With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team’s approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put it.
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Trump Has Options to Punish Musk Even if His Federal Contracts Continue
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe president could tighten federal oversight of the tech titan’s businesses, even if heavy reliance by the Pentagon and NASA on them makes terminating Mr. Musk’s contracts less feasible.
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Trump, Facing Challenges Overseas, Focuses on Red-Meat Domestic Issues
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhen the issues are intractable, why not pivot to surefire red meat?
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Trump Has Power, a Big Megaphone and Billions to Spend. So Does Musk.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump is locked in a showdown with the world’s richest man, who is far from a typical opponent.
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The falling-out between Elon Musk and President Trump went into overdrive on Thursday. Both men have powerful ways to keep it going.
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The Trump administration appears to have relied on a variety of considerations as it put together its latest restrictions.
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Florida Sheriff Is Arrested in Illegal Gambling Investigation
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesProsecutors accused Sheriff Marcos Lopez of Osceola County of protecting a gambling ring that made about $22 million across at least two Central Florida counties.
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Americans bought fewer foreign pharmaceuticals, cellphones and cars, and cut purchases of machinery and other supplies.
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See the Countries Under Trump’s New Travel Ban: List, Map and Charts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump has targeted the citizens of a dozen countries as part of a new ban on travel to the United States and restricted travel for those from several more …
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Who Is Johnnie Moore? Here’s What to Know About a Gaza Aid Group’s Chairman.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJohnnie Moore, a former Trump campaign adviser, was appointed to the board of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation after the aid rollout was hit by chaos and the deadly shootings of …