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Musk Creates New Power Base in Washington

Musk creates new power base in Washington with takeover of US agencies

Elon Musk's rapid takeover of two U.S. government agencies has enabled the South African-born billionaire to exert unprecedented control over America's 2.2-million-member federal workforce and begin a dramatic reshaping of government.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 21h

Trump Hints at Curbs on Musk’s Powers After Billionaire Shakes Up Washington

The president said Musk won’t have the unfettered ability to dismantle the government, but for now their relationship is holding firm.

POLITICO on MSN · 20h

'They've done their homework': The unexpected power of Musk's digital assault on Washington

Elon Musk’s campaign to cut Washington’s bureaucracy is aiming at a very specific, very sensitive digital power center: the federal IT infrastructure. Musk and his allies have gained access to the Treasury Department’s payments systems,

Unelected Elon Musk is bent on breaking government

The Verge · 15m

‘The biggest heist in American history’: DC is just waking up to Elon Musk’s takeover

Nobody elected Musk”; “This is illegal”; “Stop the coup.” It was one of multiple DC protests targeting billionaire Elon Musk’s reported access to core government payment systems, attended by Democratic members of Congress — and citizens who fear too few people are standing in Musk’s way.

The Economist · 1d

Elon Musk is shredding America’s government like he did Twitter

Even as Mr Musk was speaking, workers at USAID ’s headquarters in Washington were being told not to come in the next day. Some 600 of the agency’s staff seem to have been locked out of their emails. That followed a weekend in which the agency’s website went offline;

East Bay Times · 21h

Letters: Unelected Elon Musk is bent on breaking government

Aspiring to dictatorship | Power trip | Learning a thing. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for Feb. 5, 2025.

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Democratic senators protest after they say Trump gives Musk’s staff access to classified info

Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are demanding answers after they say President Donald Trump gave Elon Musk's ...

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Republicans block Musk from congressional subpoena as DOGE continues to access government data

Congressional Democrats are continuing their push for answers as Elon Musk continues to dismantle and disrupt government ...

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How Elon Musk set off two weeks of chaos across Washington

Elon Musk and his allies have spent the last two weeks barreling full speed into multiple government agencies, causing ...

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Trump and Musk’s dismantling of government is shaking the foundations of US democracy

Congress is proving little match for the Department of Government Efficiency as wary lawmakers watch it march through the ...

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Elon Musk shielded by ethics loophole as Trump ‘special government employee’

Musk's status as a special government employee gives him protection from typical ethics disclosures that other Trump ...

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Fed agencies ending $8M Politico contracts after Elon Musk calls them ‘wasteful’ use of taxpayer money

The Tesla CEO warned that media outlets that take government subscriptions would ‘experience a mysterious drop in revenue.’ ...

Musk SHOCKS Lawmakers, GOP Ready To Challenge Authority? Trump To ELIMINATE Education Department?

The Hill's Senior Editor Jesse Byrnes Joins Drew Petrimoulx to discuss Elon Musk's influence in Washington and how ...

US transportation chief reconsidering air traffic rules, talks to Musk

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday he is reconsidering rules that allowed air traffic control ...

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How Elon Musk’s deputies took over the government’s most basic functions

Elon Musk and his allies are harnessing tech units and other agencies that handle daily federal operations to amass sweeping ...

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South African president phones influential billionaire Musk after Trump’s funding threat

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

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