What Elon Musk and DOGE Are Doing to the Federal Government
The billionaire and his cronies continue to move fast and break things. Here are their boldest attacks thus far.
What is DOGE? What to know about the Elon Musk-led organization upending federal agencies
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which refers to a cryptocurrency championed by Musk, was set up by Trump in an executive action on his first day in office. DOGE, run by Musk, has been tasked with finding ways to cut spending and regulations.
What position does Elon Musk hold in the federal government? Is his position legal?
Elon Musk's new position of special government employee is raising more questions than not. Here's what to know.
What to know about Elon Musk's government dismantling and the fight to stop him
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency group has made swift work of the billionaire's goal to curtail the government. Here are some of the direct actions.
What is Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and what has it actually done so far?
In an effort to slash government spending, President Trump has asked the world’s richest man, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, to lead his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In turn, Musk and his team have spent the first few weeks of Trump’s second term waging a largely unchecked war on the federal bureaucracy.
The White House says Elon Musk is a "special government employee." Here's what that means.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that Tesla CEO Musk is categorized as a special government employee.
Deadline For Trump’s Federal Buyout Offer Extended By Court—As Over 65,000 Staff Agree To Leave: Here’s What To Know
A judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s buyout offer to federal civilian employees from taking effect Thursday, ...
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What is USAID, the federal agency the Trump admin is dismantling
The Trump administration on Tuesday night announced it was placing most of the U.S. Agency for International Development's ...
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When is the federal resignation deadline? Here's what you need to know
WASHINGTON - More than 2 million federal employees face a deadline Thursday after being offered buyouts last month by the Trump administration. The deadline comes at 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday, February ...
Trump has ordered federal workers back to the office. Problem is there isn't enough space
On his first day in office, Trump ordered all agencies to end remote work and for employees to return to their in-person duty ...
Elon Musk's access to Treasury's payment system is raising alarms. Here's what to know.
Elon Musk's control of a federal payment system is raising concerns about funding for programs like Social Security and the ...
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Federal worker buyout deadline: What we know about the deferred resignation program
A judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign, extending the deadline to Monday.
What else is gone from federal websites? Troves of census data, rattling local groups.
On Friday evening, the US Census Bureau’s website was completely inaccessible for a few hours as data were scrubbed from the ...
What is USAID? Foreign aid from US suspended by President Trump and Elon Musk
Trump's overhaul of the federal government now has its sights set on foreign aid from the U.S. Here's what we know and which ...