Politics Mar 11 WATCH: Trump talks Tesla shopping with Musk It was the latest — and most unusual — example of how President Donald Trump has demonstrated loyalty to Elon Musk, who spent heavily on his comeback campaign last year and has been a key figure in his second administration.
Politics Mar 11 Trump says he will buy a Tesla to show ‘confidence and support’ for Musk Tesla is facing sagging sales and plunging stock prices as Musk dedicates himself to overhauling and downsizing the federal government as part of Trump's administration.
Politics Mar 07 Trump considers new sanctions on Russia after freezing Ukraine military aid and intel sharing The sanctions threat came as Trump faces criticism for increasing pressure on Ukraine to reach a deal while playing down or even denying Russia’s responsibility for starting the war with its invasion three years ago.
Politics Mar 05 7 takeaways from Trump’s first address to Congress after his return to the White House A president's speech to Congress is typically a time for a call to national unity and predictable claims about the country being strong. That wasn’t President Donald Trump’s plan.
Politics Mar 03 5 things to watch when Trump gives his address to Congress President Donald Trump loves a good spectacle, and it's hard to top a speech to a joint session of Congress.
Politics Feb 28 AP report: A new email demanding federal workers’ accomplishments is coming, with a key change Instead of being sent by the Office of Personnel Management, which functions as a human resources agency for the federal government but doesn't have the power to hire or fire, the email will come from individual agencies that have direct…
Politics Feb 26 Trump administration sets stage for large-scale federal layoffs President Donald Trump's administration says federal agencies should begin planning to eliminate employee positions.
Politics Feb 25 Elon Musk may direct more demands on federal employees to justify their work The Office of Personnel Management is considering how to fulfill Elon Musk's demand to increase scrutiny of government employees.
Politics Feb 24 Trump defends Musk’s demand that federal employees summarize what they’ve been doing Attorneys representing unions, businesses, veterans and conservation organizations filed an updated lawsuit in federal court in California on Monday, arguing Elon Musk had violated the law by threatening mass firings.
Politics Feb 24 Federal workers sue over Elon Musk’s threat to fire them if they don’t explain their accomplishments Attorneys for federal workers said Monday in a lawsuit that billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk had violated the law with his weekend demand that employees explain their accomplishments or risk being fired.