The New York Times7d
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending. By ...
CNN8d
How an arcane Treasury Department office became ground zero in the war over federal spending
A few weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his transition team went to the Treasury Department to talk about the handover of power. But what is normally a routine ...
CBS News8d
Gold vs. Treasury bonds: Where should investors turn next?
One prime example is gold. The price of gold per ounce soared past $2,700 in October as inflation and other economic concerns drove demand, while Treasury bonds began offering their highest ...
The Washington Post7d
Musk aides gain access to sensitive Treasury Department payment system
Billionaire Elon Musk’s deputies have gained access to a sensitive Treasury Department system responsible for trillions of dollars in U.S. government payments after the administration ousted a ...
The New York Times8d
Treasury Official Quits After Resisting Musk’s Requests on Payments
By Andrew Duehren Alan Rappeport Theodore Schleifer Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman Reporting from Washington The Trump administration pushed out a top Treasury Department official this week ...
PBS5d
Elon Musk’s task force has gained access to sensitive Treasury payment systems, sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including ...
The Washington Post8d
Senior U.S. official exits after rift with Musk allies over payment system
Jeff Stein covers economic policy at the White House, the Treasury Department, the Office of Management and Budget and across the administration. Reac...more Jeff Stein covers economic policy at ...
Fox News5d
Musk rips 'fraudulent' Treasury handouts as reports mount DOGE has access to federal payment system
Tech billionaire Elon Musk ripped alleged "fraudulent" Treasury payments on Saturday as reports circulated that the Department of Government Efficiency has gained acces to the federal government's ...
The Boston Globe6d
Treasury official quits after resisting Musk’s requests on payments
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration pushed out a top Treasury Department official this week after he refused to give Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team access to the government’s vast payment ...
MSNBC4d
There are several reasons Musk wants to control Treasury payments. None of them are good.
The Treasury’s payment system is responsible for delivering trillions in Social Security payments, Medicare benefits and more to millions of Americans across the country. And Friday, the highest ...
Mint10d
‘Golden age starts now’: Scott Bessent becomes Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, pushes universal 2.5% tariff plan
The billionaire investor Scott Bessent will serve as US President Donald Trump's treasury secretary, the US Senate confirmed on Monday. The hedge fund manager has been advocating for a new ...