President Donald Trump tapped Elon Musk to speak at the top of the first full Cabinet meeting on Wednesday to discuss the progress made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). 

Musk, standing in his signature black suit jacket with a T-shirt underneath, spoke at the meeting in which the media was present and made some clarifications about what he and DOGE are doing, as well as a recent email sent to government employees.

“I actually just call myself a humble tech support hero,” Musk stated. “As crazy as it sounds, that is almost a literal description of the work of the DOGE team is doing is helping fix the government computer systems,” he said, saying the computer systems are “extremely old” and there are many mistakes in the…

Elon Musk grabbed center stage at the first cabinet meeting of President Trump’s second term — despite not heading an actual Cabinet department — saying “America will go bankrupt” without his budget-slashing efforts.

Wearing a black MAGA cap and “Tech Support” T-shirt, the billionaire first buddy told the president and assembled agency leaders that he would continue implementing deep cuts across the federal government.

“We cannot sustain as a country $2 trillion deficits,” Musk said. “If this continues, the country will become de facto bankrupt. I It’s not an optional thing. It’s essential.”

Musk defended his controversial mass “what did you do last week?” email to millions of federal employees, calling it a…

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Suze Orman has simple yet powerful advice for anyone struggling with credit card debt: Don’t look at the balance. Instead, the bestselling author and podcast host suggests focusing on making incremental increases to your monthly payments.

“Can you find $20 or $30 or $50 more to put toward your monthly credit card payment?” Orman wrote in a recent LinkedIn post. “My challenge is for you to pay more this month than you did last month. Then do it again next month. And again.”

Orman says building the habit of increasing payments over time can create momentum, which may be especially helpful for those feeling overwhelmed by debt.

That’s why she advises against dwelling on the total amount you owe. Instead, “focus on the…