Trump asks Doge head Musk to get ‘more aggressive’ in efforts to cut govt size
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump asks Doge head Musk to get ‘more aggressive’ in efforts to cut govt size

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Musk has already sent shockwaves across federal agencies, with his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, firing several thousands of workers, scientists and park rangers Elon Musk appears on stage at Donald Trump's victory rally at the Capital One Arena on January 19, the eve of Inauguration Day in Washington, DC. AFP US President Donald Trump Saturday urged his billionaire ally Elon Musk to be “more aggressive” in his efforts to rein in federal spending and cut the size of the government. Musk has already sent shockwaves across federal agencies, with his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, firing several thousands of workers, scientists and park rangers. New York Attorney General Letitia James later hailed the ruling, saying it would prevent “DOGE and unauthorized, unelected, and unvetted individuals like Elon Musk from accessing people’s private data and blocking federal funds.”

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'Admissions': Judges reportedly using Trump's own words to smash lawyer's arguments
1 day, 2 hours ago

'Admissions': Judges reportedly using Trump's own words to smash lawyer's arguments

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's brashness may have helped win him the presidency, but his words are being used against him as his administration fights a growing number of lawsuits against efforts to enact his agenda, according to reporting by The Associated Press. "Nowhere has this been clearer than in cases involving his adviser Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency," wrote …

US think tank sues Trump administration after firings and DOGE staff accesses headquarters
2 days, 7 hours ago

US think tank sues Trump administration after firings and DOGE staff accesses headquarters

Hindustan Times  

The US Institute of Peace and many of its board members have sued the Trump administration, seeking to prevent their removal and stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from taking over and accessing the building and systems of the independent nonprofit. The lawsuit filed late Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Washington describes the lengths that institute staff resorted …

'Harmed the public interest': Judge deals Trump and Musk another blow in court
3 days, 2 hours ago

'Harmed the public interest': Judge deals Trump and Musk another blow in court

Raw Story  

A federal judge on Tuesday dealt a legal blow to the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE-led efforts to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development. The ruling came after a group of more than two dozen unnamed current and former USAID employees and contractors challenged Musk’s attempt to halt operations at the agency, according to CBS News. In …

"Violated the Constitution in multiple ways": Judge says DOGE's USAID dismantling was likely illegal
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3 days, 22 hours ago

"Violated the Constitution in multiple ways": Judge says DOGE's USAID dismantling was likely illegal

Salon  

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency likely ran afoul of the Constitution in its attacks on USAID. He took Musk on directly in his ruling, saying that the Tesla CEO and billionaire adviser to Donald Trump acted as an officer of the United States government without ever being appointed. In his ruling, …

'People crying in the office': IRS insiders dish about Trump's bid to 'undermine' agency
6 days, 1 hour ago

'People crying in the office': IRS insiders dish about Trump's bid to 'undermine' agency

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's appointment of Elon Musk to oversee spending cuts has hit the IRS hard, insiders told CNN. "The chaos at the Internal Revenue Service began almost immediately after the first envoy from the Department of Government Efficiency arrived last month at the agency’s Washington, DC, headquarters," CNN reported. "Within minutes of showing up, a twenty-something software engineer dispatched from …

'He made mistakes': Vance on Doge's Musk firing thousands of federal employees
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6 days, 13 hours ago

'He made mistakes': Vance on Doge's Musk firing thousands of federal employees

Firstpost  

Elon Musk’s primary focus during the first seven weeks of Trump’s second term has been the mass dismissal of government employees. However, his approach has been challenged by judges who have ordered the reinstatement of all the fired employees US Vice President JD Vance has acknowledged that Doge chief Elon Musk “made mistakes” firing scores of federal employees in the …

'Puzzling': DOGE fired 18 people who saved taxpayers $93B in single year
1 week ago

'Puzzling': DOGE fired 18 people who saved taxpayers $93B in single year

Raw Story  

One of the inspectors general fired by Donald Trump is questioning whether the president is serious about saving money for taxpayers. "That’s why President Donald Trump’s decision to fire 18 inspectors general in the first week of his term is so puzzling," Greenblatt wrote. Greenblatt pointed out that the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, an independent …

Trump was poised to have a bad week. Enter Democrats.
1 week ago

Trump was poised to have a bad week. Enter Democrats.

