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Musk works for the White House, not DOGE |
Days after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, he announced that Elon Musk, the world's richest man, would help lead the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. Earlier this month, the White House then confirmed that Musk was a "special government employee" – meaning he is allowed to work for the federal government with or without compensation for a limited amount of time. But now, court filings say that Musk is actually not leading DOGE, which has led the way in cutting the federal workforce, but is an employee at the White House serving as "senior advisor to the president." Read more. |
| • | Elon Musk has to fill out a public financial disclosure, legal experts say. Where is it? | | • | FDA staff were reviewing Elon Musk's brain implant company. DOGE just fired them. | |
You asked, On Politics answers: Who does Elon Musk answer to? |
Monday's edition of the newsletter invoked a lot of questions and some – how should I say it– colorful emails. One reader, Bill Davies, had a question that now follows Tuesday's development on the tech billionaire's role in the Trump administration: "Who does Elon Musk answer to?" |
The short answer: the Trump administration says that Musk answers to the president, Donald Trump. |
In a declaration filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Joshua Fisher, director of the Office of Administration, said that Musk "can only advise the President and communicate the President's directives" in his role as a senior advisor. Fisher underscored that Musk does not have the authority to make decisions and compared Musk to Anita Dunn, who served as former President Joe Biden's top White House advisor. |
A view from Trump's golf course | Palm Beach Country Sheriffs watch the motorcade of President Donald Trump enter the Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday. Roberto Schmidt, AFP via Getty Images |
Social Security's top official resigns after clash with DOGE |
The top official of the Social Security Administration quit over the weekend after the Department of Government Efficiency sought access to sensitive records containing the private information of Americans. Michelle King, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration who had worked 30 years in the agency, departed from the agency that oversees retiree and disability benefits received by 73 million people. Read more. | | | | SSRIs are a focus of a new Trump executive order that installs Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' commission. Here's what they do. | | | | U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss denied a request from college students to prevent DOGE from seeing their data amid a court battle. | | | | Tens of thousands of federal workers got axed recently. If you're one of them, don't panic. Here's a guide on what to do now. | | | | Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he and his Russian counterpart agreed to put together teams to negotiate a Ukraine ceasefire. | | | | Protestors across the country took to the streets Monday to repudiate the actions of Elon Musk and the Trump administration. See the photos. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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