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After standoff, Doge members gained control over access system, letting them lock out workers and read emails. Two senior security officials at the US Agency for International Development (USAid) ...The Guardian - 3h -
Elon Musk says he and Trump are shutting down USAID
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Monday that he and President Donald Trump were in the process of shutting down the USAID, escalating their war on the federal bureaucracy.NBC News - 4h -
Two top security officials at USAID placed on leave, sources say
USAID Director for Security John Vorhees and Deputy Director for Security Brian McGill were put on leave last night, two sources confirmed to CBS News.CBS News - 7h -
Future of USAID uncertain
Sources tell NBC News that more than a thousand civil workers and contractors with USAID have been placed on leave as the agency has become a target of Elon Musk and his Department of Government ...NBC News - 11h -
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USAID security leaders removed after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE employees access to secure systems
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Elon Musk says USAid is ‘beyond repair’ and he is working to shut it down
Billionaire says in social media discussion that Donald Trump agrees the world’s largest single donor should be shut down. Elon Musk, who is heading Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal ...The Guardian - 4h -
Musk calls USAID a 'criminal organization' that should 'die'
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he believes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is a “criminal organization” that should “die.” “USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to ...The Hill - 10h -
Rep. Brian Mast says he supports potential plan moving USAID into the State Department
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Most registered voters disapprove of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration, according to a poll released Thursday. In the survey from Quinnipiac University, 53 percent of ...The Hill - 4d -
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Trump administration puts about 60 USAid officials on leave after aid freeze
Memo said some actions in agency ‘appeared to be designed to circumvent’ Trump’s orders and ‘America First’ policy. The Trump administration has put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the ...The Guardian - 6d -
More than 50 career civil servants at USAID are placed on administrative leave
The action targeted senior leadership across the agency, including top lawyers, three sources told NBC News.NBC News - 6d -
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Musk warned Reform UK donation might be difficult after joining Trump administration
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Dimon says he and Musk have 'hugged it out'
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday that he and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have “hugged it out” and resolved their differences, after Dimon’s bank sued the tech billionaire’s electric vehicle ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Trump Administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page, social media
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Elon Musk says he is 'fired up for the future' at Trump's inaugural rally
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White House says TikTok ban will fall to Trump administration
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SpaceX’s Starship blew up. Elon Musk says it’s ‘barely a bump in the road.’
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk described the explosion of the company’s Starship spacecraft during its seventh flight test Thursday as “barely a bump in the road,” underlining the momentum behind the ...MarketWatch - Jan. 17 -
Influential activist short-seller firm Hindenburg Research says it is shutting down
Founder Nathan Anderson says he and his team are ready to move on to the next chapter in their lives after just eight years.MarketWatch - Jan. 16 -
SEC lawsuit against Elon Musk is a big political test for Trump administration
Trump appointee Paul Atkins is set to face a major minefield upon taking over leadership of the SEC, given Musk’s close ties to the incoming president.MarketWatch - Jan. 15 -
Israel and Hamas could be on the verge of a Gaza ceasefire deal
A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants is being discussed by American, Egyptian and Qatari negotiators, while Gaza and West Bank bombings continue.NBC News - Jan. 15 -
Israel, Hamas on Verge of Deal for Gaza Cease-Fire
Progress in cease-fire talks has raised hopes a deal could be reached to release some of the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip and pause fighting that has dragged on for 15 months.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 14 -
Biden says he is "leaving the next administration with a very strong hand"
When President Biden took office four years ago, he sought to reassure global allies and reestablish foreign treaties from which the Trump administration had withdrawn.CBS News - Jan. 13 -
Elon Musk Is an ‘Evil Person,’ Steve Bannon Says
The comments highlighted rifts within the U.S. right wing and between two men who have been influential advisers to President-elect Donald J. Trump.The New York Times - Jan. 13 -
Steve Bannon says he will 'take down' the 'truly evil' Elon Musk
President-elect Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon has vowed to “take down” tech billionaire Elon Musk, calling him “truly evil.” In an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, as ...The Hill - Jan. 12 -
FEMA administrator says weather events ‘do not discriminate’ on politics
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said on Sunday that it’s important for weather events, like the California wildfires, not to become political. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” ...The Hill - Jan. 12 -
Britain is on the verge of a financial crisis. A key U.K. Treasury official says he can’t afford a Bloomberg subscription.
A top U.K. government official told Parliament he can’t afford a subscription to Bloomberg News.MarketWatch - Jan. 9 -
Elon Musk says all human data for AI training ‘exhausted’
Tech boss suggests move to self-learning synthetic data though some warn this could cause ‘model collapse’. Business live – latest updates Artificial intelligence companies have run out of ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Meloni says Italy’s military has ‘no public alternative’ to Musk’s Starlink
Italian premier defends talks with billionaire’s SpaceX company and rejects accusations he poses ‘a danger to democracy’Financial Times - Jan. 9 -
Elon Musk's DOGE says it's hiring. Here are the jobs it wants to fill.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's Department of Government Efficiency says it's now hiring. Here's how to apply.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Musk says UK's Farage should not be Reform party leader
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Sunday that British politician Nigel Farage should not be the Reform U.K. party’s leader. “The Reform Party needs a new leader,” Musk said in a post on the social ...The Hill - Jan. 5 -
Musk says Farage 'doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader
Nigel Farage claims Musk's call is due to a disagreement over support for far-right activist Tommy Robinson.BBC News - Jan. 5
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