Politico  

“I don’t know who the leader of the Democratic Party is, but I know who runs it. It’s Donald Trump,” said Scott Jennings, a GOP strategist and vocal Trump defender who was at one time considered for the White House press secretary post. Even though some former Trump administration officials said Thursday they thought it was unlikely that the federal …

Musk wields Doge chainsaw, but Trump administration’s federal spending reaches record high
1 week, 1 day ago

Musk wields Doge chainsaw, but Trump administration’s federal spending reaches record high

Firstpost  

Musk’s Doge has been touting more than $100 billion in savings. However, even after laying off thousands of federal workers and cutting back key programs, US federal spending climbed to a record $603 billion last month Doge emerged from Musk's musings at a 2023 dinner party, says report. Big layoffs without big savings Musk has claimed that Doge is on …

Trump feels 'very badly' after mass firings — but insists 'many of them don't work at all'
1 week, 2 days ago

Trump feels 'very badly' after mass firings — but insists 'many of them don't work at all'

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump justified his administration's mass firings of federal workers by claiming, without evidence, that many of them simply were collecting a paycheck and doing nothing, NBC4 Washington reported on Wednesday. The firings cover some 200,000 "probationary" workers across dozens of federal agencies and departments, and are part of the mission of tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government …

Elon Musk wants a government shutdown so it's easier to fire federal workers: report
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1 week, 3 days ago

Elon Musk wants a government shutdown so it's easier to fire federal workers: report

Raw Story  

Elon Musk wants the government to shut down so it's easier for his DOGE team to get ax hundreds of thousands of federal workers, according to a new report. I think it would be really hard for him to get around that.” The report quoted a second Republican source as saying that "the billionaire’s goal is for the continuing resolution …

Trump news: Is Musk in charge of DOGE, or not?
55 years, 2 months ago

Trump news: Is Musk in charge of DOGE, or not?

Slate  

Slate is offering 6 months of Slate Plus to current and recently laid off federal government employees. And then outside of the black box of the law, Donald Trump is announcing to a joint session of Congress that Musk is the boss of DOGE and he’s making all these decisions. I suggest that where a president is making statements that …

Federal judge rules Elon Musk’s DOGE must disclose operations amid transparency demands in US
1 week, 3 days ago

Federal judge rules Elon Musk’s DOGE must disclose operations amid transparency demands in US

Live Mint  

United States District Federal Judge Christopher Cooper on March 10 has ordered the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency to make its records of is operations public, according to a Reuters report. But Cooper, an appointee of Democratic President Barack Obama, said that DOGE was exercising "substantial independent authority" much greater than the other components of that office that are …

Musk And DOGE Try To Slash Government By Cutting Out Those Who Answer To Voters
1 week, 5 days ago

Musk And DOGE Try To Slash Government By Cutting Out Those Who Answer To Voters

Huff Post  

Elon Musk departs the Capitol following a meeting with Senate Republicans, in Washington, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. via Associated Press DENVER — For decades, conservatives in Congress have talked about the need to cut government deeply, but they have always pulled back from mandating specific reductions, fearful of voter backlash. Now, President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to make major …

US govts cutting jobs used to be scared of voters; Trump, Musk and DOGE have changed that
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1 week, 5 days ago

US govts cutting jobs used to be scared of voters; Trump, Musk and DOGE have changed that

Firstpost  

DOGE, headed by unelected billionaire Elon Musk, has initiated sweeping layoffs across federal agencies. Now, no one who has to face voters again is determining spending levels Elon Musk speaks next to US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on., February 11. The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, headed by unelected billionaire …

Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters
Top News
1 week, 5 days ago

Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters

Associated Press  

DENVER — For decades, conservatives in Congress have talked about the need to cut government deeply, but they have always pulled back from mandating specific reductions, fearful of voter backlash. “Some members of the Trump administration got frustrated that Congress won’t cut spending and decided to go around them,” said Jessica Reidl of the conservative think tank The Manhattan Institute. …

Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters
1 week, 5 days ago

Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters

New Indian Express  

“There's always this instinct in people to insulate decisions from politics,” Holtz-Eakin said. “If Congress won't pass certain spending cuts, it's because the American people don't want it enough,” she said. “If I want spending levels to be cut, it's my job to persuade the people of America to agree with me.” Trump and his supporters argue they did just …

Musk’s DOGE team tries to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters
1 week, 5 days ago

Musk’s DOGE team tries to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters

LA Times  

Elon Musk, center, walks with Sen. Rick Scott, right, as he arrives to meet with Republican senators last week. “Some members of the Trump administration got frustrated that Congress won’t cut spending and decided to go around them,” said Jessica Reidl of the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank. “If Congress won’t pass certain spending cuts, it’s because the American …

DOGE: Anti-government agency
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1 week, 6 days ago

DOGE: Anti-government agency

The Hindu  

Smaller government and spending cuts have been core Republican objectives at least since the advent of Reaganomics in the 1980s. His Executive Order dated January 20 stated that its purpose was to “implement the President’s DOGE Agenda, by modernising Federal technology and software to maximise governmental efficiency and productivity”. But Mr. Trump created a U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organisation and …

Red state Republicans under the gun as they are 'yoked politically' to Elon Musk: report
1 week, 6 days ago

Red state Republicans under the gun as they are 'yoked politically' to Elon Musk: report

Raw Story  

Billionaire Elon Musk's decreasing popularity, both personally and as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, has Republicans sweating and Democrats gleeful, reports the New York Times. As the Times' Jess Bidgood and Lisa Lerer wrote, across the board Republicans are beginning to "sweat" that Musk is going too far with even GOP lawmakers in deep red states expressing trepidation …

'Believe it when I see it': Federal workers have 'zero optimism' Trump will rein in Musk
1 week, 6 days ago

'Believe it when I see it': Federal workers have 'zero optimism' Trump will rein in Musk

Raw Story  

According to New York Times reporters Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had a heated argument with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Thursday, March 6 meeting in the White House that President Donald Trump attended. But according to Politico reporters Holly Otterbein, Jordan Wolman, Marcia Brown, Nahal Toosi and Sophie Gardner, federal workers …

After reports of Elon Musk-Marco Rubio clash, Trump denies it
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1 week, 6 days ago

After reports of Elon Musk-Marco Rubio clash, Trump denies it

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump denied on Friday a report that his senior advisor, billionaire Elon Musk, had clashed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a White House meeting. According to The New York Times, Mr. Musk argued with Mr. Rubio and separately with transportation secretary Sean Duffy during Thursday’s cabinet meeting chaired by Mr. Trump. Rein Musk in After …

DOGE's effort to slash government is now coming for buildings and people who run them
1 week, 6 days ago

DOGE's effort to slash government is now coming for buildings and people who run them

NPR  

DOGE's effort to slash government is now coming for buildings and people who run them toggle caption Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is on a mission to slash the federal government — and it eagerly touts its moves on social media. GSA said it is exploring options "including public-private partnerships, ground leases, sale leasebacks, …

Week in politics: Trump's new stance on DOGE, California Gov. Newsom eyes new base
1 week, 6 days ago

Week in politics: Trump's new stance on DOGE, California Gov. Newsom eyes new base

NPR  

Week in politics: Trump's new stance on DOGE, California Gov. Newsom eyes new base President Trump says his cabinet secretaries will carry out cuts to the government workforce, under the supervision of Elon Musk. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The headlines say new limits on Elon Musk and that President Trump is reigning in DOGE. The New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman, …

Is Trump reining in Musk’s power after Doge backlash?
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2 weeks ago

Is Trump reining in Musk’s power after Doge backlash?

