DOGE wreaked havoc on the government in just one week
DOGE wreaked havoc on the government in just one week Within the past week, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-affiliated staffers have gained unprecedented access to sensitive US financial systems with data on millions of Americans, claimed to shut down one federal agency without an act of Congress, and invaded numerous government […]
Deadline for government’s ‘Fork in the road’ mass resignation program delayed by court
Deadline for government's 'Fork in the road' mass resignation program delayed by court Deadline for government’s ‘Fork in the road’ mass resignation program delayed by court A federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” program, meant to push out career government workers as part of the Elon Musk-run Department of Government […]
Head of DOGE-controlled government tech task force resigns
Head of DOGE-controlled government tech task force resigns Ted Carstensen, the head of the United States Digital Service (USDS) organization that has been renamed to Elon Muskâs Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is resigning instead of taking the âFork in the Roadâ buyout offer for federal employees. âI write to let you know that I […]
Elon Musk’s presidency is just getting started
Elon Musk's presidency is just getting started Elon Musk’s presidency is just getting started On today’s episode of Decoder, we’re discussing a very big problem with extremely far-reaching consequences: how dysfunctional has the federal government in the United States become, and how much of it has been handed to Elon Musk? If you’ve even glanced […]
Treasury Department sued over DOGE takeover
Treasury Department sued over DOGE takeover President Donald Trumpâs administration is being sued over Elon Muskâs alleged âmassive and unprecedentedâ intrusion into the American governmentâs payment systems. The suit, filed in a Washington, DC federal court Monday evening by the advocacy group Public Citizen, calls for the court to stop the âunlawful, ongoing, systematic, and […]
Elon Musk is staging a takeover of the federal budget
Elon Musk is staging a takeover of the federal budget In the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have reportedly gained access to core parts of the American government’s payment systems, including systems that affect Social Security and Medicare benefits — as federal workers and government […]
The NTSB chooses Elon Musk’s X to update the press on plane crashes
The NTSB chooses Elon Musk's X to update the press on plane crashes The NTSB chooses Elon Musk’s X to update the press on plane crashes The National Transportation and Safety Board will only update the press about the plane crashes in Washington, DC and Philadelphia on X — not over email, as reported earlier […]
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out. Michael Whitaker stepped down as FAA administrator on January 20th, the day of Donald Trump’s […]
Tesla will launch unsupervised driving in June, Musk says
Tesla will launch unsupervised driving in June, Musk says Tesla will launch an “unsupervised, no one in the car” robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, in June, Elon Musk said in an earnings call Wednesday. “We just want to put a toe in the water, make sure everything’s okay, put a few more toes in the […]
Tesla’s profits slide over 70 percent in the fourth quarter
Tesla's profits slide over 70 percent in the fourth quarter Tesla’s profits slide over 70 percent in the fourth quarter It’s one week into Elon Musk’s new role as chief cost-cutter for the Trump administration, but today, his side hustle as CEO of Tesla takes center stage with the release of the company’s latest earnings […]