Trump's aides have signaled behind the scenes that Musk still reports to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.

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President Trump's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is the first woman to ever hold the crucial White House post. Wiles was Trump’s ...

Nearly $7 million over the past week has gone to cover the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency’s expenses.

Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s far-right White House deputy chief of staff for policy, was among a chorus of ...

Three days after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declared an early ...

Democrats declared victory for blunting Trump’s momentum while the White House insisted it isn’t backing down.

Elon Musk, now a special government employee, has been reminded by the White House that his authority is not absolute. Aides ...

The dust has settled, but Americans still don't know who really ran things in the Biden White House. It's clear it wasn't the ...

Chief of Staff Susie Wiles could make or break Trump's second term. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Chris Whipple, author of The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency.

Karoline Leavitt’s first White House press briefing reaffirmed a truism about the Trump White House: His aides perform for an “audience of one.” ...

Elon Musk, appointed to lead federal restructuring through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has faced quiet ...