As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency associates barrel through the federal government, former Twitter (now X) employees have seen this all before.

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Even as Mr Musk was speaking, workers at USAID ’s headquarters in Washington were being told not to come in the next day.

Elon Musk will work under President Donald Trump as a “special government employee,” designating Musk as an unpaid employee ...

Elon Musk and his allies have spent the last two weeks barreling full speed into multiple government agencies, causing ...

Earlier this week, it was revealed that President Donald Trump has given multibillionaire Elon Musk, head of the ...

Staff of Musk-led DOGE is now embedded at agencies across the government, including the General Services Administration, the ...

The premier of Canada’s most populous province specifically blamed Elon Musk and the Trump administration for the U.S.

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