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The Latest Breaking News from Department of Government Efficiency

Elon Musk leaves Trump administration and DOGE government cost-cutting agency

Musk said on X he hoped the DOGE mission would only “strengthen over time” and become a “way of life in the government” as he announced his stepping back from the cost-cutting agency created under the Trump administration.

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Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over Musk's cost-cutting team

The U.S. Institute of Peace has retaken control of its headquarters, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was illegal

The Independent UK

Anti-Trump Campaign Runs Sarcastic National Parks Billboards to Highlight DOGE Cuts: 'Now With Reduced Staff'

A billboard campaign seeks to hit back at Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on behalf of US National Parks.

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Humanities groups sue Trump administration to reverse local funding cuts

A humanities federation and a state council have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to reverse local funding cuts made by Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and the National Endowment for the Humanities

The Independent UK

More than $220 million in contracts canceled by Musk and DOGE have been brought back

Revived contracts include everything from software license agreements to partnerships with vendors in charge of government data and records

The Independent UK

Jobs report defies expectations and hiring remains steady despite concerns over Trump’s tariffs

The report gives the first glimpse of how the economy has fared after Trump’s so-called ‘Liberation Day’ when he introduced sweeping tariffs that plunged the stock market into chaos

The Independent UK

Musk promises DOGE has a ‘long-term’ future as steps back from White House having cut a fraction of what he promised

DOGE shows up in force on Fox as Musk vows its mission will continue even though he’s not longer at the White House

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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 has to Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans

The Independent UK

DOGE Has Slashed Federal Spending. That’s Helped This 1 ‘Strong Buy’ Stock Outperform.

ServiceNow powers federal efficiency, making it a top pick now for public-sector growth.

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Elon Musk’s ‘efficiency’ team is quietly building a vast immigration tracking database

In the last few months DOGE has pursued immigration-related data across the Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, Rhian Lubin reports

The Independent UK

How Social Security claimants are being ‘resurrected’ after DOGE falsely declares them dead

‘We have people who did not receive benefits come in every day with their ID and say, “I’m not dead, I’m alive!,”’ an SSA analyst recalls

The Independent UK

Trump live updates: Just 37% of Americans approve of president’s handling of economy, poll shows

The majority of Americans now fear a recession, even as Donald Trump conceded ultra-high tariffs on China would fall but would not hit zero

The Independent UK

Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data

A federal judge has imposed new restrictions on the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

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International Business Times

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.

The Independent UK

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.…

The Independent UK

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

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Evening Standard

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

The Conversation

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…

The Independent UK

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

International Business Times

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.

The Independent UK

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

International Business Times

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.

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