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump has clarified that Cabinet secretaries, not Elon Musk, hold the final authority over staffing and policy decisions within federal agencies. This directive follows lawsuits challenging Doge’s mass layoffs, backlash from lawmakers and concerns over Musk’s role in government restructuring Elon Musk speaks next to US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House …

How Trump and Musk’s DOGE cuts are destroying jobs and the U.S. economy.
2 weeks ago

How Trump and Musk’s DOGE cuts are destroying jobs and the U.S. economy.

Slate  

Slate is offering 6 months of Slate Plus to current and recently laid-off federal government employees. If you, or someone you know, have been affected, Tuesday night, President Donald Trump declared that “the American dream is surging bigger and better than ever before” and, with his typical modesty, anointed his 43-day-old presidency as “the most successful in the history of …

CNN Data Chief Spots 'Shocking' Trump-Musk Figure That 'Truly Surprised'
2 weeks ago

CNN Data Chief Spots 'Shocking' Trump-Musk Figure That 'Truly Surprised'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten on Thursday expressed surprise at a poll that indicates the majority of Americans actually appear to be OK with the sledgehammer that billionaire Elon Musk and his unofficial Department of Government Efficiency is taking to federal spending and jobs. A CBS/YouGov poll showing that 54% think the Donald Trump-enabled Musk and …

Trump picks sides in MAGA power struggle as Elon Musk drops his chainsaw and leaves federal cuts to Cabinet
2 weeks ago

Trump picks sides in MAGA power struggle as Elon Musk drops his chainsaw and leaves federal cuts to Cabinet

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump attempted to settle a MAGA power struggle Thursday by telling Elon Musk to drop the chainsaw and leave the drastic cuts across federal departments to his Cabinet secretaries. Donald Trump appears to have settled a power struggle and told his Cabinet they have power to make cuts to government waste ahead of 'First Buddy' Elon Musk and DOGE …

Elon Musk doesn’t fire people, it’s Trump…: Republicans told as Tesla CEO leads DOGE cuts
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2 weeks ago

Elon Musk doesn’t fire people, it’s Trump…: Republicans told as Tesla CEO leads DOGE cuts

Live Mint  

Billionaire Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he is not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers, including veterans, as pushes to downsize the government. The Republican president weighed in Thursday after a Cabinet meeting, saying he has instructed department secretaries to work with DOGE but to “be very precise" about which workers will stay or …

Trump says Elon Musk should use 'scalpel' not 'hatchet' in government cuts
2 weeks ago

Trump says Elon Musk should use 'scalpel' not 'hatchet' in government cuts

India Today  

President Donald Trump responded Thursday to growing criticism over unprecedented cuts to the US government overseen by his billionaire advisor Elon Musk, saying they should be carefully targeted. The President's message represents the first move to rein in the power accorded to Musk, as his Department of Government Efficiency works toward gutting federal staffing and spending. While Musk is not …

Trump's attempt to clean up after Elon Musk backfires
2 weeks ago

Trump's attempt to clean up after Elon Musk backfires

Salon  

Elon Musk's dream of going to Mars failed when his second Starship rocket in two months blew up over the Caribbean on Thursday. hey’re exploiting a bug in Western civilization, which is the empathy response.” As it happens, Musk had already had what one would usually describe as a bit of a humiliation on Thursday when President Trump called him …

‘This is huge’: Steve Bannon celebrates as Elon Musk gets his ‘wings clipped’ by Trump
2 weeks ago

‘This is huge’: Steve Bannon celebrates as Elon Musk gets his ‘wings clipped’ by Trump

Raw Story  

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon heaped praise on reports that Elon Musk was reduced to a public dressing down by President Donald Trump, who cut the tech billionaire’s power to fire federal workers in his capacity as chair of the Department of Government Efficiency. “This has now come to a head of DOGE.” The latest pot-shot in the simmering feud between …

Donald Trump Puts DOGE On A Leash
2 weeks ago

Donald Trump Puts DOGE On A Leash

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday seemed to knock billionaire Elon Musk back a notch, with adverse federal court rulings, anxious GOP lawmakers and the unpopularity of Musk’s move-fast-and-break-stuff efforts to gut the government seemingly convincing him to put DOGE on a leash. We say the ‘scalpel’ rather than the ‘hatchet.’” Trump’s sudden focus on the …

