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

Trump's aides have signaled behind the scenes that Musk still reports to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.

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Senate Republicans defended the Trump administration’s sweeping revamp of the U.S. Agency for International Development led ...

Elon Musk's control of a federal payment system is raising concerns about funding for programs like Social Security and the ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk “on issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa,” ...

In its first two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. Agency for ...

Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has launched a sweeping effort to cut programs, fire federal workers and ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk on the subject of misinformation about South Africa, the ...

Outraged Democrats are testing the limits of their diminished power as they try to stop the stunning power grabs of President ...

The SGE designation, which has come under scrutiny under Democrats as well, exempts short-term federal employees from certain ...

Musk has moved with lightning speed to try to remake the federal government. Many Democrats and even some Republicans say his ...