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Trump, Elon Musk

Trump wants Elon Musk to overhaul the government. Here’s what could be on the chopping block

President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk have big ambitions for making the federal government leaner and more efficient by reviewing its budget and operations from top to bottom.

The Associated Press on MSN · 20h

Trump says Musk, Ramaswamy will form outside group to advise White House on government efficiency

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” — which is not, despite the name, a government agency.

Investopedia on MSN · 23h

Trump Advisor Musk Wants To Trim Government By $2 Trillion: Here's What That Looks Like

President-elect Donald Trump's newest efficiency advisor, billionaire Elon Musk, wants to take at least $2 trillion off the top of the annual federal budget. Here's what a cut of that scale would look like.

Trump, Supreme Court

Reuters · 9h

Under Trump, US government legal stance poised to shift at Supreme Court

Republican Donald Trump's return to the presidency is expected to precipitate a shift in the U.S. government's legal stance in major cases pending at the Supreme Court, including a closely watched dispute involving Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 5h

Supreme Court whiplash: What Trump's win means for guns and transgender care

A new Trump administration could change course on Supreme Court cases over transgender care for minors and untraceable "ghost guns."

Hosted on MSN · 1d

What Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling Means For Trump’s Second Term

The Supreme Court’s ruling’s immunity protections only extend to Trump, meaning that any aides who help him carry out unlawful acts could still face prosecuti

Republicans, Trump and US House

The Associated Press on MSN · 15h

Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.

USA TODAY on MSN · 23h

Trump's dream scenario: Republicans win control of House and Senate in Congress sweep

Republicans have won both the House and the Senate, giving the GOP total control over Congress for at least the next two years and creating a friendly path for President-elect Donald Trump's priorities.

ABC · 14h

Republicans win 218 US House seats, claiming a majority and completing the party’s sweep into power alongside Trump

Trump, Joe Biden

Time · 2h

Don’t Give Trump Credit for the Success of the Biden Economy

Biden’s White House welcome to Trump versus Trump’s snub of Biden four years ago is matched by lack of reciprocity in the economy each gifted the other. Then-President-elect Biden inherited an economy from President Trump in shambles with the greatest economic collapse in the post-World War II era due to COVID-19.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Trump and Biden to Meet as US Government Gets Shaken Up

President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House Wednesday for the first time since his chaotic departure from office four years ago — and after a stream of key staff nominations that promise to reshape government.

cbc.ca on MSN · 1d

Biden and Trump meet at White House

U.S. President Joe Biden greeted president-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday for a visit that has traditionally been part of the transition of power, but which wasn't part of the transition four years ago after Biden defeated Trump.

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Trump Has Already Broken the Government

With his Cabinet announcements, the president-elect is causing a civil-service exodus that may hobble federal infrastructure ...

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Hitting government with a 'blowtorch': Trump's Cabinet picks are the first step in carrying out his agenda

Since his decisive victory last week, Trump has tapped trusted allies — like Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard — to carry out his ...

13hon MSN

Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency will ironically require two men to run it

The incoming Trump administration’s solution to government spending is a new Department of Government Efficiency led by ...

16hon MSN

Trump has full control of government - but he won't always get his way

In Washington political parlance, it's called "a governing trifecta", when the president's party also controls both chambers ...

Trump's new 'Department of Government Efficiency': What it is and what it isn't.

President-elect Donald Trump is starting to round out his new administration and is already making unprecedented changes.

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Lawrence: Trump humiliates Elon Musk by telling House GOP, ‘Elon won’t go home.’

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Elon Musk was humiliated in failing his first power play in the Senate and humiliated ...

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'First buddy': Elon earns family status in Trump world as Musk expands political footprint

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is increasing his political footprint as he joins the Trump orbit for days at Mar-a-Lago and ...

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What to know about Trump's DOGE, led by Musk and Ramaswamy

Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head an effort, dubbed DOGE, to reduce wasteful federal spending. Here's what ...

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