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President Trump said the entity would focus on cutting government waste and slashing federal regulations, and he put tech ...

President Donald Trump is expected to follow through on campaign promises to abolish the U.S. Department of Education by ...

Billionaire Elon Musk was the focus of many in Washington this week, as his Department of Government Efficiency slashed at ...

Of the many changes President Donald Trump has introduced since returning to the Oval Office, few have brought as much ...

Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump's blessing ...

Protesters gathered at the Treasury Department to oppose Elon Musk's involvement in federal government restructuring under President Donald Trump.

Democrats are fighting to energize their party's growing resistance to President Trump and his chief lieutenant, Elon Musk ...

Senior members of House oversight committees have asked President Trump to explain why Elon Musk and members of the ...

Thousands of USAID employees already have been laid off and programs worldwide shut down after the president imposed a ...

Elon Musk is singling out federal grants to be eliminated as he continues to audit and control federal spending using a ...

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is working to streamline the US Department of Education by ...