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How Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency May Try to Slash Federal Spending
President-elect Donald J. Trump has tasked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy with identifying ways to cut the budget. The hard part comes next.Top stories - The New York Times - 8 hours ago -
If Musk and Trump want to cut federal spending by $2 trillion, they’ll have to come for Social Security and Medicare
Musk is talking big cuts. Something’s got to give.Business - MarketWatch - October 29 -
Musk draws skepticism with call for $2 trillion in spending cuts
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s call for “at least” $2 trillion in cuts to federal spending is drawing skepticism from experts as the billionaire tech magnate cements himself as one of former President ...Politics - The Hill - November 3 -
Will Elon Musk be able to cut $2 trillion from US government spending?
The Tesla CEO claimed he could slash US spending by eradicating “waste”.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
How Trump Superfan Elon Musk’s Plan to Cut $2 Trillion in Spending Could Mean Economic Chaos
The GOP candidate has spoken of making the billionaire CEO in charge of a ‘Department of Efficiency,’ but experts warn those dramatic reductions could mean instability and turmoil.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
Possible Trump Treasury secretary says he'd work with Musk to cut federal spending
Hedge fund founder John Paulson, an ally of former President Trump, said in a new interview that he will work with tech billionaire Elon Musk to “reduce federal spending” if tapped to serve as ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Mr. Musk Goes to Washington — With a $2 Trillion Agenda
Donald Trump tapped the tech mogul to co-lead an effort to slash government spending, but questions abound over how such an initiative would actually work.Business - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Elon Musk's legal team delays possible ruling on $1M giveaways with federal court filing
PHILADELPHIA — Elon Musk’s legal team filed court papers that delayed a potential ruling on a lawsuit over his super PAC's $1 million lottery-style giveaways.Top stories - NBC News - October 31 -
Ramaswamy: 'We want to go in and slash and burn that bureaucracy'
Vivek Ramaswamy, who landed a role alongside tech billionaire Elon Musk in President-elect Trump’s incoming administration as heads of the new "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Elon Musk handpicked by Trump to carry out slash-and-burn cuts plan
World’s richest man has been an enthusiastic cost-cutter – but he may find the public sector an entirely different beast. Donald Trump, president-elect of the US, announced on Tuesday that he has ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Elon Musk to watch results with Donald Trump
The tech billionaire has aggressively campaigned for the Republican candidate in swing states across the country.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
WATCH: Elon Musk spends election night with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Elon Musk tweeted out a photo from Mar-a-Lago, showing Donald Trump huddled around and speaking with Musk and Dana White.Top stories - ABC News - November 6 -
Filmmakers Are Worried About AI. Big Tech Wants Them to See ‘What's Possible’
Amazon is hosting AI filmmaking competitions. Meta is letting directors test Movie Gen. As tech companies develop new tools, they need filmmakers to show they can be used responsibly.Tech - Wired - October 17 -
Musk voter lottery might violate federal law: DOJ
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has warned Elon Musk’s pro-Trump super PAC that its daily $1 million giveaways to registered voters in swing states might violate federal law, according to several ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Democratic senators call for federal probe into Musk's contact with Russia
A pair of Democratic senators called for a federal investigation into Elon Musk’s involvement in SpaceX’s federal contracts following reports the tech billionaire has been in regular contact with ...Politics - The Hill - 21 hours ago -
Musk’s X Wants Lawsuits Tried in Conservative Texas Courts
The social media platform updated its terms of service to steer any disputes by users to a federal court in Texas whose judges frequently rule in favor of conservative litigants in political cases.Business - Inc. - October 18 -
What does Elon Musk want from all this politicking?
The billionaire is pledging to give away $1m a day and campaigning hard – is deregulation the driving motivation?. US politics – live updates Over the weekend, Elon Musk pledged to give ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Trump’s Historic Chief of Staff Pick, and What Elon Musk Wants Now
Plus, for $200, he was the voice of the internet.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
Why does Musk want to join Trump during second term as president?
Elon Musk will have to balance the many business dealings he has with the U.S. government as he contemplates joining President-elect Donald Trump for his second term in office. David Yaffe-Bellany, ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
More 'targeted attacks' possible after ballot boxes set on fire in 2 states: Police
Authorities warned of the potential for more attacks on ballot boxes after a series of arson incidents in Oregon and Washington state.Top stories - ABC News - October 30 -
Trump wants to end 'wokeness' in education, vowing to use federal money as leverage
President-elect Donald Trump has a vision for education that revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of perceived “wokeness” and “left-wing indoctrination.”Top stories - ABC News - Yesterday -
Elon Musk asks voters to brace for 'hardship' as billionaire plans deep spending cuts from potential Trump cabinet post
In the home stretch of the 2024 election, voters who’ve been weighing both campaigns’ proposals to tackle living costs are now hearing a new pitch from the Republican side: accept some short-term ...Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
Argentina's Milei is a VIP at Mar-a-Lago as Trump, Musk embrace his attacks on government spending
President Javier Milei of Argentina has won support from Donald Trump and Elon Musk for his agenda of drastic government spending cuts.Business - CNBC - Yesterday -
DOJ warns Elon Musk his $1M giveaway to registered voters may violate federal law
The Justice Department has warned Elon Musk's America PAC that his $1 million giveaway to swing-state registered voters may violate federal law, a source says.Top stories - ABC News - October 23 -
2024 election updates: Musk asks to move $1 million lottery case to federal court
The hearing will come a day earlier than scheduled and the judge stipulated that all parties be present.Top stories - ABC News - October 31 -
Elon Musk moves $1 million voter lottery lawsuit to federal court — for now
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC are supporting Donald Trump against Kamala Harris in the presidential election contest.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Elon Musk seeks to move $1M swing state voter giveaway case to federal court
Elon Musk is attempting to move to federal court a lawsuit challenging his $1 million daily giveaways to registered voters in swing and battleground states, throwing into question a scheduled ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Elon Musk skips hearing as $1m election giveaway case moves to federal court
Absence would have risked contempt of court had the case continued in Pennsylvania. US elections 2024 – live updates Elon Musk failed to show up to a required hearing in a Philadelphia case ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Elon Musk files to move super PAC's lottery giveaway lawsuit to federal court
Lawyers for Elon Musk have filed to move a lawsuit over his super PAC's $1 million lottery giveaways to voters to federal courts. NBC News' Dasha Burns reports on the filing and what Musk's team is ...Top stories - NBC News - October 31 -
'#EndtheFed': Elon Musk endorses plan to let presidents meddle with Federal Reserve after Trump election win
During his first term as president, Donald Trump was not shy about publicly disparaging Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his policy decisions.Business - CNBC - 6 days ago -
Trump nominates Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new efficiency department to ‘restructure federal agencies’ – live
Tesla CEO and onetime Republican presidential hopeful put forward to lead department to ‘dismantle government bureaucracy’ . Trump’s cabinet picks and likely contenders so far Joe Biden is ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Elon Musk is trying to buy the US election for Donald Trump. What does he want in return? | Arwa Mahdawi
Billionaire funding is flooding into the ex-president’s campaign. If he wins, will we see prisons on Mars and Taylor Swift shot into space?. Welcome to The Maga Millions: a thrilling new contest in ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
Trump has the world’s richest man on his side. What does Musk want?
The SpaceX boss says only his fellow billionaire can save democracy - but some question Musk's motives.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
Trump wants to expand the federal death penalty, setting up legal challenges in second term
Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump signaled he would resume federal executions if he won and make more people eligible for capital punishment, including child rapists, migrants ...Politics - NBC News - November 9