Vivek Ramaswamy to Kick Off Run for Ohio Governor in Cincinnati
The former presidential candidate is seeking the top office in his home state after a brief stint on President Trump’s cost-cutting task force alongside Elon Musk.
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Judge Blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Education Department’s Student Loan Databases
The American Federation of Teachers, a union representing more than 1.8 million educators, had sued to keep members of Mr. Musk’s government efficiency team out of the Education Department’s systems.
Some Agencies Urge Staff Not to Comply With Elon Musk’s Performance Email
The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and others told employees not to respond to a directive from Mr. Musk to summarize their accomplishments.
Elon Musk Tells Federal Workers to Detail Their Work in an Email or Face Termination
Elon Musk has drawn inspiration from his 2022 takeover of X, then known as Twitter, as he works to overhaul the federal government.
Amid Changes at the National Archives, the Carter Library Cancels a Civil Rights Book Event
After President Trump put in new leadership at the National Archives, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta abruptly canceled several events.
Markets and Corporate America Are Unfazed by Washington Chaos, for Now
The federal budget debate has big implications for the economy. Businesses are betting that tax cuts will be extended and the math will work out.
DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes
The figures from Elon Musk’s team of outsiders represent billions in government cuts. They are also full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations.
What Musk’s Chain Saw at CPAC Was Really About
Waving a chain saw onstage at CPAC, Elon Musk showed how he has emulated a right-wing leader.
I.R.S. Bars Musk Ally From Seeing Personal Information
A document setting the terms of work at the I.R.S. by Gavin Kliger, a software engineer on Elon Musk’s team, only allows him to see anonymized taxpayer information.
Trump Signs Order Targeting Federal Benefits for Migrants: What to Know
Most undocumented immigrants are ineligible for federal benefits already. But here’s what the directive could mean in practice.