's second administration is his formation of the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) helmed by billionaire ...
How DOGE cracked Washington: A focus on arcane agencies gave Musk and his allies swift control of government nerve centers
Political appointees with deep ties to Musk now sit in key leadership positions across agencies that comprise the federal ...
IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2022, gave the IRS $80 billion and the ability to hire ...
IRS Taxpayer Data Is Tightly Restricted By Law. Will This Stop Trump, Musk And DOGE From Gaining Access?
Nixon Administration abuses led to the passage of strict tax privacy laws. That’s one reason moves by DOGE to access ...
White House, Treasury agree to block DOGE access to taxpayer data, Washington Post reports
White House and Treasury Department officials have agreed to prohibit the Department of Government Efficiency team from accessing personal taxpayer data at the Internal Revenue Service, the Washington ...
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What to know about Fort Knox's gold depository
President Donald Trump says Elon Musk will be looking at Fort Knox, the legendary depository in Kentucky for American gold ...
In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency
President Donald Trump’s sweeping promises have translated into a whole-of-government approach for immigration enforcement. In other words, nearly every major Cabinet agency is an immigration agency ...
Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, US judge rules
The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, ...
How the Treasury Payment System DOGE Accessed Works: QuickTake
The US Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service processes billions of payments worth trillions of dollars each year, acting as the central clearinghouse for almost everything the federal ...