Trump wants the Department of Education to be closed 'immediately.' Here's what shutting it down would mean.
Linda McMahon, Trump's education secretary pick, has her confirmation hearing on Thursday amid reports of plans to shut down ...
Senators say Bessent misled them on DOGE’s Treasury access
Three Senate Democrats criticized Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for what they call a “lack of candor” about what DOGE ...
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was ...
US Mint has put billions of new pennies into circulation since 2023 | Fact check
There's no evidence the Mint ever claimed to have stopped penny production in April 2023. Its own data shows billions have been minted since then.
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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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New York Attorney General Letitia James said "this level of access for unauthorized individuals is unlawful, unprecedented, ...
US Treasury to tap Musk ally for senior job, Washington Post says
Tom Krause, the deputy of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, is slated to become the financial assistant ...
A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’
An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat ...
Trump Nominates Two People for Top Posts at the US Treasury
President Donald Trump has nominated two people to high-profile positions at the Treasury Department, according to a document ...