4 h. ago US supreme court rules Doge can access social security data during legal challenge

Key player in Trump’s drive to slash federal workforce keeps access to sensitive records including family court and mental health recordsThe US supreme court on Friday permitted the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), a key player in Donald Trump’s drive to slash the federal workforce, broad access to the personal information of millions of Americans in Social Security Administration data systems while a legal challenge plays out.At the request of the justice department, the justices put on hold Maryland-based US district judge Ellen Hollander’s order that had largely blocked Doge’s access to “personally identifiable information” in data such as medical and financial records while litigation proceeds in a lower court. Hollander found that allowing Doge unfettered access likely would violate a federal privacy law. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Musk’s tax bill attacks have rattled Republicans. But Trump still reigns supreme | Lloyd Green

In the end, we’re likely to see a legislative pastiche – a Frankenstein’s monster forged by political necessityThe feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump is a godsend for Democrats, a headache for the president and a problem for Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House. Between now and the Fourth of July, Trump expects congressional Republicans to deliver a badly needed win. After more than four months back in the Oval Office, he still lacks a major legislative achievement.Republicans control both the House and Senate, but the public sees goose eggs on the scoreboard. Almost daily, the courts upend the president’s executive orders. Slim legislative majorities and government by rage come with drawbacks.Lloyd Green is an attorney in New York and served in the US Department of Justice from 1990 to 1992 Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Elon Musk's DOGE nerd army left 'drugs, graffiti, roaches and rats' behind after taking over Institute of Peace

A group of aggrieved bureaucrats at the Institute of Peace say their building was ravaged by billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE agents after retaking their headquarters from their control.

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6 d. ago Musk’s DOGE took control of the U.S. Institute of Peace. It brought roaches and rats to D.C. headquarters, court docs say

“Vermin were not a problem prior to March 17, 2025,” after which DOGE took over and drastically cut staffing, an affidavit filed by institute head George Moose alleges.

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7 d. ago Musk’s DOGE takeover of Institute of Peace brought roaches and rats to D.C. headquarters, court docs say

“Vermin were not a problem prior to March 17, 2025,” after which DOGE took over and drastically cut staffing, an affidavit filed by institute head George Moose alleges.

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7 d. ago Elon Musk allegedly took large amounts of drugs including ketamine while advising Trump – report

Doge head at times took dissociative daily, along with ecstasy and psychedelic mushroom use, according to NYTUS politics live – latest updatesElon Musk engaged in extensive drug consumption while serving as one of Donald Trump’s closest advisers, taking ketamine so frequently it caused bladder problems and traveling with a daily supply of approximately 20 pills, an investigation from the New York Times revealed.The world’s richest man regularly consumed ketamine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms during his rise to political prominence, anonymous sources familiar with his activities told the Times. His drug use reportedly intensified as he donated $275m to Trump’s presidential campaign and later wielded significant power through his role spearheading the “department of government efficiency”, or Doge. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago So long, Elon: the cuts didn’t go to plan, but you completely shredded your reputation | Marina Hyde

Judging by Musk’s approval ratings, Tesla investors won’t be the only ones happy to see the dethroning of the king of DogeI can’t believe that Elon Musk is leaving Doge, the government department he named after a tired and basic meme that most of the internet had moved on from around a decade ago. “As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end,” Musk wrote this week (capital letters: model’s own), “I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful government spending.” Oh man. “Thank you for the opportunity”?! At some level you have to salute Donald Trump’s ability to turn even the world’s richest man into an Apprentice candidate who leaves in week four after completely wiping out in the hotdog stand task.Musk arrived in government promising to slash spending by $2tn. He leaves it a mere $1.86tn short of that target, even by his own estimations. Meanwhile, the president’s new tax bill is set to add $2.3tn to the deficit. ...

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8 d. ago The chaos Elon Musk and Doge are leaving behind in Washington

Though the billionaire vowed modernization and efficiency, what’s left is a trail of uncertainty and reduced functionalityElon Musk formally exited his role in the Trump administration on Wednesday night, ending a contentious and generally unpopular run as a senior adviser to the president and de facto head of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge). Though he promised efficiency and modernization, Musk leaves behind a trail of uncertainty and reduced functionality.The timing of Musk’s departure lines up with the end of his 130-day term limit as a “special government employee” but also plays a part in an effort by the billionaire to signal a wider shift away from Washington as he faces backlash from the public and shareholders. Musk has recently made a show of refocusing his efforts on his tech companies in interviews, saying that he has spent too much time focused on politics and plans to reduce his political spending in the future. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago What is Doge? The US government department headed up by Elon Musk

Just what is Elon Musk's DOGE initiative and what are the implications for US government agencies?

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1 week ago Whatever happened to Elon Musk? Tech boss drifts to margins of Trump world

The president’s billionaire backer was ever-present at the start of Trump’s term but is now pulling back from politics – and Republicans want to keep it that wayThe Oval Office was crowded, with reporters cautioned not to collide with the Resolute Desk. Standing beside them, dressed in black, was Elon Musk, billionaire ally of Donald Trump and head of his government efficiency drive.“Elon is from South Africa – I don’t want to get Elon involved,” the US president told his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, during a discussion about crime against white farmers. “He actually came here on a different subject: sending rockets to Mars. He likes that better.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Elon Musk's dad killed three men 'saving daughter from having head severed and boiled'

Errol Musk, 79, killed intruders at one of his properties in Johannesburg and he said the consequences of not doing so could have been horrific for his daughter who was just six at the time

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2 w. ago Elon Musk's dad killed three men who 'would have cut head off daughter, 6, and ate it'

Errol Musk killed intruders at one of his properties in Johannesburg and he has now said they would have murdered his daughter, then six, before boiling her head and eating her body parts

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2 w. ago Elon Musk's dad says killing three men 'stopped daughter's head being cut off and boiled'

The father of Elon Musk once killed three intruders who he found in his property while his six-year-old daughter was taking a bath - and he said he saved his little girl from a grisly fate

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3 w. ago REVEALED: Elon Musk's ancient masculine obsession driving him to sire 'legions' of offspring

If America is truly headed for civilizational collapse, Elon Musk surely sees his role as the 'deus ex machina.'

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4 w. ago Bill Gates says his Foundation will close in 2045 and decries Musk for USAID cuts

Microsoft co-founder accuses Trump ally of ‘killing the world’s poorest children’ by slashing US aid fundingBill Gates announced plans on Thursday to shutter the Gates Foundation in 2045 and also strongly criticized Elon Musk for slashing funding to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), accusing the Tesla CEO of “killing the world’s poorest children” in new interviews.In an interview with the Financial Times published on Thursday, Gates condemned the sudden funding cuts to USAID by Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), saying the cuts had led to life-saving food and medicines expiring in warehouses, and could result in the resurgence of diseases such as measles, HIV and polio. Continue reading...

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