Trump Cuts Elon's Power as Disaster Deepens

In the face of a tumbling economy, president Donald Trump has finally put his foot down. As Politico reports, Trump made it clear that government agency heads are in charge of personnel decisions in their departments — rather than Elon Musk — during an in-person Cabinet meeting on Thursday, which was attended by both. Musk has spent the last two months plundering the government with the help of his henchmen at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. The shadowy pseudo-department has overseen massive government job cullings, pushing the number of layoffs in the US to a record high. The cuts, seen by many as outright illegal and unconstitutional, have ruffled countless feathers, particularly among Democratic lawmakers. Even a growing Republican contingency has voiced discontent with DOGE fundamentally undermining the Congressional approval process. It's a major inflection point, with Trump drawing something approaching a clear line in the sand for the first time. Until now ... Read full article.