Elon Musk’s unusual demand has faced resistance from several key U.S. agencies led by the president’s loyalists, including the FBI, State Department, Homeland Security and the Pentagon
HUD’s entire workforce is projected to drop by about half—from about 8,300 employees to just over 4,000—with deep cuts in field offices nationwide.
After his firm paid $26.8 billion in taxes last year, Warren Buffett told the president to “spend it wisely,” adding, “Take care of the many who, for no fault of their own, get the short straws in life.”
U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas said there’s a public interest in protecting the security of personal information and banking information for Americans.
Potential rollbacks of Biden-era policies that incentivized electric vehicle production and ownership have stirred apprehension among some local economic development officials across the state.
Trump said the potential for dividend payments would incentivize people to report wasteful spending.
While Trump loyalists have rallied behind Lori Chavez-DeRemer, she faces skepticism from some GOP senators whose support she may need.
Elon Musk, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office last week, said that some of the things he says “will be incorrect and should be corrected,” adding that DOGE would act quickly to fix errors.
Last week, some firings in the Energy Department were also initiated, then paused, after they sparked alarm about the effect on nuclear defense programs.
At his confirmation hearing last month, Lutnick dismissed as “nonsense” the idea that tariffs contribute to inflation.
Internal documents show that officials at HHS had been considering whether to continue the program or dispose of millions of tests.
The government’s representation comes in stark contrast to Musk’s public image as the power behind the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency.
President Donald Trump has instructed his administration to scrutinize the “threat” to children posed by antidepressants, stimulants and other common psychiatric drugs.
The former vice president’s refusal to break with Trump defined their time together in office until the two had a falling out over Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election.
The news comes as roughly 150 million taxpayers prepare to file returns by the April 15 deadline.
In the long term, it’s still possible that many existing fire walls could stop or slow Musk’s efforts to collect mountains of data and slash thousands of federal jobs.
The click-to-cancel rule went into effect Jan. 14, although sellers have until May 14 to comply.
While consumers across the country could pay higher prices on all sorts of goods, Indiana’s economy is especially vulnerable to the uncertainty from tariffs and retaliatory tariffs between nations, economists say.
Anderson-based StagUSA Services Inc. manufactures aftermarket products allow vehicles to run on alternative fuels like compressed natural gas and propane. The company imports propane tanks from Mexico and other components from Poland.
When the Trump administration announced tariffs on Feb. 1 for most Canadian, Mexican and Chinese goods, Hard Truth Distilling Co. co-owner Jeff McCabe was worried but said his Indiana whiskey producer will be fine.
