Giving Elon Musk’s DOGE access to the Treasury payment system risks a U.S. debt default and global financial crisis, senator warns
The Treasury Department’s payment system has been likened to the government’s checkbook and makes $6 trillion in ...
'We would call it a coup': watchdogs and Dems attack Elon Musk Treasury Department takeover
The dramatic power play began Friday, continued through the weekend -- and poses extraordinary and unprecedented threats to ...
Treasury Dept. gives Elon Musk's team access to federal payment system: Sources
If Elon Musk or his DOGE team were to attempt to block federal payments, it would likely face legal challenges given the ...
Senator warns of national security risks after Elon Musk’s DOGE granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems
A senior U.S. lawmaker says representatives of Elon Musk were granted “full access” to a U.S. Treasury payments system used ...
DOGE task force gains access to U.S. Treasury data, payment systems
News comes after departure of Treasury's acting Deputy Secretary David Lebryk after more than 30 years of service.
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Elon Musk Says DOGE Will Now Shut Down Government Payments He Doesn't Like
After forcing out a top official at the US Treasury Department, it now appears that Elon Musk has seized control of the ...
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Elon Musk May Now Have Unique Sway Over the US Treasury
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Warren blasts Treasury Secretary Bessent on Elon Musk weekend data grab
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren demanded answers following reports that billionaire Elon Musk took access to the nation's finance ...
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U.S. Attorney Vows to Target Anyone Who Tries to Stop Elon Musk’s DOGE
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau stopped performing its oversight duties as soon as Trump appointed Scott Bessent as ...
Treasury, Bessent Sued Over Giving Access to Musk’s ‘DOGE’ Team
The Treasury Department was accused of breaking federal law by giving Elon Musk’s team of government efficiency enforcers access to a trove of personal and financial information — setting up a legal ...
BC historian calls Elon Musk’s accessing of U.S. private financial data a ‘coup’
Boston College history professor Heather Cox Richardson, who writes the Substack newsletter “ Letters from an American ,” ...
Elon Musk is staging a takeover of the federal budget
In the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have ...