25 h. ago Musk’s DOGE team gets access to sensitive child support database despite objections from officials

DOGE’s efforts to probe separate IRS data are currently on hold

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27 h. ago Elon Musk protestors clash with cops in chaotic scenes after occupying Tesla showroom

A protest in Manhattan has become the latest in the US to target a Tesla site amid Elon Musk's continued DOGE role in Donald Trump's administration

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33 h. ago Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans

A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the sensitive Social Security data of millions of Americans

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39 h. ago Mike Johnson dramatically SPLITS from Elon Musk and DOGE: 'It's going to be corrected'

House Speaker Mike Johnson has distanced himself from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), vowing that controversial government cuts will be 'corrected.'

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49 h. ago Musk’s DOGE ‘whiz kids’ flew to California to try and release water themselves during LA fires

A group of Department of Government Efficiency agents repeatedly pressured a federal official to open a large water pump system in California — and then flew there to do it themselves, according to a new report.

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52 h. ago DOGE workers are using four rooms at a federal office building for sleeping — with IKEA beds, lamps and dressers

The cost-cutting arm is reportedly considering paying tens of thousands to install a washer and dryer in a federal office building in D.C.

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54 h. ago Some fired federal workers are being mocked by their families as DOGE’s policies divide America

The politics of Elon Musk and DOGE have split families across America - leading to more strife for fired federal workers

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57 h. ago 20 states sue Trump over mass firings saying Musk’s DOGE skipped required notices

The administration failed to provide notice before the mass firings, the states argue

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

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.

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3 d. ago Staffers at a small overseas investment agency deny DOGE building access, suit says

The president of a small federal agency that supports investment in African countries sued on Thursday to block the Trump administration from shutting it down

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3 d. ago Trump restrains Elon Musk’s Doge as concern mounts over job losses

US cabinet told to ‘keep all the people you want’ in first sign of pushback against Elon Musk’s cost-cutting project

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3 d. ago Nearly 200 fired CDC employees invited back to work, two weeks after job cuts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has invited some employees back to work, just two weeks after laying them off

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3 d. ago Elon Musk’s Doge to expand blitz against spending on consultants

Firms including Deloitte and Accenture told to justify billions of dollars’ worth of contracts

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4 d. ago Veterans say Trump’s plans to cut VA budget could put them ‘in the ground’

Some veterans fear losing services, but others say the VA should be ‘cleaned out’

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4 d. ago White House plans to expand mass layoffs to IRS and Veterans Affairs

Trump administration looks to axe half up to half of the tax agency’s workforce and fire up to 83,000 workers at the VAUS politics live – latest updatesMass layoffs are being planned for two more vital federal US government agencies as the IRS and Veteran Affairs have emerged as the latest targets of the Trump administration’s unprecedented purge through billionaire Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge), new reports suggest.The IRS is drafting plans to slash its 90,000-strong workforce by up to half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and buyouts, according to the Associated Press. The federal tax collector has offices across the country, with women accounting for 65% of the workforce, while people of color represent 56%. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump makes a telling admission of Elon Musk as he lists 'wasteful spending' DOGE is targeting

President Trump said Tuesday night in his speech to Congress that DOGE is 'headed by Elon Musk,' although government lawyers have told courts he has no 'formal authority.'

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4 d. ago Trump salutes Elon Musk's DOGE and says US is woke no more as Democrats walk out: Live speech updates

President Donald Trump is addressing Congress for a joint session for the first time since his 2020 State of the Union.

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6 d. ago Trump claims backlash over DOGE cuts is by ‘paid troublemakers’; Kremlin says Trump aligns with its vision: Live

President rebuked by Democratic Senator Chris Murphy for echoing pro-Russia talking points and seeking to ‘transition America into a kleptocratic oligarchy’

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6 d. ago Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring effect of Doge cuts

Howard Lutnick’s remarks echo Elon Musk, who says government spending doesn’t create value for US economyUS politics live – latest updatesHoward Lutnick, the US commerce secretary, said on Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports, in response to questions about whether the spending cuts pushed by billionaire businessman Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) could possibly cause an economic downturn.“You know that governments historically have messed with GDP,” Lutnick said on Fox News Channel’s Sunday Morning Futures. “They count government spending as part of GDP. So I’m going to separate those two and make it transparent.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago US may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring effect of Doge cuts

Howard Lutnick’s remarks echo Elon Musk, who says government spending doesn’t create value for US economyUS politics live – latest updatesHoward Lutnick, the US commerce secretary, said on Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports, in response to questions about whether the spending cuts pushed by the billionaire businessman Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) could possibly cause an economic downturn.“You know that governments historically have messed with GDP,” Lutnick said on Fox News Channel’s Sunday Morning Futures. “They count government spending as part of GDP. So I’m going to separate those two and make it transparent.” Continue reading...

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