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Elon Musk Took A $113 Billion Hit Over Trump's DOGE Mission
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Musk may be gone and on the outs with Trump, but on Capitol Hill, DOGE continues. The House voted to cut funding to NPR, PBS, and some foreign aid.
John Lawson, the newly elected Breaston councillor who has a background in finance, will be leading the county's "Doge" drive, modelled after the Department of Government Efficiency previously overseen by Elon Musk in the US.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging President Trump to "reverse course" on the Department of Government Efficiency's efforts to cut government spending and agencies.
This rush job risks people’s private data, creates security gaps, and could result in catastrophic cuts to all benefits,” Senator Elizabeth Warren says of DOGE’s plans to “hastily upgrade” SSA IT systems.
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In a new turn of events, the rebranded "U.S. DOGE Service" has sent recruiting pitches to multiple federal employees in recent weeks.
At least 38 DOGE members work, or have worked, for one of Elon Musk’s companies. Meanwhile, nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries that employed them.
Critical tax agency staffing cuts were postponed until after filing season. Tax receipts markedly increased this spring over the previous year, despite initial projections at the Internal Revenue Service that revenue could plummet this year amid turmoil at the agency, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers Thursday.
James Fishback, the proponent of DOGE Dividend checks, has publicly criticized Musk over his feud with the president.
Scott Bessent told lawmakers he has no knowledge of DOGE access to the tax agency’s Integrated Data Retrieval System.