Musk says all US govt staff must justify their work or lose jobs
1 month ago

Musk says all US govt staff must justify their work or lose jobs

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to Donald Trump, said Saturday that all US federal employees must justify their work or lose their jobs, hours after the president pushed him to be "more aggressive" in slashing government spending. Musk says all US govt staff must justify their work or lose jobs Musk the world's richest person and Trump's biggest donor has led the effort to fire swaths of the government workforce. Earlier Saturday, Trump said on his Truth Social platform that Musk was "doing a great job, but I would like to see him get more aggressive." Musk said this week he would work with Trump for as long as he "can be helpful," as the pair dismissed concerns over conflicts of interest due to the tech tycoon's government contracts.

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Musk's 'what did you do last week' email to government staffers suffers spectacular fail as DOGE buckles
14 hours, 18 minutes ago

Musk's 'what did you do last week' email to government staffers suffers spectacular fail as DOGE buckles

Daily Mail  

'First Buddy' Elon Musk's controversial order for all federal employees to send a weekly list of their accomplishments has hit a humiliating snag. Elon Musk's order to all federal employees to send a weekly list of their accomplishments hit a snag on Monday, when staffers said their emails bounced back Musk had originally asked federal employees to send their list …

Espionage concerns rise as Donald Trump, Elon Musk lay off thousands of federal agents: Most are patriots but…’
3 days, 10 hours ago

Espionage concerns rise as Donald Trump, Elon Musk lay off thousands of federal agents: Most are patriots but…’

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have been cutting down on costs associated to the US government by laying off thousands of federal government employees, however, their endeavour has left the country vulnerable to the threat of espionage. Former White House chief information officer Theresa Payton, who worked under President George W Bush, spoke to Associated Press in her …

'We are public servants, not Elon’s servants': Leakers hit back at DOGE
5 days, 16 hours ago

'We are public servants, not Elon’s servants': Leakers hit back at DOGE

Raw Story  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is stepping up the threats against anyone who leaks internal discussions or embarrassing information out of his Department of Government Efficiency task force — but it's having the opposite effect he was hoping for, Politico reported on Friday. "'We are public servants, not Elon’s servants,' said one Food and Drug Administration employee who, like all people …

Musk threatens ‘prosecution’ of Pentagon leakers over top secret potential China war briefing
6 days, 5 hours ago

Musk threatens ‘prosecution’ of Pentagon leakers over top secret potential China war briefing

Firstpost  

Both Pentagon and Trump have confirmed the high-level meeting on Friday but have rejected reports that China war strategy would be on the agenda. Reuters US billionaire and a top advisor to President Donald Trump, Elon Musk has brazenly threatened Pentagon officials who may have leaked information to media about a top-secret meeting, reportedly involving a briefing on a potential …

Bluntness that won Trump a second term backfires to attract legal trouble
6 days, 11 hours ago

Bluntness that won Trump a second term backfires to attract legal trouble

The Hindu  

Donald Trump’s shoot-from-the-lip style had kept Americans on the edge of their seats during last year’s presidential campaign. Mr. Trump most notably boasted of creating DOGE during his primetime address to a joint session of Congress and said it was “headed by Elon Musk.” Republicans gave Mr. Musk a standing ovation, who saluted from the gallery above the House chamber. …

Trump acknowledges concerns over Musk’s business interests, says he shouldn’t get war plans
6 days, 17 hours ago

Trump acknowledges concerns over Musk’s business interests, says he shouldn’t get war plans

LA Times  

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, shown last week, met with Elon Musk on Friday at the Pentagon. President Trump said Friday that war plans should not be shared with his advisor Elon Musk because of his business interests, a rare suggestion that the billionaire entrepreneur’s expansive role in the administration will face limits. Trump made the comments during an Oval Office …

Elon Musk demands prosecutions of staff over Pentagon leaks to New York Times
6 days, 17 hours ago

Elon Musk demands prosecutions of staff over Pentagon leaks to New York Times

India Today  

Tech mogul Elon Musk lashed out at Pentagon staff who allegedly spoke to reporters of the New York Times. On microblogging platform X, Musk said, "The New York Times is pure propaganda." Access to a highly secret military plan would significantly expand Musk’s role as a Trump adviser pushing for cuts in US government spending. It would also spark concerns …

'They want to kill me': Elon Musk says his life is in danger because he is 'stopping fraud'
1 week, 1 day ago

'They want to kill me': Elon Musk says his life is in danger because he is 'stopping fraud'

Firstpost  

Musk stated that government fraud is “so high” that it is contributing to a $2 trillion annual deficit, expressing concern that the US is heading toward bankruptcy due to the “corruption of waste" Elon Musk has been a newsmaker ever since Trump opened a new department and made him its head. Under Musk, the Department of Government Efficiency has fired …

