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Treasury, Elon Musk and scott bessent

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Treasury, Bessent Sued Over Giving Access to Musk’s ‘DOGE’ Team

The Treasury Department was accused of breaking federal law by giving Elon Musk’s team of government efficiency enforcers access to a trove of personal and financial information — setting up a legal showdown over the Trump administration’s signature effort to shrink the government.

The New York Times · 14h

Warren Questions Bessent Over Musk Access to Treasury Payment System

In a letter to the Treasury secretary, the Democratic senator warned against meddling with a system that processes trillions of dollars of transactions.

USA Today · 2h

Musk appears to have access to sensitive treasury system

Elon Musk said his "DOGE team" is shutting down some payments to federal contractors, suggesting he has access to systems used at the Treasury Department.

Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary and Trump

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Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acting director of CFPB, as former head Chopra confirms he is out

President Donald Trump appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Bessent announced in a CFPB statement. Former Director Rohit Chopra posted a letter to Trump on social media platform X confirming that his term at the agency had "concluded.

FOX News on MSN · 7h

Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

President Donald Trump has tasked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with serving as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency said Monday.

The New York Times · 3h

Trump Names Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, to Lead the Consumer Bureau

The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other financial firms.

Elon Musk May Now Have Unique Sway Over US Treasury

MarketWatch on MSN · 4h

Elon Musk may have just staged a ‘21st-century coup’ at the Treasury Department. What could happen next.

Elon Musk has reportedly taken over the Treasury Department’s central payment system, putting him in the position to unilaterally cut off federal funding to disfavored programs and setting off accusations that the U.

The Verge on MSN · 5h

Elon Musk is staging a takeover of the federal budget

In the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have reportedly gained access to core parts of the American government’s payment systems,

Mother Jones · 1d

Elon Musk May Now Have Unique Sway Over the US Treasury

Late Friday, newly sworn-in Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave access to the agency’s payments system to representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, created by President Donald Trump and headed by Elon Musk.

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US Treasury chief takes over consumer watchdog, freezes all activity

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday tapped newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the ...

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Treasury cuts first-quarter borrowing estimate

The U.S. Treasury Department said Monday it expects to borrow $815 billion in the first quarter, which is $9 billion lower ...

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Giving Elon Musk’s DOGE access to the Treasury payment system risks a U.S. debt default and global financial crisis, senator warns

The Treasury Department’s payment system has been likened to the government’s checkbook and makes $6 trillion in ...

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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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‘Strategy of being a bully’: Fmr. Treasury Secy. says Trump’s tariffs will ‘backfire’

Larry Summers, Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, joins Andrea Mitchell to analyze President Donald Trump's new tariffs on ...

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