Hiltzik: The death of the CFPB, orchestrated by Trump
Back in 2018, during Donald Trump’s first term, his appointed director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mick Mulvaney, gleefully described his plan to emasculate…
Elon Musk-led group makes $97.4bn bid for OpenAI | Elon Musk News
Musk’s bid could ratchet up longstanding tensions with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the future of the startup.A consortium led by Elon Musk said it…
Kanye West leaves X, credits Elon Musk for space ‘to vent’
Ye, after a weekend of spewing more antisemitic and hateful comments on X, offered a message of praise for the app’s owner, Elon Musk. “I…
Column: Trump isn’t an isolationist but a bully; that hurts the U.S.
WASHINGTON — When President Trump announced last week that the United States will take over the war-blasted Gaza Strip, expel its Palestinian population and build a high-end…
Elon Musk’s mother bombarded with comments calling her a Nazi
1 of 5 | Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk gestures on stage when he speaks inside the Capital One Arena after President-elect Donald…
Musk: No plan to buy TikTok
Elon Musk gestures on stage at the Capital One Arena after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States…
Elon Musk’s crippling of USAID will have horrific consequences
It’s probably too soon to claim Elon Musk has babies’ blood on his hands for effectively shuttering America’s most consequential foreign aid agency. But trust…
Trump blames ‘obsolete’ air traffic control for plane-chopper crash
President Trump on Thursday said he thinks last week’s deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter was the fault of what he called…
US judge delays Trump buyout offer meant to thin out public servants | Donald Trump News
A United States judge has temporarily blocked a buyout package offered to federal workers as an incentive to resign from their jobs, part of a…
Federal workers debate legitimacy of financial incentives to quit as deadline nears
WASHINGTON — Thousands of miles from Elon Musk’s office in the White House complex, a federal worker based in the Pacific Northwest is wondering whether to quit.Musk,…
Trump administration to limit Musk’s access to federal pay system following lawsuit
1 of 3 | The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to limit Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to the Treasury…
Why is Elon Musk’s DOGE accused of leading a hostile takeover of US gov’t? | Elon Musk
NewsFeedThe world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has suddenly extended his authority over multiple US government agencies, leading to accusations from Democrats that DOGE is conducting…
Elon Musk’s grip on U.S. government spending raises questions
The world’s richest man, acting as an unelected “efficiency” consultant to President Trump, has in recent days managed the rare feat of overshadowing his boss…
Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI may go to trial in part, judge says | Elon Musk News
The case is part of a grudge match between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman which is playing out in court.A United States federal judge…
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump pick to oversee spy agencies, clears Senate panel
WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard‘s nomination to be President Trump’s director of national intelligence cleared a key Senate committee Tuesday despite concerns raised about her past comments sympathetic…
Trademark name of White hate group ‘Proud Boys’ now belongs to Black church
1 of 2 | Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, leader of the far-right hate group Proud Boys (pictured in 2020) was serving a 22-year prison sentence for…
Gov’t employee unions sue Treasury to stop DOGE from accessing sensitive data
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk gestures on stage when he speaks inside the Capital One Arena after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in…
USAID workers told to stay home, office shut as Musk pushes for department to be axed
Elon Musk on Monday said that the United States Agency for International Development was in the process of being shutdown as workers were instructed to…
Trump threatens to cut U.S. funding to South Africa over land expropriation law
President Donald Trump returns to the White House after departing Marine One in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, the same night he said he will stop…
USAID chiefs on leave after not giving Musk team classified info, officials say
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified…