Who Runs Elon Musk’s DOGE? Not Musk, the White House Says.
A White House official declared that Mr. Musk was not the administrator of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. So who is?
Musk, Elon
Bannon Calls Musk a ‘Parasitic Illegal Immigrant’
Stephen Bannon, a top adviser during President Trump’s first term and a key figure among his supporters, said Elon Musk wants to “play-act as God” as part of his push to overhaul the federal government.
Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access
The departure of the acting commissioner is the latest backlash to the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to access sensitive data.
Pete Marocco Returns to Battle in Trump’s War on Foreign Aid
A meeting between a Hungarian official and Pete Marocco, the top Trump appointee in charge of foreign aid, signals a new future.
Federal Judge Won’t Block Musk’s Team From Access to Dept. of Education Data
The ruling said that the students who sued had failed to show that sensitive information had been illegally disseminated in a way that would justify an emergency restraining order.
Trump Tests the Boundaries of the Presidency
Even more than in his first term, President Trump has mounted a fundamental challenge to the norms and expectations of what a president can and should do.
How Trump’s Second Term Is Already Different From His First
The new president’s advisers have become masters of the government bureaucracy they have promised to upend.
Musk Plan for Retooling Government Takes Shape, but Big Questions Loom
The rebranding of a former White House digital office into the new Department of Government Efficiency signals its potential limits, budget experts said.
What Is the H-1B Visa Program and Why Are Trump Backers Feuding Over It?
A debate over the program for skilled foreign workers has pitted immigration hard-liners against some of President Trump’s most influential supporters in the tech industry.
Trump Drive to Cut Safety Net Could Hit His Voters
The new administration wants to slash aid for health, food and housing, but many of those programs now reach the struggling working class he is courting.