America’s most powerful law firms are racing to safeguard their businesses from Donald Trump’s wrath, after attempts to rally the industry and fight in unison were undermined by the surrender of Paul Weiss. Firm leaders scrambled on Monday to reassure […]
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When staff at a tax office in Ogden, Utah, arrived at work a few weeks ago to find dozens of their colleagues had been dismissed by Elon Musk’s cost-cutting task force, they swiftly appealed to their Republican congressman. They hoped
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump’s commerce secretary touted Elon Musk’s Starlink to federal officials in charge of a $42bn rural broadband
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to rehire tens of thousands of government employees sacked in
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Elon Musk’s hyperactive efficiency drive failed to prevent US federal spending rising to a record $603bn last month,
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Elon Musk has claimed a cyber attack on his social media platform X on Monday was orchestrated by
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump has moved to constrain Elon Musk’s cost-cutting task force, ordering his cabinet to ensure the “most
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The Trump administration is widening its assault against government spending on consultants, after an Elon Musk-led cost-cutting drive triggered the cancellation of dozens of contracts and threatened hundreds more. Ten of the largest US consultants have been told that they
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The US Supreme Court has narrowly upheld an order forcing the Trump administration to distribute nearly $2bn for
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Donald Trump has warned tariffs on the US’s biggest trading partners will cause “a little disturbance”, as he vowed to push ahead with his sharply divisive domestic agenda in a combative speech to Congress. In the first major policy speech
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