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Elon Musk, Donald Trump

US Senator points out Elon Musk's limited power in the Trump administration: ‘He does not have the power…’

Republican Senator Rick Scott clarified Elon Musk's authority over federal employees, stating that only Cabinet officials can make staffing decisions.

USA TODAY on MSN · 11h

How Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has dominated Trump's agenda

Billionaire Elon Musk is at the center of cutting federal spending for Donald Trump, but the president urged him to use a scalpel rather than hatchet.

The New York Times · 20h

Rage Against Elon Musk Turns Tesla Into a Target

The backlash against the electric vehicle company has turned violent at times, as its billionaire chief executive parlays his support for President Trump into consequential influence over the federal government.

Elon Musk, DOGE and government accountability

The Associated Press on MSN · 6h

Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters

The dynamic of cutting government while also cutting out those who answer to voters has alarmed even some fiscal conservatives who have long pushed for Congress to reduce spending.

USA TODAY · 5h

We need government accountability. Trump, Musk and DOGE are providing it. | Letters

In letters published March 3-9, 2025, one reader says Iowa's gender identity law has him rethinking RAGBRAI; another reader praises DOGE.

Bloomberg · 2d

How Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Reshaping the US Government

The Department of Government Efficiency started as an inside joke. It’s since enabled the world’s richest man to become the most powerful person in the country, after President Donald Trump. And yet the department-that’s-not-a-department remains something of an enigma.

A single day of Trump and Musk’s cost-cutting campaign remakes huge sections of government

WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of decisions revealed Friday provided a glimpse of the turmoil engulfing federal agencies since ...

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Is Elon Musk’s DOGE 'very popular'? That’s not what the polls say.

February, one found 72% support a government agency focused on efficiency, but the question didn’t specifically ask about ...

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Mike Myers returns as Elon Musk in ‘SNL' cold open and does Dr. Evil pinky gesture

During the cold open of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, “Austin Powers” alum Mike Myers returned to give his impression ...

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Elon Musk's Starlink has a growing footprint in the federal government

The use of Starlink has been adopted by at least one additional federal agency since President Donald Trump began his second ...

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Rick Scott says Elon Musk ‘does not have the power to fire people’

The Florida senator echoed President Donald Trump's recent messaging that Musk's Department of Government Efficiency initiative does not have the authority to lay off federal employees.

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Elon Musk Says Government Needs Innovation. His Former Employees Disagree

Some who saw Musk move fast and break Twitter are worried about what he’s doing to the government. Elon Musk’s Department of ...

Irish Star on MSN6h

Elon Musk's Tesla facilities face wave of attacks with Molotov cocktails, bullets, arson and graffiti

Tesla Takedown' protests are happening all over the country in response to Elon Musk's role in Trump's DOGE task force - and ...

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Political advertising’s new rising star: Trump’s cost-cutter in chief Elon Musk

Elon Musk is emerging as a new star in Democratic ads and fundraising appeals, as politicians from Virginia to Wisconsin try ...

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