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The purge at the U.S. Agency for International Development is a blow to American interests and a boon to our adversaries.

Marko Elez, a 25-year-old engineer linked to Elon Musk, is now rewriting the code for key Treasury Department payment systems ...

Washington – Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald ...

The unelected tech billionaire is dismantling multiple government agencies—and there’s seemingly no one capable of stopping ...

The highest-ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, Ron Wyden of Oregon, on Friday sent a letter to Trump’s ...

Elon Musk is now considered a “special government employee” by the White House. But exactly what kind of access that provides ...

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

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

Donald Trump bungled Elon Musk’s name once again on Monday. The president accidentally referred to the tech billionaire as ...

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Agency for International Development is on the cusp of being shuttered, according to the Trump ...