'Harmed the public interest': Judge deals Trump and Musk another blow in court
1 week, 1 day 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 …

'Hunger Games': NASA building has cockroach 'infestation' as staff works 'with no desks'
1 week, 3 days ago

'Hunger Games': NASA building has cockroach 'infestation' as staff works 'with no desks'

Raw Story  

After returning to the White House on January 20, President Donald Trump issued numerous executive orders — one of them telling federal employees who had been working remotely since the COVID-19 pandemic to return to physical offices. For example, the Reuters journalists report that at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration office in Washington, "employees returned to an infestation of …

'A lot of headaches for Trump': Ex-GOP lawmaker says Republicans are fed up with Elon Musk
1 week, 3 days ago

'A lot of headaches for Trump': Ex-GOP lawmaker says Republicans are fed up with Elon Musk

Raw Story  

Elon Musk is causing "headaches" for Donald Trump as Republican lawmakers start to sour on the richest man in the world, according to a former GOP lawmaker. Former Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo appeared on MSNBC over the weekend, and was asked about Musk and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. "It's obvious at this point that Elon Musk and this …

'People crying in the office': IRS insiders dish about Trump's bid to 'undermine' agency
1 week, 4 days 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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1 week, 5 days 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 …

Federal employees union tells Congress: Don't just give Musk and Trump more money
Top News
2 weeks ago

Federal employees union tells Congress: Don't just give Musk and Trump more money

Salon  

The union that represents many federal workers is arguing that a formal government shutdown would be better than allowing Elon Musk to continue his unilateral assault on its members. Everett B. Kelly, national president of AFGE, argued that Congress, in the name of preventing a shutdown, would be cosigning an ongoing assault on the federal government, noting that the Trump …

Trump feels 'very badly' after mass firings — but insists 'many of them don't work at all'
2 weeks 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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2 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown
Top News
55 years, 2 months ago

Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown

Wired  

As President Donald Trump has been trying to keep House Republicans in line over a continuing resolution to keep the government open through the fall, Elon Musk has expressed a desire for a government shutdown, four sources familiar with his position tell WIRED. Sources also tell WIRED that Musk has wanted a government shutdown—an aim that runs contrary to the …

Elon Musk Calls Federal Spending On Social Security, Benefit Programs 'The Big One' To Cut
Top News
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Elon Musk Calls Federal Spending On Social Security, Benefit Programs 'The Big One' To Cut

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Elon Musk pushed debunked theories about Social Security on Monday while describing federal benefit programs as rife with fraud, suggesting they will be a primary target in his crusade to reduce government spending. “That’s the big one to eliminate.” The comments on the popular program and other benefits provided to Americans could rattle politicians on …

Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud
Top News
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration WASHINGTON — Elon Musk pushed debunked theories about Social Security on Monday while describing federal benefit programs as rife with fraud, suggesting they will be a primary target in his crusade to reduce government spending. Musk also said there were “20 million people who are definitely dead marked …

Musk And DOGE Try To Slash Government By Cutting Out Those Who Answer To Voters
2 weeks, 4 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
Trending News
2 weeks, 4 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
2 weeks, 4 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. …

Elon Musk Marco Rubio Clash Over Firings In Explosive Cabinet Meeting Donald Trump Reacts To Report
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Elon Musk Marco Rubio Clash Over Firings In Explosive Cabinet Meeting Donald Trump Reacts To Report

ABP News  

US President Donald Trump has dismissed reports of a heated exchange between his senior advisor, billionaire Elon Musk, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a White House cabinet meeting after reports claimed a faceoff between both. Rubio reportedly responded that 1,500 officials had accepted early retirement, sarcastically asking whether he should rehire them just to fire them again for …

Red state Republicans under the gun as they are 'yoked politically' to Elon Musk: report
2 weeks, 5 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 …

Musk rips Rubio for 'not firing enough federal workers' at Trump Cabinet meeting: Report
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Musk rips Rubio for 'not firing enough federal workers' at Trump Cabinet meeting: Report

Firstpost  

The Tesla CEO, who is touted as a close adviser to the president, tore into Rubio and scolded him for “not firing much of the workforce” at the Department of State. As per the report, Musk went on to claim that the former senator is only “good for TV” but barely anything else Billionaire Elon Musk scolds Secretary of State …

‘You’re not supposed to be asking that’: Trump refuses to answer questions about Musk
2 weeks, 5 days ago

‘You’re not supposed to be asking that’: Trump refuses to answer questions about Musk

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump lashed out at an NBC News reporter during a Friday afternoon Q&A in the Oval Office, refusing to answer questions about Elon Musk, who serves as a Senior Advisor to the President. During his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, President Trump praised the billionaire Tesla tech tycoon, declaring, “I have created the …

