Skeptical judges may make the Trump administration explain what it’s doing behind the scenes
The Trump administration may soon be forced to answer central questions about its Department of Government Efficiency and ...
How DOGE cracked Washington: A focus on arcane agencies gave Musk and his allies swift control of government nerve centers
Political appointees with deep ties to Musk now sit in key leadership positions across agencies that comprise the federal ...
Judge Chutkan rejects call from Democratic AGs for temporary restraining order blocking DOGE’s access to federal data
A federal judge declined on Tuesday to temporarily block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing ...
What DOGE could gain by accessing your Social Security data
When people think of Social Security, they typically think of monthly benefits — for the roughly 69 million retirees, ...
How Trump’s government-cutting moves risk exposing the CIA’s secrets
The CIA is conducting a formal review to assess the potential damage caused by an unclassified email sent to the White House ...
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DOGE visits the IRS, putting staffers on edge
At least one member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team visited the Internal Revenue Service offices in ...
Vivek Ramaswamy poised to announce 2026 bid for Ohio governor
Vivek Ramaswamy is expected to announce Monday evening that he is running for governor of Ohio in 2026, capping a rapid-fire ...
Paranoia seeps into a federal workforce worried about getting fired and being watched
As the Trump administration fires thousands of employees across the government, federal workers have another reason to be on ...
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DOGE’s power expands as federal agencies start planning large-scale layoffs
The next stage of the Trump administration’s efforts to slash the federal workforce is underway.
Recording reveals new details on controversial DOGE employee
Less than three years before Elon Musk tapped him to help overhaul the US government, Edward Coristine, then 17, was the ...
DOGE’s request for IRS data systems access may pose risks to tax filers
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — the special entity created by President Donald Trump and run by Elon Musk to ...
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DOGE’s claim that it saved $8 billion by canceling an $8 million contract raises questions about its ‘wall of receipts’
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency disclosed for the first ... that was actually worth a maximum of $8 million. A CNN review of contracting data showed that about two-thirds of ...