A recent high school graduate and former Neuralink intern has joined meetings to review lines of code and other work history of career public servants, sparking chaos at a major government agency.

Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.

Federal agencies have offered exits to millions of employees and tested the prowess of engineers — just like when Elon Musk bought Twitter. The similarities have been uncanny.

The billionaire and his Silicon Valley associates landed in the capital and immediately moved to cut the size of the federal government, reprising the playbook he used after buying Twitter in 2022.

Trump has embraced the ultra wealthy as well as tariffs and other policies that could stoke the inflation he criticized as a candidate.

The federal government’s most important hiring office is now overrun with Elon Musk’s underqualified stooges. Wired reported on Tuesday that the highest positions at the Office of Personnel Management are now held by people close to Musk. And some of them have a woeful lack of experience.

Sen. Chris Murphy, Democratic Senator from Connecticut joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to Trump’s Inauguration and what the visual presence of some of America’s most wealthy individuals shows about what Trump’s priorities are in his second term and how the most wealthy and powerful have exerted overt influence over a now sitting American president.

Three lawsuits are challenging Elon Musk's Department ... Representatives for Musk; Trump; Russell Vought, Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget; and William McGinley, DOGE's ...

Donald Trump's second administration features highly wealthy individuals in key cabinet roles, including Elon Musk leading the Department of Government Efficiency. Other appointees are Doug Burgum for Interior,

President tells House Republicans his plans to get the ‘transgender ideology the hell out of our military,’ and says he’s raised ‘a lot’ of money for the next election cycle

A radical White House freeze on potentially trillions of dollars in US government spending including on grants and loans is due to take effect, sparking accusations that US President Donald Trump is violating the constitution.

For Monika Scott and Robyn Mair, the last month has brought a whipsaw of emotions every time they log onto social media.Between a divest-or-ban