Treasury Official Quits After Resisting Musk’s Requests on Payments
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team sought access to the government’s vast payment system, part of its bid to choke off federal funding.
Elon Musk’s Attempt to Control the Treasury Payment System Is Incredibly Dangerous
Trump and Musk could use sensitive Treasury information to punish their enemies. Worse yet, they could break America’s payment system entirely
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Elon Musk Is Trying to Get Control of Key Payment System—at Any Cost
A top Treasury official plans to resign after a fight with Elon Musk’s allies over access to a sensitive payment system.
Senior U.S. official exits after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer, David A. Lebryk, announced his retirement. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
Elon Musk’s DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems: AP sources
The Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems.
Musk claims DOGE found lax Treasury payment controls
Musk did not offer evidence for his assertion that Treasury instructed employees to approve payments to known fraudulent or terrorist groups.
Musk aides gain access to sensitive Treasury Department payment system
The access, granted by Scott Bessent, Trump’s newly confirmed treasury secretary, comes after the ousting of the agency’s top career official.
U.S. government officials privately warn Musk’s blitz appears illegal
The chaotic blitz by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has triggered legal objections across Washington, with ...
Senior US Treasury official to exit after rift with Musk allies, report says
David Lebryk, the top-ranking career U.S. Treasury Department official, will leave following a clash with allies of ...
How an arcane Treasury Department office became ground zero in the war over federal spending
A few weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his transition team went to the Treasury Department to ...
Democrats promise bill to block ‘unlawful meddling’ in Treasury systems after Musk allies gain access
Democratic leaders in both chambers on Monday vowed to introduce legislation to “stop unlawful meddling in the Treasury ...
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Elon Musk May Have Your Social Security Number
The billionaire and his DOGE agents were granted full access to the Treasury’s federal payments system, and nobody knows to ...
Watch the 'interaction' Elon Musk thanked President Donald Trump for
Elon Musk thanks President Donald Trump after he praised Musk for his cost-cutting efforts and budget management.
Democrats Respond To Musk ‘Illegally Seizing Power’ Over Treasury Payment System
Over the weekend, billionaire Elon Musk gained some level of access to the Treasury Department’s federal payment system, ...
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The Great Purge: Trump and Musk Take Control of All Government Levers
The organization led by the world's richest man is forcing dismissals of high-ranking officials from the Treasury, Education, ...