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.

The world’s richest man now has the power to override congressional spending decisions and access to private information about every US taxpayer.

Boston College history professor Heather Cox Richardson characterized Elon Musk's actions over the weekend as "the largest data breach in human history." Here's what happened.

Representatives from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency gained access over the weekend to the federal payment system, which deals with $6 trillion each year. The post BC historian calls Elon Musk’s accessing of U.