Billionaire Bill Gates, a philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft, said he met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to advocate for continuing foreign aid disbursements from the U.

Elon Musk, now a special government employee, has been reminded by the White House that his authority is not absolute. Aides have emphasized his need to report to Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. A Trump aide said Musk was not expecting to report to Chief of Staff Susie Wiles but has been repeatedly reminded that he must do so.

The emergence of X owner Elon Musk as the most influential figure around President Donald Trump has created an extraordinary dynamic — a White House adviser who's using one of the world's most powerful information platforms to sell the government's talking points while threatening its detractors.