Trump says Musk should use 'scalpel' not 'hatchet' in govt cuts
Top News
2 weeks ago

Trump says Musk should use 'scalpel' not 'hatchet' in govt cuts

Raw Story  

by Frankie TAGGART President Donald Trump responded Thursday to growing criticism over unprecedented cuts to the US government overseen by his billionaire advisor Elon Musk, saying they should be carefully targeted. But later, directly asked by reporters whether DOGE and Musk are moving too fast, Trump said: "No, I think they've done an amazing job." While Musk is not the …

Trump Orders Cabinet Chiefs, Not Musk’s DOGE, to Cut Workforce
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump Orders Cabinet Chiefs, Not Musk’s DOGE, to Cut Workforce

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump said he directed cabinet secretaries to use a “scalpel” rather than a “hatchet” to make personnel cuts, a directive aiming to quell blowback after waves of job cuts have roiled the federal workforce. “I have instructed the Secretaries and Leadership to work with DOGE on Cost Cutting measures and Staffing,” Trump said in a social media post …

Trump celebrates 'golden age' on the same day announced layoffs surge
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump celebrates 'golden age' on the same day announced layoffs surge

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Thursday to repeat his slogan about a new "golden age of America," but applied it to the broad government spending and staff cuts. As the Secretaries learn about, and understand, the people working for the various Departments, they can be very precise as to who will remain, and who will go," Trump …

Trump empowers his Cabinet to take 'scalpel' to their agencies and makes major admission about Elon Musk
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump empowers his Cabinet to take 'scalpel' to their agencies and makes major admission about Elon Musk

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump told his Cabinet members at an impromptu meeting on Thursday that they are the ones with the power to fire their employees. The president abruptly assembled his Cabinet on Thursday amid rising scrutiny over how much power Musk wields over the U.S. government. President Donald trump abruptly assembled his Cabinet on Thursday to inform his secretaries that they …

Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction
55 years, 2 months ago

Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Wired  

US agencies responsible for preventing the global proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and building security capacity around the world are facing deep cuts, perhaps total abolition, as the Trump administration continues its assault on any and all spending going overseas. Pandemics and Weapons of Mass Destruction In response to the Pentagon’s request for information, the agencies contemplated lower bounds …

Trump tells Elon Musk he has no authority to fire government workers
Top News
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump tells Elon Musk he has no authority to fire government workers

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump has finally put his foot down when it comes to the firing of government employees. Politico reports that Trump convened a cabinet meeting on Thursday in which he told his cabinet secretaries that they, and not Musk, had final say over whether to terminate federal workers in their departments. "According to Trump’s new guidance, DOGE and its …

GOP lawmakers finally move to wrest control over Elon Musk and DOGE: report
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

GOP lawmakers finally move to wrest control over Elon Musk and DOGE: report

Raw Story  

Congressional Republicans alarmed by the head-spinning speed with which Elon Musk has been upending the federal government are taking steps to gain back some control over the Department of Government Efficiency, according to a new report in Newsweek. "For the first time since the initiative began, congressional Republicans are pushing to impose checks and balances on Musk and exert more …

Trump administration to cut over 70,000 jobs at veterans affairs department
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump administration to cut over 70,000 jobs at veterans affairs department

Firstpost  

The Trump administration is set to go with a major shake-up of the Department of Veterans Affairs, planning to cut over 70,000 jobs in a bid to streamline operations and reduce government spending Elon Musk's Doge team has been charged by US President Donald Trump with cutting waste. President Donald Trump’s administration is set to cut over 70,000 jobs at …

Republican begs Elon Musk to ‘take a half-step back’ after being shouted down at town hall
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Republican begs Elon Musk to ‘take a half-step back’ after being shouted down at town hall

