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Elon Musk is the 'most irritating person I’ve ever had to deal with,' Trump official says

Sec­retary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly struggling to hide his "disdain" for Musk, and some State Department officials have given him the nickname "Crazy Uncle Elon."

A USAID worker's pregnant wife was denied an emergency medical evacuation after DOGE fired her

Charlee Doom's wife was 31 weeks pregnant when she suffered "life-threatening" complications. The State Department denied her medical evacuation request — twice.

What is woke and what does it really mean?

"Woke" is a term appropriated from Black communities and has now been used by the right against them and other groups.

Opinion: Musk’s DOGE, his secret police, is aiming to kill USAID along with millions of people in need

They have no respect for democracy or those who suffer in “s**thole countries” that Trump loathes, writes John Casey.


Elon Musk denied his dream West Wing office, and the Internet rejoices

Elon Musk may be heading up DOGE, but he won't be doing it from the White House.

The legacy and programs of FDR, who died 80 years ago today, are at risk of being dismantled

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little," FDR famously said.

Musk might be on his way out, but what happens to all the destruction he wrought on the federal government?

Opinion: Musk dug a hole for himself and plunged the United States into a chasm of inefficiency and discord, writes John Casey.


Donald Trump delivers presidential address filled with anti-LGBTQ+ lies and transphobic rhetoric

The address to a joint session of Congress was marked by bluster, exaggeration, and outright lies.

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are fighting — The billionaire beef explained, plus the funniest moments

Musk and Altman, former colleagues turned bitter rivals, are taking public shots at each other as they threaten to buy each other's companies.

Viral post saying Republicans 'have two daddies now' has MAGA hot and bothered

Recent events have bred some very strange bedfellows this year.

Who is Scott Bessent? Here's the gay billionaire and treasury secretary backing Trump tariffs

Bessent's tenure has been defined by his compliance in dismantling government agencies and his unwillingness to recognize the impact of Trump's tariffs on Americans.

Trump officials won't answer reporters' queries if they include pronouns in emails

The administration sees pronouns as a sign of the dreaded so-called "gender ideology."

Trump admin moves to end federal HIV prevention programs. ‘Catastrophic’ consequences, experts say

“This is a dangerous move,” Jirair Ratevosian, an associate research scientist at Yale University, told The Advocate.

Rachel Maddow & Pete Buttigieg skewer 'sloppy' Trump team for firing nuclear safety staff

Maddow and Buttigieg each recently ripped into DOGE for its decision to fire 350 workers at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees the United States’ nuclear arsenal.

Opinion: Donald Trump and Elon Musk are just childish bullies

Elon Musk’s son X was not the only child behind the vaunted Resolute Desk, writes John Casey.

Trump moves to abolish Education Department amid push against 'wokeness'

He can't eliminate a federal department unilaterally, but he's calling for legislation from Congress.