Musk Plan for Retooling Government Takes Shape, but Big Questions Loom
The initial plan for retooling the federal government under President Trump started with three loyal billionaires: the banker Howard Lutnick, the tech leader Elon Musk and the entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.…
Ramaswamy Will Bow Out of DOGE and Run for Governor in Ohio
The advisory group called the Department of Government Efficiency is losing one of its leaders before it even begins. Vivek Ramaswamy, whom President Trump named in November as co-leader of…
Nonprofit Groups Sue Trump’s DOGE Moments After Oath
Nonprofit groups filed three lawsuits against President Trump’s administration minutes after he took office on Monday, arguing that his so-called Department of Government Efficiency was violating laws that require federal…
A Trump Oligarchy Is Moving to Washington, and Buying Up Prime Addresses
President Biden warned in his farewell address to the nation last week that an oligarchy is taking shape in America. In Washington, the oligarchs are already here, buying big houses.…
DeWine Names Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to Fill JD Vance’s Senate Seat
Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio on Friday named Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance, elevating a veteran Republican politician and…
Vivek Ramaswamy Plans to Run for Ohio Governor
Vivek Ramaswamy intends to run for governor of Ohio, according to a person with knowledge of his thinking, but does not plan to immediately leave his high-profile role at Donald…
Two Watchdogs Were Rebuffed From Joining Trump’s Cost-Cutting Effort
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has been on a hiring spree, looking for tech executives and conservative activists to dig into the federal government and look…
Ramaswamy Has a High-Profile Perch and a Raft of Potential Conflicts
Vivek Ramaswamy is the less famous and less wealthy half of the duo of billionaires that President-elect Donald J. Trump has designated to slash government costs. His better-known co-leader, Elon…
Ramaswamy Has a High-Profile Perch and a Raft of Potential Conflicts
Vivek Ramaswamy is the less famous and less wealthy half of the duo of billionaires that President-elect Donald J. Trump has designated to slash government costs. His better-known co-leader, Elon…