Perhaps the most public of these statements came on Tuesday when Trump declared that DOGE is “headed by Elon Musk” during his televised speech to a joint session of Congress. That statement has since been introduced into the court records in each case against Musk as evidence that Musk indeed leads DOGE.

President Donald Trump seems keen to rein in the team over at the Department of Government Efficiency DOGE, writing on Truth Social Thursday that he has instructed Elon Musk’s government-busting troupe of youngsters and engineers to use a “scalpel” rather than a “hatchet” to downsize the federal workforce.

A federal judge has agreed to reinstate a board member whom President Donald Trump removed from an independent labor agency.

President Trump got a victory in federal appeals court Wednesday when a judge cleared the way for him to fire Hampton Dellinger.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to temporarily remove the head of an independent watchdog agency while the judges decide whether the president has the authority to fire him without cause.

A bipartisan House vote censured Rep. Al Green after he disrupted Trump's speech this week and was escorted out of the chamber.

Trump had just referenced his Nov. 5 election victory, when Rep. Al Green, an 11-term Democrat stood up and began calling out.

Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress was about what you would expect it to be: full of boasts and grand pronouncements, laced with long-debunked claims and sprinkled with moments for reality TV attention spans.

President Donald Trump has issued what he called a “last warning” to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza. He also met with eight released hostages and recently dispatched an envoy for unprecedented direct talks with the militant group.

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