Elon Musk defends federal cuts, insists he has no conflict of interest

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Elon Musk defends federal cuts, insists he has no conflict of interest

During a joint press conference appearance with President Trump Tuesday in the Oval Office, Elon Musk said his DOGE group was fighting waste, and defended the deep cuts that he has been making. ...

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Musk Joins Trump To Defend Aggressive Cost-Cutting Moves

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Federal employees deserve respect — not Elon Musk

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As Musk cuts federal spending, his own firms have received billions in contracts

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A quick way to cut $1 trillion in federal spending

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Federal judge grants restraining order on NIH funding cuts

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Democrats demand conflict-of-interest answers over Elon Musk ‘Doge’ role

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Elon Musk’s assault on the US federal bureaucracy

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Schiff presses White House on Musk conflicts of interest, ethics

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) pressed the White House on Monday for information about Elon Musk’s compliance with conflict of interest, ethics and reporting requirements, as the tech billionaire ...

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Musk doubles down on attacks on federal judges

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk is doubling down on his attacks of federal judges in the wake of court actions blocking multiple Trump administration efforts. In a ...

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Jim Jordan backs Elon Musk’s authority to cut federal government

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Noem defends Musk’s access to personal data

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Waltz defends USAID funding freeze, Musk influence

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Jordan defends DOGE, Musk influence under Trump

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a close ally of President Trump’s, defended tech billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to reshape the government through the inaugural Department of Government Efficiency ...

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Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s access to US Treasury data

Order follows legal challenge by 19 Democratic state attorneys-general over risk to sensitive information

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Musk says he has no plans to buy TikTok

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he is not interested in acquiring the video-sharing app TikTok, and has no plans regarding what he would do if he owned it. Musk made the remarks during a virtual ...

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Judges block Musk's efforts to slash federal spending

Federal judges block President Trump and Elon Musk's attempts to slash spending and reshape the federal workforce. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports.

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Bolton says DOGE cuts hurt ‘long-term American interests’

President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton said during an interview that some of the proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts could hurt “long-term American ...

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What does Elon Musk believe?

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Elon Musk put a chip in this paralysed man’s brain. Now he can move things with his mind. Should we be amazed - or terrified?

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