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A bigger hole: Trump has already spent $155bn more than Biden. Musk now claims DOGE only saved $150bn

The Trump administration has already spent $155 billion more than former President Joe Biden did over the same period of time after their inaugurations, according to Treasury Department data. And Elon Musk is now claiming that his Department of Government Efficiency has only managed to save $150 billion.

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Trump Official Behind USAID Closure Leaves Post As Musk-Led Cuts Reshape Agency

The move came as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency cut funding and laid off contractors across many federal agencies, claiming it was part of a plan to reduce wasteful spending.

International Business Times

Judge relaxes ban on DOGE access to sensitive US Treasury information

A New York judge has relaxed a ban she'd put on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency preventing it from accessing sensitive U.S. Treasury Department information

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Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Derailing The Auto Industry

President Trump urged Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to use a “scalpel” and not a “hatchet” for agency cuts and firing thousands of American government workers. This approach seemingly does not apply to his tariff policies, which have smacked the auto industry like a hatchet.…

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Job layoffs hit their highest mark since the pandemic as DOGE firings fuel jump in data

March’s job cuts were the third-highest number of layoffs since the pandemic

The Independent UK

Donald Trump tells allies that Elon Musk 'will leave Government soon'

Reports claim Tesla CEO will develop an ‘exit strategy’ and return to his businesses

Evening Standard

How memes spread conspiracy theories – and what to consider before sharing one

“I am become meme,” declared Elon Musk at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference, just after hoisting a chainsaw – a gift from Argentina’s president, Javier Milei – above his head. The tech billionaire and head of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) was correct. Within hours, images…

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A DOGE employee is put in charge of the US Institute of Peace, a court filing alleges

A court filing says an official allied with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has been put in charge of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally funded think tank targeted by President Donald Trump for closure

The Independent UK

Musk Defends DOGE's Social Security Reforms, Says 'I Don't Need The Money'

Elon Musk reiterated Sunday that he doesn't need to be paid for the work he was doing as the DOGE chief amid concerns about his work around social security.

International Business Times

Most US Institute of Peace workers get late-night word of their mass firing

Most employees at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, have received email notices of their mass firing — the latest step in the Trump administration’s government downsizing

The Independent UK

Appeals court clears way for DOGE to keep operating at USAID

A federal appeals court has lifted an order blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development

The Independent UK

Musk's DOGE Team Emerges From The Shadows

It has worked in the shadows for months, but Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has now offered the first peek behind the curtain of the government cost-cutting drive it launched on behalf of US President Donald Trump.

International Business Times

Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at US agencies

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management

The Independent UK

‘The Big Short’ investor who predicted the 2008 crash warns the market is 'underestimating’ the economic impact of DOGE’s mass firings

The cost-cutting spree isn’t limited to government—billions in private-business contracts are affected, Danny Moses told Fortune.

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The Independent UK

Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security personal information for now

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from Social Security Administration systems that hold personally identifiable data on millions of Americans

The Independent UK

‘More than just an AOC’: Michigan Dem defends her lack of Musk pushback as she faces heat at town hall

Slotkin addressed sweeping cuts by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and fears over what it could mean for Medicaid

The Independent UK

Social Security in-person identity checks opposed by advocates and retirees alike

The Social Security Administration’s plan to require in-person identity checks for millions of new and existing recipients has drawn ire from lawmakers, advocacy groups and program recipients who are concerned that the government is placing barriers in front of people seeking to access their benefits

The Independent UK

The Latest: DOGE official to take USAID leadership role despite department helping to dismantle it

According to an email obtained by The Associated Press, a senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, giving DOGE direct authority over an agency it has worked to dismantle

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The Independent UK

A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year

Twenty-six Social Security Administration offices across the country are expected to close this year, due to actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency

The Independent UK

DOGE official is taking a leadership role at USAID, an email obtained by AP says

A senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press

The Independent UK

Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts

The Independent UK

DOGE staffers accused of breaking into US Institute of Peace

The U.S. Institute of Peace insists it is a nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch and is instead an independent agency

International Business Times

DOGE Says $400M In Taxpayer Dollars Saved In 2 Days, Elon Musk Laments 'Corruption' Attacks

DOGE said Thursday that it was able to save $400 million in taxpayer money in the last two days after it canceled some contracts and grants – Elon Musk has been speaking up on opposition over his department's downsizing strategies.

The Independent UK

DOGE lease cancellations: Which government offices could be closed this year and when

The General Services Administration, working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, has notified landlords that federal agencies will be terminating hundreds of leases for offices and buildings in the coming months

Latin Times

Fired Federal Workers Cautiously Celebrate After Judge Orders They Must Be Rehired: It's a 'Good Day For Now'

Fired federal workers have taken to social media to warily celebrate being reinstated to their jobs within federal departments after briefly having their employment terminated by the Trump administration, particularly by the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency.

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