News

DOGE says it has saved $160 billion. Those cuts have cost taxpayers $135 billion, one analysis says.
The push by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to slash federal funding will cost taxpayers money, nonpartisan ...
What is Doge and why is Musk stepping back?
Tesla boss Elon Musk has pledged to "significantly" cut back his role in Doge, the body tasked with reducing US government ...
Appellate court won’t lift restrictions on DOGE access to Social Security information
A federal appeals court says it won’t lift restrictions on the access that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ...
DOGE dwindles after Trump’s first 100 days
DOGE came out swinging in the early days of Trump’s second presidency, firing thousands of federal workers and slashing congressionally appropriated funds it deemed “waste, fraud, and abuse.” With his ...
Most Americans don't think DOGE has actually cut government waste, poll says
In a new Washington Post-ABC-Ipsos poll, only 32% of US adults said government fraud had declined since January, while 34% ...
Musk’s DOGE Goons’ Total Failure to Cut Spending Revealed
Elon Musk promised to save the government $2 trillion, then $1 trillion. He has so far saved a tiny fraction of that.
Trump May Pause On Shoving DOGE Cuts Down Congress’ Throat; May Force Feed Medicaid Cuts Instead
As my colleague Emine Yücel reported yesterday, President Trump’s plan for a rescissions package — which many presidents have ...
DOGE Was Bad. Schedule F Will Be Worse.
An executive order will convert 50,000 government employees into de facto political appointees who serve only at the ...