US EditionColumn: Trump is cheering Elon Musk now, but if anything goes wrong it will be the president's problem
- A federal judge raised concerns about the authority of Elon Musk in the Department of Government Efficiency during a hearing regarding a temporary restraining order requested by 14 states.
- The lawsuit aims to prevent DOGE from accessing sensitive federal data and terminating employees at federal agencies, citing concerns about privacy and accountability.
- U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan expressed skepticism about the evidence of imminent harm and plans to rule within 24 hours.
- The states argue that Musk's leadership of DOGE exceeds constitutional limits, risking the separation of powers and the handling of government information.
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Trump Bends Congress to His Will on Spending, Tax Cut Agenda
President Donald Trump is bending Congress to his will, hobbling minority Democrats with an everything-at-once strategy and rallying fractious Republicans behind his politically risky tax cut plan and billionaire Elon Musk’s cost-cutting crusade.
A crown and a chainsaw. There are no more concise items that represent the nature of the current US administration. On February 19, President Trump wrote "Long Live the King" on his social media, and posted an illustration of himself wearing a crown on the White House official Twitter account. The next day, Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency, brandished a chainsaw at a political rally, saying, "I'm going to cut down the…
Musk vs. the bureaucracy vs. Congress: Who has the power to cut spending? - Washington Examiner
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration’s all-of-Washington shake-up has resulted in hundreds of lawsuits and cries of a “constitutional crisis,” with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency at the heart of many complaints from Democrats. Critics of the department say its on shaky legal footing and have questioned whether Musk’s role violates the U.S. Constitution, as higher-ranking government officials often must be appointed by …
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Musk vs. the bureaucracy vs. Congress: Who has the power to cut spending?
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration’s all-of-Washington shake-up has resulted in hundreds of lawsuits and cries of a "constitutional crisis," with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency at the
Donald Trump’s coming to power for the second time has disrupted the calendars of thousands of scientists around the world. In his quest to “cut back on spending,” which he entrusted to billionaire Elon Musk away from law and custom, his government has interrupted programmed payments, international projects and the work of institutions of all kinds in the fields of science, technology and research. Does it affect Costa Rica? The reality is that …
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