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Marco Rubio was incensed. Here he was in the Cabinet Room of the White House, the secretary of state, seated beside the president and listening to a litany of attacks from the richest man in the world. Seated diagonally opposite, across the elliptical mahogany table, Elon Musk was letting Mr. Rubio have it, accusing him […]

Education Secretary Linda McMahon delivered a stark message on Friday about the future of her agency. Asked on “Fox & Friends” whether the United States “needs this department,” Ms. McMahon answered: “No, we don’t.” In the interview, her first since she was confirmed to her cabinet post this week, Ms. McMahon said that President Trump […]

An armed man who posted threatening messages on social media and was suspected of planning a mass shooting at a Virginia church during service was convicted of a hate crime on Thursday, officials said. The man, Rui Jiang, 36, was found guilty of three charges, including attempting to obstruct congregants’ free exercise of religious beliefs, the […]

The Trump administration on Friday forced out a handful of senior Justice Department officials, further thinning the ranks of career officials who help guide the agency, according to several people familiar with the actions. The ouster of lawyers managing the Justice Department’s pardon work, bankruptcy litigation and other legal issues marks the latest move by […]

Yesterday, President Trump did something he’s seemingly been loath to do in the first seven weeks of his new administration: He reined in Elon Musk. My colleagues Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman have the details of the extraordinary cabinet meeting where everything unfolded, and you’re going to want to read every word. After Musk berated Secretary […]