Trump is giving Elon Musk an unprecedented amount of power
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White House confirms Elon Musk is a ‘special government employee’ who could avoid publicly disclosing finances and conflicts of interest—and will only work for 13…
Musk’s last two weeks have been marked by a frenzy of activity and a claim he’s been sleeping in the DOGE office.
Elon Musk says DOGE works 120 hours a week as he brings Silicon Valley grind culture to government
Elon Musk appears to be driving his employees hard at DOGE, introducing some Silicon Valley work culture to government.
‘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 ...
Unions Sue to Block Elon Musk’s Access to Americans’ Tax and Benefits Records
The systems DOGE has access to include the names, addresses, bank details, and other information about taxpayers and people ...
First-year Northeastern student has a role at Musk’s DOGE, according to reports
Coristine, who appears in Northeastern’s student database as a mechanical engineering and physics major with a graduation ...
Giving Elon Musk’s DOGE access to the Treasury payment system risks a U.S. debt default and global financial crisis, senator warns
The Treasury Department’s payment system has been likened to the government’s checkbook and makes $6 trillion in ...