Raw Story  

A Republican lawmaker in a MAGA-friendly district is calling on Elon Musk to back off the weekly rounds of mass firings and other sweeping changes inside the federal government sparked by the tech billionaire’s Department of Government Efficiency that has wreaked havoc on government workers nationwide. “If he just takes a half-step back we’ll do something that I think can …

Elon Musk comes to Capitol Hill to meet with Republicans who discuss turning DOGE cuts into law
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Elon Musk comes to Capitol Hill to meet with Republicans who discuss turning DOGE cuts into law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Billionaire Elon Musk arrived on Capitol Hill Tuesday and learned about something new — budget rescissions, an obscure legislative tool that could bring legal heft to his federal budget slashing effort and enshrine the cuts into law. “You know, there’s a lot of room — a lot of opportunity — to improve expenditures in the government,” Musk said …

Trump says Cabinet secretaries, not Elon Musk, are in charge of agency cuts
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump says Cabinet secretaries, not Elon Musk, are in charge of agency cuts

NPR  

Trump says Cabinet secretaries, not Elon Musk, are in charge of agency cuts toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images President Trump told his Cabinet members on Thursday that they are in charge of staff reductions, not Elon Musk, amid continuing questions over the billionaire adviser's role in a drastic reshaping of the federal government. Musk is the public face of the …

Trump’s plan for government: ‘maximum’ cuts he can get away with
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump’s plan for government: ‘maximum’ cuts he can get away with

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. CNN — The overriding questions of President Donald Trump’s second term are how dramatically he wants to cut government, and how far he’ll be able to go before the courts or Congress stop him. As CNN’s John Fritze wrote, “The order is part of a broader push by Trump …

US Department of Veterans Affairs to cut 80,000 jobs
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

US Department of Veterans Affairs to cut 80,000 jobs

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump's administration aims to cut some 80,000 jobs from the federal department overseeing veterans' health care and other benefits, according to a memo obtained Wednesday by AFP. US Department of Veterans Affairs to cut 80,000 jobs The move to downsize the Department of Veterans Affairs brings Trump's unprecedented cost-cutting efforts, led by billionaire adviser Elon Musk, into another …

'The savings aren't large': Conservatives say DOGE is just 'a distraction' for what's next
2 weeks, 2 days ago

'The savings aren't large': Conservatives say DOGE is just 'a distraction' for what's next

Raw Story  

A pair of fiscal conservatives expressed disillusionment with Elon Musk's efforts to cut federal spending through his Donald Trump-authorized Department of Government Efficiency. The tech mogul promised to slash the federal budget by eliminating entire agencies and dramatically culling the government workforce, but New York Times columnist David French and the Manhattan Institute’s Jessica Riedl don't think his savings will …

Donald Trump thanks Elon Musk for contributions to DOGE Ministry, ‘He didn’t need this…’
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Donald Trump thanks Elon Musk for contributions to DOGE Ministry, ‘He didn’t need this…’

Live Mint  

Donald Trump expressed gratitude to Elon Musk for his work in the Department of Government Efficiency Ministry. Earlier, Donald Trump praised Elon Musk for his leadership in streamlining federal operations to cut government costs. DOGE, led by Elon Musk and created by Donald Trump, aims to significantly reduce federal government costs by cutting spending and jobs. “That’s what democracy is …

Trump admits that Elon Musk is the head of DOGE, contradicting DOJ denials in federal court
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump admits that Elon Musk is the head of DOGE, contradicting DOJ denials in federal court

Salon  

It took just a few seconds, but President Donald Trump's shout-out to Elon Musk during his long-winded and combative address to Congress may torpedo his own government's legal arguments in defense of DOGE, whose apparent leader, plaintiffs say, has no legitimate authority to ransack government agencies. GOP lawmakers greeted Trump's tribute with cheers and applause, though the remark was a …

Trump Set For Victory Lap In Congress Even As He Usurps Its Power
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump Set For Victory Lap In Congress Even As He Usurps Its Power

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON – The first month of President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House has been a nonstop assault on the authority of Congress as an equal branch of government, with the president asserting unprecedented control over lawmakers’ power to control spending. Trump has empowered Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, to rip through federal agencies …

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