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 ...
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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.
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Trump Voter Tells CNN He Doesn’t Trust Elon Musk: ‘Can You Believe Any of That Crap?’
Voters across the country have expressed varying degrees of skepticism about the role GOP megadonor Elon Musk is playing in ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information, sources say
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency over Department of ...
Here’s Where Trump’s Government Layoffs Are—FEMA, IRS, TSA And More
The Trump administration reportedly asked FEMA officials to produce a list of employees that could be targeted for ...
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Musk shows why he’s such a powerful ally for Trump and would be an even more menacing enemy
Elon Musk’s Oval Office address showed why he’s a menacing foe for the federal government and why President Donald Trump is ...
How a mid-level staffer rose to oversee the Social Security Administration within days
Leland Dudek, a mid-level career employee at the Social Security Administration, posted on LinkedIn that he was placed on administrative leave for cooperating with Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...