Elon Musk has reportedly taken over the Treasury Department’s central payment system, putting him in the position to unilaterally cut off federal funding to disfavored programs and setting off accusations that the U.

What do we call it when the president is too lazy to gut the government himself, and gives away his power to a zealous and unaccountable friend?

The dramatic power play began Friday, continued through the weekend -- and poses extraordinary and unprecedented threats to US security, lawmakers say