Washington lawmakers hear public testimony on bill to define the role of sheriff’s ‘posses’
A bill that seeks to establish parameters for volunteers acting on behalf of a local sheriff’s office had a public hearing at ...
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There’s a reason for the panic over the Trump White House’s temporary federal spending pause.
DOGE Gains Access to Payment System Doling Out Trillions to Americans
The system distributes entitlement benefits, grants and tax refunds. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent approved the move ...
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 ...
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Top Treasury official quits as Musk allies seek to control Social Security, Medicare payments
Allies of billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk are reportedly attempting to gain control of the U.S. Treasury's payment ...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Wants Access to the Treasury’s Payment Systems: Report
Musk’s allies repeatedly demanded access to sensitive government payment systems, according to the Washington Post.
Top Treasury official retires over DOGE request for access to payment systems
David Lebryk, a top Treasury Department nonpolitical career official, retired Friday after clashing with Elon Musk allies over government payment systems, a source familiar with the ...
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Top Official Exits Treasury Amid Clash With Musk’s Allies Over Federal Payments
New reporting raises concerns that Musk wants to control Medicare and Social Security through access to payment systems.
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Elon Musk Is Trying to Get Control of Key Payment System—at Any Cost
A top Treasury official plans to resign after a fight with Elon Musk’s allies over access to a sensitive payment system.
Treasury Official Quits After Resisting Musk’s Requests on Payments
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team sought access to the government’s vast payment system, part of its bid to choke off federal ...
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department is departing after a clash with allies of billionaire Elon Musk over access to sensitive payment systems, according to three people with ...