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Coverage dated February 2, 2025 to February 3, 2025

Elon Musk tightens grip on federal government as Democrats raise alarms

Headline from Anchorage Daily News, on the newest of 2 developments

Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump’s blessing.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. How Elon Musk is transforming American government

    Headline from The Week ·

  2. Newest

    Elon Musk tightens grip on federal government as Democrats raise alarms

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

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Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. The New Republic

    Will Elon Musk Do to the Federal Government What He Did to Twitter? (opens The New Republic)

    Published

    The New Republic's feed description

    An unchecked, unelected oligarch is yanking wires out of the machinery that powers American life—and there’s no telling how many people will get hurt.

  2. The Week

    How Elon Musk is transforming American government (opens The Week)

    Published

    The Week's feed description

    The billionaire has Trump

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    Elon Musk tightens grip on federal government as Democrats raise alarms (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump’s blessing.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Elon Musk tightens grip on gov’t, sparking ‘coup’ accusations (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Tech billionaire has upended the federal bureaucracy in the two weeks since US President Donald Trump took office.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.