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The world’s richest man still relies on the president for his authority.

A raft of new lawsuits contend that President Trump and Elon Musk are breaking the law to ransack the F.B.I. and other ...

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

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that Tesla CEO Musk is categorized as a special government employee.

In one excerpt, The Times reports that a Trump official sounded the alarm on Musk’s power and authority. The Trump official, ...

Elon Musk, the tech billionaire whom President Trump has tapped as the head of his new Department of Government Efficiency ...

Elon Musk and U.S. attorney for D.C. Ed Martin are warning of criminal consequences for people who share the identities of ...

The Trump administration is discussing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, according to reports.

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

The Trump administration has begun drafting an executive order that would kick off the process of eliminating the Department ...

U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to defund and potentially close the federal Department of Education to allow ...