'Believe it when I see it': Federal workers have 'zero optimism' Trump will rein in Musk
2 weeks, 5 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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2 weeks, 5 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 …

A single day of Trump and Musk's cost-cutting campaign remakes huge sections of US government
2 weeks, 5 days ago

A single day of Trump and Musk's cost-cutting campaign remakes huge sections of US government

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: A series of decisions revealed Friday provided a glimpse of the turmoil engulfing federal agencies since US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk launched their campaign of disruption, upending how government functions in ways big and small. The cascading developments are only a fraction of the upheaval that's taken place since Trump took office, but they still reshaped how …

'You have fired nobody': Angry Elon Musk reportedly berated Trump cabinet in tense meeting
2 weeks, 5 days ago

'You have fired nobody': Angry Elon Musk reportedly berated Trump cabinet in tense meeting

Raw Story  

Elon Musk berated a pair of Donald Trump's cabinet members in a tense White House meeting that ended with the president assuring the public that his next phase for cutting the federal workforce would be more methodically carried out. "Mr. Musk, who wore a suit and tie to Thursday’s meeting instead of his usual T-shirt after Mr. Trump publicly ribbed …

Is Trump reining in Musk’s power after Doge backlash?
Trending News
2 weeks, 6 days 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, 6 days 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, 6 days 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 …

Stephen Colbert Trolls Elon Musk With An Absolutely Perfect Description Of DOGE
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Stephen Colbert Trolls Elon Musk With An Absolutely Perfect Description Of DOGE

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” audience booed heartily at the very mention of Elon Musk and his effort to shrink the federal government via the Department of Government Efficiency. As jeers filled the room, Colbert snarked: “That is the sound of Tesla sales plummeting.” Colbert said DOGE has been firing government workers “so randomly” that understaffed agencies are …

Trump picks sides in MAGA power struggle as Elon Musk drops his chainsaw and leaves federal cuts to Cabinet
2 weeks, 6 days 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 Tells Republican Lawmakers He's Not To Blame For Federal Firings
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Elon Musk Tells Republican Lawmakers He's Not To Blame For Federal Firings

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — It’s not his fault. 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 go — using a “‘scalpel’” he said in a social media post “rather than the ’hatchet.” “I don’t want to …

Elon Musk denies blame for federal worker firings, says agencies made decisions
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Elon Musk denies blame for federal worker firings, says agencies made decisions

Hindustan Times  

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. “Elon doesn't fire people,” said Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., after a dinner-time pizza meeting with Musk in the basement of the Capitol. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., said Musk told lawmakers that …

'Keep all people you need': Trump tells his Cabinet Musk is an advisor, not in charge
2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Keep all people you need': Trump tells his Cabinet Musk is an advisor, not in charge

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump laid down the goliath at the Cabinet meeting on Thursday when he said that DOGE supremo Elon Musk only have an advisory role and the final call about their departments will be taken by the respective secretaries At a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, US President Donald Trump set the record straight that his ministers are in …

Elon Musk doesn’t fire people, it’s Trump…: Republicans told as Tesla CEO leads DOGE cuts
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2 weeks, 6 days 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, 6 days 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 …

In Cabinet meeting, Trump draws the Lakshman Rekha for Musk
2 weeks, 6 days ago

In Cabinet meeting, Trump draws the Lakshman Rekha for Musk

India Today  

Donald Trump has been sending a message to the world he is here to change it. In a high-stakes cabinet meeting on March 6, Trump made it clear: the heads of departments, and not the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency, will take the final call on hirings and firings. But this latest meeting marked the first clear move by …

Trump's attempt to clean up after Elon Musk backfires
2 weeks, 6 days 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, 6 days 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 …

Trump says Musk should use 'scalpel' not 'hatchet' in govt cuts
Top News
2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he’s not to blame for federal firings
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he’s not to blame for federal firings

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration. And if they don’t cut, then Elon will do the cutting.” He had said in the earlier post that Musk and Cabinet officials will meet every two weeks to advance their cost-cutting goals Elon Musk leaves after meeting with Senate Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March …

Trump Orders Cabinet Chiefs, Not Musk’s DOGE, to Cut Workforce
2 weeks, 6 days 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 empowers his Cabinet to take 'scalpel' to their agencies and makes major admission about Elon Musk
2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Trump tells Elon Musk he has no authority to fire government workers
Top News
2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

'Confusing and callous': GOP senator takes direct shot at Elon Musk on his own app
2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Confusing and callous': GOP senator takes direct shot at Elon Musk on his own app

Raw Story  

Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Thursday took a direct shot at X owner Elon Musk for the cuts that he and his minions at the Department of Government Efficiency have been making to the federal workforce. "They not only informed me of the confusing and callous handling of personnel matters by OPM and DOGE, but they also painted an incredibly troubling …

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