Explainer - Is Elon Musk's government efficiency drive legal?
Elon Musk is testing the limits of legal and ethical restrictions on the role of special advisers in U.S. presidential administrations, according to some legal experts and lawmakers who oppose the billionaire's mission against what he deems wasteful government spending.
Lincoln man reportedly working on Elon Musk, DOGE government efficiency project
Farritor was identified by Wired magazine on Sunday as one of six young computer whizzes working with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
Elon Musk's ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ has a rough first week
As the first week of Trump’s second term gets underway, the not-quite-real Department of Government Efficiency is both struggling and expanding its remit.
Elon Musk is a ‘special government employee.’ What does that mean?
The SGE designation, which has come under scrutiny under Democrats as well, exempts short-term federal employees from certain disclosure rules.
Trump makes DOGE head Elon Musk a 'special government employee' amid accusations of a takeover
President Trump made Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, a 'special government employee' at the White House. Here's what that means.
Elon Musk and his DOGE: Fixing government or dismantling the Constitution?
Trump efficiency czar Elon Musk is taking drastic steps to tame bloated government. Critics say the Constitution is being shredded in the process.
Trump Makes Musk, the World's Richest Man, a 'Special Government Employee'
Musk, who has promised "mass head-count reductions" across the federal bureaucracy, has drawn wide scrutiny in recent days as his team has been given access to or has taken contro
White House reacts to Democrat criticism of DOGE: 'It's unacceptable'
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says rhetoric being used by Democrats against the Department of Government ...
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What is the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE?
President Trump said the entity would focus on cutting government waste and slashing federal regulations, and he put tech ...
Mike Johnson says there's a 'gross overreaction' over Elon Musk's efforts to cut government spending: 'Not a power grab'
The GOP House Speaker said he believes the executive branch's government efficiency efforts are "within the scope of their ...
White House calls Democrat criticism of DOGE 'unacceptable' and 'incredibly alarming'
The White House says Democrats "don't even know what they're talking about" when it comes to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Trump and Musk’s dismantling of government is shaking the foundations of US democracy
Three weeks in, the change the Republican administration has brought is a disruption of the federal government.
Here's how Musk's access to Treasury system may impact Social Security, other government payments
The new Department of Government Efficiency now has access to a federal system responsible for $6 trillion in annual payments ...
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Musk reminded of limits as he reshapes government
Elon Musk, appointed to lead federal restructuring through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has faced quiet ...
The Latest: Trump challenges bedrocks of American democracy
When Elon Musk debuted the Department of Government Efficiency recently at the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson enthusiastically predicted the coming Trump administration would bring ''a lot of ...
Trump administration drafting executive order to initiate Department of Education’s elimination
The Trump administration has begun drafting an executive order that would kick off the process of eliminating the Department ...
‘DJS is a wreck’: Maryland lawmakers debate the efficiency of the Department of Juvenile Services
Discussions around legislation to stop automatically charging minors as adults for certain crimes morphed into a debate over ...