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President Trump said the entity would focus on cutting government waste and slashing federal regulations, and he put tech ...

N.Y., called Elon Musk a villain and accused Trump of selling out to his donors during an interview with CNN's John Berman on ...

President Trump made Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, a 'special government employee' at the White ...

As the first week of Trump’s second term gets underway, the not-quite-real Department of Government Efficiency is both ...

Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump's blessing ...

Protesters gathered at the Treasury Department to oppose Elon Musk's involvement in federal government restructuring under ...

Senior members of House oversight committees have asked President Trump to explain why Elon Musk and members of the ...

President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency is announcing potential cuts to several programs which could have ...

The renowned interim US attorney in Washington have recently asserted that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will be getting the full ...

President Trump’s newly minted Department of Government Efficiency ... The Department of Government Efficiency’s leader Elon Musk aims to cut $500 billion in wasteful government spending.

Elon Musk's starring role in the new Donald Trump administration was confirmed ... been made head of his newly created Department for Government Efficiency (DOGE). The advisory group is not ...