Elon Musk has emerged as a key figure in President Trump’s plans to reshape the government. Here’s a recap of this week with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team he leads.
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Elon Musk’s DOGE takes aim at agency that had plans of regulating X
Musk and other Silicon Valley executives have long railed against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for its work overseeing the tech industry. Now, Musk hopes to eliminate the agency.
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How conspiracy theories about Politico led Trump to cancel subscriptions
Less than 24 hours after misleading claims started circulating that tied Politico to USAID, the White House vowed to end subscriptions for the insider news outlet’s services and others.
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What’s Trump’s beef with South Africa?
Trump has accused South Africa of “human rights violations” and a land grab. The South African government has hit back.
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Member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface
Marko Elez had recently been given special access by a federal judge to highly sensitive payment systems in the Department of Treasury.
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Bill Gates is optimistic about the global future
In a wide-ranging interview with NPR, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates expressed concern about the new administration’s recent steps to pull back from approach to public health but says he’s optimistic about the future and wants to find common ground with the White House.
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CISA staffers offered deferred resignations, extending broader cybersecurity fears
Staff at the key cybersecurity agency were initially excluded from government efforts to leave their jobs, but then on Wednesday they were given deferred resignation offers with just hours to decide.
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Protesters rally against Trump’s stop-work order for USAID
USAID and nonprofit workers gathered near the Capitol in D.C. to protest Elon Musk’s efforts to shut down the aid agency with his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
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What happens after the ‘Fork in the Road’? A lawyer for ex-Twitter employees weighs in
Shannon Liss-Riordan, who represents thousands of former Twitter employees suing the company, sees many similarities in the predicament of federal workers today. Here’s her advice.
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Republicans in Congress mostly shrug as Musk and DOGE set sights on spending
Congress controls the power of the purse, but Republicans on Capitol Hill have put up little resistance to efforts by the administration to suspend spending that they’ve already approved.
