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  • WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 10: The flag atop the White House is lowered to half-staff following US President Donald Trump’s post on Truth Social that political activist Charlie Kirk had died on September 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kirk, who was a close ally of President Trump and the founder of the conservative youth group Turning Point USA, was fatally shot on Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)Politics

    White House wants $58 million security boost after Kirk shooting

    By Maria Paula Mijares Torres, Gregory Korte, and others
  • Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., left, speaks as Steve Davis, the operations head of Boring Co., listens during a Boring event in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 17, 2018. Closely held SpaceX is going to build its next rocket, known as BFR, at the Port of Los Angeles, an area Musk envisions people getting to using a Boring loop — if the city approves the idea. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Musk’s No. 2 also departing DOGE as officials hit time limit

    By Gregory Korte and Bloomberg
  • WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 06: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Bessent testified during an oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of the Treasury. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)Finance

    Bessent says debt limit measures could run out in August

    By Daniel Flatley, Gregory Korte, and others
  • A Social Security Administration (SSA) office in Washington, DC, March 26, 2025. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reportedly aiming to reform and downsize the SSA with office closures, cutbacks on phone services and new rules requiring in-person visits for some prospective beneficiaries to register. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Social Security website crashes as agency pushes users online

    By Gregory Korte, Emily Birnbaum, and others
  • US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.Politics

    DOGE has 10 staffers at Social Security in hunt for dead people

    By Gregory Korte and Bloomberg
  • The seal of the US Social Security Administration outside the agency’s headquarters in Woodlawn, Maryland, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration and her top deputy have left following a confrontation with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team over access to data on 70 million beneficiaries, according to people familiar with the moves. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Musk taps private equity veterans to aid DOGE at Social Security

    By Gregory Korte and Bloomberg
  • The US Social Security Administration headquarters in Woodlawn, Maryland, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration and her top deputy have left following a confrontation with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team over access to data on 70 million beneficiaries, according to people familiar with the moves. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Social Security goes after overpayments, reversing Biden policy

    By Gregory Korte and Bloomberg
  • X Musk sits on the shoulders of his father, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, as they join U.S. President Donald Trump for an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is to sign an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "workforce optimization initiative," which, according to Trump, will encourage agencies to limit hiring and reduce the size of the federal government.Politics

    Trump directs federal job cuts as Musk defends downsizing

    By Hadriana Lowenkron, Gregory Korte, and others
  • Los Angeles, CA – February 05:Nate, 25, protests the Trump administration during a #505001, 50 protests, 50 states, 1 day demonstration at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)Politics

    Musk’s DOGE team now seeks access to Treasury’s accounting data

    By Gregory Korte and Bloomberg
  • Donald Trump and Elon Musk having a conversationPolitics

    Trump says Musk cannot stop treasury payments on his own

    By Bloomberg, Jenny Leonard, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk arrives to speak during an inauguration event at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)Politics

    Musk says DOGE is halting Treasury payments to US contractors

    By Gregory Korte and Bloomberg
  • BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 19: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. SpaceX’s billionaire owner, Elon Musk, a Trump confidante, has been tapped to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency alongside former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)Politics

    Musk’s DOGE sets up conflict-of-interest clash for billionaire

    By Gregory Korte and Bloomberg
  • WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 8: Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrives at the U.S Capitol for the first of two days of interviews before of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on January 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)Politics

    Biden pardons Milley, Fauci, Cheney and other Trump targets

    By Gregory Korte and Bloomberg
  • Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald TrumpPolitics

    Trump pledges to end taxes on overtime. Harris camp says it’s desperate scrambling.

    By Eliyahu Kamisher, Gregory Korte, and others
  • Former President Trump and Vice President Harris shake hands on the debate stage near Trump's podium. Both are wearing dark suits.Politics

    Trump won’t debate Harris again, claims only losers want a rematch

    By Gregory Korte and Bloomberg