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President Trump made Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, a 'special government employee' at the White ...

Three weeks in, the change the Republican administration has brought is a disruption of the federal government.

Of the many changes President Donald Trump has introduced since returning to the Oval Office, few have brought as much ...

Now that Elon Musk has been classified as a "special government employee," he will get greater access to U.S. government ...

Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump's blessing ...

Elon Musk is serving in the Trump administration as a “special government employee,” according to a White House official.

Protesters gathered at the Treasury Department to oppose Elon Musk's involvement in federal government restructuring under ...

Elon Musk is making major moves to reshape the federal government and President Donald Trump is standing behind his billionaire friend.

Elon Musk has been named as a "special government employee" while overseeing DOGE, according to the White House.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Elon Musk a day after U.S. President Donald Trump promised to cut the ...