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Even as he continues to exert control over large swaths of the federal government,

there are increasing questions from Democrats about billionaire

along Musk's powers. The world's wealthiest person, Musk was brought in by President Donald

Trump to pare down the U.S. government. Speaking in the Oval Office today, Trump praised Musk and the

entity Doge for looking to shut down the U.S. agency for international development.

He's done a great job. Look at all the fraud that he's found in this U.S. AID.

It's a disaster, what the people, radical left lunatics. They have things that nobody would have

believed. What issues or fraud have been uncovered, though, is not clear.

Moss's actions involved departments created by Congress but are happening without congressional

oversight.

Musk was brought in as a special government employee, meaning he's not subject to the same

ethics and disclosure rules as other federal workers.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s cleared a major hurdle on his way to becoming Secretary

of Health and Human Services.

Samp-R. Selina Simmons-Duffin explains his nomination now moves to the full Senate.

A sion of the famous Democratic family, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent years as an environmental attorney before pivoting to anti-vaccine activism, which built his reputation and fortune.

The outcome of Tuesday's vote in the Finance Committee was uncertain.

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