President Donald Trump is gutting U.S.-backed global media, including Voice of America, that broadcasts news to millions worldwide — and that he has long held a grudge against. The move comes after Trump signed an executive order to hollow out a string of small government agencies and offices late Friday. The order calls for the U.S. Agency […]
Musk’s most trusted advisers remain a tight-knit group of executives who have followed him from his companies but lack political experience.
A senior official at USAID instructed the agency’s remaining staff to convene at the agency’s now-former headquarters in Washington on Tuesday for an “all day” group effort to destroy documents stored there, many of which contain sensitive information. The materials earmarked for destruction include contents of the agency’s “classified safes and personnel documents” at the […]
The purported cyberattack comes amid a groundswell of unrest over his crusade to slash the federal government.
The president convened his secretaries, with Musk, to clarify power.
“The people elected me to do the job, and I’m doing it.”
Questions have swirled around how long Musk can and will serve in DOGE, but those close to Trump say there’s no end in sight.
Stephen Feinberg, at his confirmation hearing, signaled he’s unlikely to challenge the Pentagon’s striking shift.
Federal employees received an email Saturday afternoon, and gave them a deadline of Monday night.
The most prominent podcaster in the world used to forgo politics. Musk’s entry into government has him singing a different tune.
A Trump administration personnel official says Musk has “no actual or formal authority to make government decisions.”
The vice president met with the leaders of all four major German political parties — including Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany.
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The United States Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a 52-48 vote Thursday to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. He will be sworn in later today.
The French president said the tech mogul’s absence was due to his new role assisting the Trump administration.
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Numerous federal district judges around the country have blocked major portions of Trump’s early agenda — but Supreme Court showdowns loom.
The judge limited access to “civil servants with a need for access” who have “passed all background checks and security clearances.”
Aides to the president and Elon Musk suspected USAID officials were trying to go around a funding freeze.
Despite a U.S. waiver, food shipments are stalled, funding is uncertain and Europe may have to fill the gap.
President Donald Trump bolted into his first day in office with an unprecedented show of executive force — signing orders intended to end the right to citizenship by birth, force federal workers back to the office and grant Tik Tok a reprieve from a forced shutdown — as he showcased his desire to circumvent Congress […]
Host Giada Santana and Euractiv’s Eliza Gritski explore the EU’s probe into X, the implications of Musk’s new role, and what this means for the future of EU digital policy and transatlantic relations.
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