Elon Musk’s goons at the Department of Government Efficiency transmitted a large amount of data—all of it undetected—using a Starlink Wi-Fi terminal they installed on top of the White House, according to a new report.

Coincidentally, Musk’s new startup had its office in Palo Alto next to Confinity, a venture Thiel led as CEO, that aimed at beaming money between “PalmPilot” devices. Thiel and company founder Max Levchin “envisioned a cashless mobile world,” author Jimmy Soni wrote in “The Founders,” a 2022 book about PayPal.

White House says the CBO’s analysis is wrong because it assumes that Republicans in Congress will fail to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.

President Donald Trump is free to bar the Associated Press from some White House media events for now, after a U.S. appeals court on Friday paused a lower court ruling mandating that AP journalists be given access.

"I have always supported Trump, through thick and thin. However, this is unacceptable and inhumane," said Florida Sen. Ileana Garcia.

Sen. Adam Schiff demands White House officials' financial disclosure reports while spokesman Kush Desai redirects attention to concerns over Rep. Nancy Pelosi's investment portfolio amid transparency debates.

The Trump administration is trying to get Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) to weaken his sanctions bill as the president tries to improve U.S. relations with Moscow.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived at the White House. With a customary handshake from President Trump on arrival, the bilateral has begun. Reporters will soon follow them into the Oval Office for their meeting. Our reporters at the White House have spotted German media arriving, the honour guard appearing, and the gates opening.