Maggie Haberman told anchor Kaitlan Collins that President Donald Trump’s claims of transparency in Elon Musk's DOGE activities aren't based in reality.

CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman joins CNN’s Anderson Cooper and discusses Elon Musk’s relationship with President Donald Trump.

At least two accounts representing the former German dictator purportedly displayed gray, government-signifying verification badges in February 2025.

The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and others told employees not to respond to a directive from Mr. Musk to summarize their accomplishments.

Maggie Haberman confronted Karoline Leavitt over DOGE czar Elon Musk, asking if President Donald Trump has complied with a conflict of interest law.

CNN’s Erin Burnett speaks with Department of Veterans Affairs worker Latisha Thompson about the confusing messaging coming from President Donald Trump and Elon Musk about the email blast that threatened federal workers’ jobs.

‘Most eyes are going to be on Elon Musk’: Maggie Haberman on what to expect at Trump’s first Cabinet meeting Fareed Zakaria says Zelensky got what he wanted in deal with US Honig on Ed Martin: ‘I’m sounding the alarm bells here and I don’t do that often’ Marjorie Taylor Greene says federal workers ‘do not deserve their paychecks’

Elliot Williams and CNN’s Paula Reid join The Lead

Since late January, Pete Marocco, a State Department political appointee who was a divisive figure in the first Trump administration, has overseen the dismantling of the aid agency, working alongside Elon Musk, the tech billionaire adviser to President Trump who has posted dark conspiracy theories about U.S.A.I.D.

New York Times "Trump whisperer" Maggie Haberman offered this theory about how the president is using his "IT Consultant" Elon Musk as a "heat shield" for public criticism. "It's definitely true that Musk is in a better place with him now than he was during the transition,