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Appellate court won’t lift restrictions on DOGE access to Social Security information
A federal appeals court says it won’t lift restrictions on the access that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ...
What is Doge and why is Musk stepping back?
Tesla boss Elon Musk has pledged to "significantly" cut back his role in Doge, the body tasked with reducing US government ...
DOGE dwindles after Trump’s first 100 days
DOGE came out swinging in the early days of Trump’s second presidency, firing thousands of federal workers and slashing congressionally appropriated funds it deemed “waste, fraud, and abuse.” With his ...
Musk’s DOGE Goons’ Total Failure to Cut Spending Revealed
Elon Musk promised to save the government $2 trillion, then $1 trillion. He has so far saved a tiny fraction of that.
Trump May Pause On Shoving DOGE Cuts Down Congress’ Throat; May Force Feed Medicaid Cuts Instead
As my colleague Emine Yücel reported yesterday, President Trump’s plan for a rescissions package — which many presidents have ...
DOGE Was Bad. Schedule F Will Be Worse.
An executive order will convert 50,000 government employees into de facto political appointees who serve only at the ...
DOGE’s mass federal workforce cuts may cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year alone
Elon Musk’s efforts to slash federal spending are costing the government in lost productivity and tax revenue, workforce and ...
DOGE orders major cut to AmeriCorps funding, imperiling agency’s work
Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service has ordered AmeriCorps to terminate close to $400 million in grants, or roughly 41 percent of ...