A dark money group is attacking a Utah GOP senator's bill meant to protect access to a federal program requiring drug manufacturers to sell medications at a reduced rate to hospitals and clinics that serve disadvantaged communities.

Towamencin Township Supervisor Laura Smith said her video "has been greatly mischaracterized,” but that she removed it so as not to "give offense."

Donors with ties to Elon Musk have grown in prominence in the Republican Party since Donald J. Trump’s victory. The same is true for those in the legal world, like Mr. Musk’s lawyer, Chris Gober.

As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in 2025, his inauguration celebrations were marked by controversy over a gesture made by his supporter Elon Musk that many people claime

As the first week of Trump’s second term gets underway, the not-quite-real Department of Government Efficiency is both struggling and expanding its remit.

"If someone is super-smart, and he is, they should think how they can help out," Gates said of Musk.

Lawmakers say Musk's apparent misunderstanding of the way government programs work could threaten his whole agenda.

FILE - Elon Musk jumps on the stage as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) AP

Elizabeth Warren's recommendations for Elon Musk's DOGE include cutting Department of Defense spending and cracking down on Medicare fraud.

I think if we try for $2 trillion, we’ve got a good shot at getting 1 [trillion],” Musk said in a January interview.

To contextualize a chaotic first 10 days for the federal government in President Donald Trump’s second term, some have pointed to Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter. The comparison is apt: The email offering federal workers “deferred resignations” shared a title ( “Fork in the Road”) with a November 2022 email Musk sent Twitter employees demanding their loyalty or their resignations.