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What is the Office of Personnel Management? Trump is relying on this agency to reshape government
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's new tool for reshaping the federal government is a relatively obscure agency, the Office of Personnel Management. The agency has offered millions of federal workers eight months of salary if they voluntarily choose to leave their jobs by...

Former Capitol police officer campaigns in Wisconsin against Republican-backed court candidate
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the most outspoken officers who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, accused the Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday of “clearly playing both sides” on the issue of pardoning of people who attacked the Capitol...

Elon Musk's X partners with Visa on payment service in an effort to become an 'everything app,'
NEW YORK (AP) — X is teaming up with Visa to soon offer a system for real-time payments on the social media platform — signaling some progress in a yearslong vision from billionaire owner Elon Musk to create an “everything app.” Visa is the first partner for the platform's...

Trump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class message
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions who, regardless of the U.S. economy’s trajectory, could never afford to live in his Manhattan skyscraper or visit his club in south...

Asked about Jan. 6, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate says he supports Trump's power to pardon
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-backed candidate in Wisconsin's pivotal state Supreme Court race said Monday that he thinks anyone convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers should serve their entire sentence, but he also didn't object to President Donald Trump using his power to...

Battlegrounds Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are back in the spotlight with high-stakes court elections
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans put Pennsylvania and Wisconsin back in the win column in the 2024 presidential race, and they're hoping that momentum carries over to contests this year that will determine whether their state Supreme Courts retain left-leaning majorities or flip to conservative...

Musk clashes with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over Trump-supported Stargate AI data center project
Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two tech billionaires that started on OpenAI's board and is now testing Musk's influence with the new president. ...

Trump, a populist president, is flanked by tech billionaires at his inauguration
NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also happen to be among the world’s richest men. That's a shift from tradition, especially for a president who has characterized himself...

Elon Musk's prominence during inauguration ceremonies stamps tech titan's place in Trump's orbit
Getting humans to Mars has long been an obsession for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. On Monday, that project got a full endorsement from the newly sworn-in president. During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump promised he would “pursue our manifest destiny into the stars,...

How to prepare for a TikTok ban, including how to save your content
TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news. Without a sale to an approved buyer, the platform is expected to vanish from U.S. app stores by Sunday now that the Supreme Court...
