Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew

Lead image: Photo illustration by Alex Bandoni / ProPublica. Source images: Kent Nishimura / Bloomberg, Boris Zhitkov, Rudy Sulgan, Sergio Flores, and Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images. Article by Avi Asher-Schapiro, Christopher Bing, Annie Waldman, Brett Murphy, Andy Kroll, Justin Elliott, Kirsten Berg, Sebastian Rotella, Alex Mierjeski, Pratheek Rebala and Al Shaw. ProPublica – February 6, 2025.

On President Donald Trump’s authority alone, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. Employees from Musk’s companies and those of his allies, as well as young staffers he’s recruited, are wresting authority from career workers and commandeering computer systems. While some have been public about […]

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