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Elon Musk arrives for US President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025.

Elon Musk’s public approval sank as he ramped up DOGE, poll reveals

By Chris Megerian, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, and others

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivers remarks during the International Finance Institute Global Outlook Forum

Scott Bessent slams IMF and World Bank for ‘vapid, buzzword-centric marketing’

By Fatima Hussein, Chris Megerian, and others

President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the White House on Marine One, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

GOP Senator wonders if tariff ‘medicine will be worse than the disease’—‘This is President Trump’s economy now’

By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, and others

Elon Musk speaks at a town hall Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Elon Musk now says he ‘expected’ to lose ‘important for the future of civilization’ Wisconsin election where he spent over $20 million

By Chris Megerian and The Associated Press

Trump sits at a desk flanked by schoolchildren

‘It’s doing us no good’: Trump signs order to dismantle Education Department

By Chris Megerian and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to reporters near a red Model S Tesla vehicle on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)

Trump’s public claims that DOGE is ‘headed by Elon Musk’ are coming back to haunt him as his administration tries to claim Tesla boss is merely an adviser

By Chris Megerian, Lindsay Whitehurst, and others

Sarah Cummings carries a protest sign to save the Department of Education while joining other protesters outside a Tesla showroom and service center in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Trump set to sign executive order shutting the Education Department—although doing so is likely impossible without an act of Congress

By Collin Binkley, Chris Megerian, and others

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Friday, March 14, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump says he will talk with Putin about ‘dividing up certain assets’ in Ukraine on Tuesday

By Chris Megerian and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump, right, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Mystyslav Chernov)

Trump is ‘strongly considering’ hitting Russia with new sanctions and tariffs because it’s ‘pounding Ukraine on the battlefield right now’

By Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, and others

Elon Musk leaves after meeting with Senate Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he’s not to blame for federal firings

By Lisa Mascaro, Chris Megerian, and others

Elon Musk speaks during a Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Federal workers start to get a new email demanding their accomplishments

By Chris Megerian, Adriana Gomez Licon, and others

Elon Musk wields a chainsaw

Federal workers sue over Elon Musk’s threat to fire them if they don’t explain their accomplishments

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Chris Megerian, and others

Elon Musk Joins President Trump For Signing Executive Orders In The Oval Office

Are Elon Musk’s sweeping DOGE cuts illegal? For the most part, judges say no

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Chris Megerian, and others

President Trump Signs Executive Order

In Trump’s first term, his orders often went ignored—not this time

By Chris Megerian and The Associated Press

Protesters hold banners during a rally in front of the Office of Personnel Management, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government. The Office of Personnel Management was created in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter and is the equivalent of the government’s human resources department. It helps manage the civil service, including pay schedules, health insurance and pension programs. The agency has offered millions of federal workers eight months of salary if they voluntarily choose to leave their jobs by Feb. 6. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump administration tells government agencies to lay off new workers, potentially cutting hundreds of thousands

By Chris Megerian, Michelle L. Price, and others