President Donald Trump’s ally Elon Musk targeted the U.S. Agency for International Development and its $40 billion budget as Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is now its executive director. It comes as the DOGE team is granted access to the Treasury Department’s payment systems and Musk is given top secret security clearance.

In the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have reportedly gained access to core parts of the American government’s payment systems,

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.