Basic controls are needed at the U.S. Treasury, Elon Musk said on Tuesday, after a U.S. district judge on Saturday blocked Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury's payment systems.

Elon Musk is facing the most direct legal challenge to date over the role he’s assumed in the US government, with Democratic state officials and federal employees claiming that President Donald Trump has unconstitutionally delegated vast powers to the billionaire.

President Donald Trump is taking a blowtorch to the rules that have governed world trade for decades. The “reciprocal’’ tariffs that he announced Thursday are likely to create chaos for global businesses and conflict with America’s allies and adversaries alike.

President Donald Trump unveiled a plan Thursday that could lead to new reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners.

In the oval office today, President Trump instructed his administration to investigate if other countries are employing unfair trade practices against the U.S. and how reciprocal tariffs could create a level playing field.