Meanwhile, Sen. Angus King and 7 colleagues sent a letter to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles raising national security concerns about Musk and his team accessing classified and sensitive information.| The Portland Press Herald
Congress controls the power of the purse, but Republicans on Capitol Hill have put up little resistance to efforts by the administration to suspend spending that they've already approved.| NPR
President Donald Trump promised for years to abolish the department — which he can't do without congressional approval.| NBC News
It's not surprising that corporations and tech tycoons are bending the knee to President-elect Trump and Elon Musk. It's baffling that some Democrats are.| MSNBC.com
Congress established USAID in statute, and the president may not unilaterally override a statute by executive order.| Just Security
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.| WIRED
Trump's initial job approval rating is similar to what it was at the start of his first term, reaffirming his position as the lowest-rated new president since 1953.| Gallup.com
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.| WIRED
Unlike in 2016 and 2020, it was unambiguous, and Trump's margin was large enough that I doubt there was anything Democrats could have done| www.arcdigital.media
The overreaching, absurd, un-American decision granting ex-presidents a large degree of immunity is an exercise in power, not law| www.arcdigital.media