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Super Bowl 59 could be the most-watched game ever, with some viewers tuning in just for the commercials. Brands are already teasing fans ahead to the game day and saying you can expect major star ...

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

A screenshot authentically shows that Elon Musk posted the following on his social media platform X: "Anyone protesting the ...

Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, said her efforts by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to cut spending and federal ...

The White House expects the number of federal employees who accept the buyout offer to grow rapidly in the leadup to Thursday ...

The Trump administration has begun drafting an executive order that would kick off the process of eliminating the Department ...

"The billionaire's campaign to radically upend federal agencies is stunning former White House officials, even in a political moment when many things are described as unprecedented." ...

Marko Elez, a 25-year-old engineer linked to Elon Musk, is now rewriting the code for key Treasury Department payment systems ...

The White House has released a list of USAID programs its considers wasteful and that it says abused taxpayer funds by backing programs that supported DEI initiatives.

Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump ‘s blessing, sidelining career officials, gaining access to sensitive da ...