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Tracking Trump: White House proposes budget cuts; downsizing at the CIA; Congress balks at DOGE cuts; and more
Trump is planning a major downsizing at the CIA and other spy agencies. In other news: Trump this week named eight new ...
GOP balks at approving even a fraction of Musk’s DOGE cuts
Trump officials are running into resistance not just from Democrats, but from congressional Republicans, who have made clear ...
Musk says DOGE has made progress but 'not as effective as I'd like' after first 100 days
The billionaire Tesla CEO discussed in a White House interview a wide-ranging set topics including reflecting on the last few ...
White House budget calls for $163 billion in federal cuts next year
Under President Donald Trump, budget chief Russell Vought has sought to assert more unilateral control over government ...
Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court to Allow DOGE to Access Social Security Data
The emergency request follows a federal judge's ruling that limited the department's access, citing federal privacy ...
Musk defends his work as he prepares to wind down at DOGE but gives hazy answers on future
Elon Musk is defending the work of the Department of Government Efficiency as he prepares to scale back from his government ...
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 ...
DOGE says more than $330 million in ‘improper payment requests’ rejected
The Department of Government Efficiency, which is a White House unit rather than an executive department, says the Treasury ...