Musk, Treasury and Scott Bessent

Bessent Says Musk’s DOGE Isn’t Altering Treasury Data
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he personally vetted a senior Treasury employee on Elon Musk’s government efficiency team who has read-only access to federal payment data, and that there’s been no “tinkering” with the department’s payment systems.
Here’s What To Know About Elon Musk’s DOGE: Democratic States Sue Trump Over Treasury Access
Marko Elez, the DOGE staffer who resigned after racist social media posts including a call to "normalize Indian hate" surfaced, will return to work for Musk, the billionaire announced.
US Treasury's payment system 'not being touched' by Musk's DOGE, Bessent says
The U.S. Treasury's payment system won't be touched by Elon Musk's government efficiency team, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox Business on Wednesday, adding that any decisions to stop payments would be made by other agencies.
Judge Blocks Musk Access to Treasury Data After Some States Sue
A judge blocked Elon Musk’s newly established efficiency team access to some Treasury Department information after a group of 19 mostly Democrat-led states sued President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessentfor allowing it.
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
19 states sue to block Elon Musk's DOGE team from accessing sensitive taxpayer data
The lawsuit alleged the breach of sensitive Treasury Department data "poses huge cybersecurity risks" and violates multiple federal laws.
Bessent sets record straight, says DOGE members are Treasury employees
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cleared up all the “misinformation” about the access the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “team” has reportedly had in the federal government. […]
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.
Scott Bessent on Musk, DOGE, Privacy, Dollar, Fed
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Elon Musk and his government efficiency team are not "tinkering" with any federal payment data. He says the group does important work. Bessent also talks about the strength of the US dollar,
Democrats demand Bessent meeting over DOGE ‘chaos’ at Treasury
Senate Democrats on Wednesday demanded Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend a meeting with the Democratic Caucus “as soon as possible” to answer questions about the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to a sensitive federal payment system.
Judge blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing Treasury Department payment systems, citing risk of 'irreparable harm'
The order comes after 19 attorneys general filed a lawsuit seeking to end what they called the government's "new and ...
Team Trump’s fight to convince Wall Street that Musk's DOGE is good for markets
Top Trump officials fanned out this past week to talk to markets about the upside of Elon Musk’s activities as questions ...
Bessent Misled Congress About DOGE Access, Senate Democrat Says
Senator Ron Wyden on Friday accused the Treasury Department of misleading Congress about the level of access into sensitive ...
'CFPB RIP': Musk and Trump's plans to shrink an agency that cracks down on medical debt and overdraft fees are underway
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a halt on most of the CFPB's work. It could impact rules on overdraft fees, ...
Elon Musk tightens grip on federal government as Democrats raise alarms
A White House official says Elon Musk is working for President Donald Trump as a “special government employee." ...
‘Shrouded in secrecy’: Trump and Musk’s DOGE committing ‘massive and unprecedented’ intrusion of taxpayers’ privacy, lawsuit says
The Treasury Department is breaking multiple federal laws by allowing Elon Musk and DOGE to access taxpayers' private data, a ...
'Elon and I are completely aligned on cutting waste,' says Treasury Secretary Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Bloomberg that major savings could be made and DOGE was one of the most important ...
Tech’s Trump Backers—Zuckerberg, Musk—Hate CFPB. It’s Now Been Paused.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to halt work Monday, following months of ...