Musk wore a black DOGE hat over a bruised right eye that he blamed on his young son’s punch. That was May 30 in the Oval Office. Days later, the two billionaires were punching at each other on the social media platforms they own.

Under Elon Musk, DOGE saved taxpayers $175 billion. But lawsuits and lack of congressional buy-in have limited its impact on making major cuts to government waste.

The U.S. spends less than 1% of its budget on foreign assistance. Tim Rieser, a senior foreign policy aide in the Senate who works for Democratic Vermont Sen. Peter Welch, called DOGE’s cuts to USAID a “mindless” setback to years of work. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.

Musk’s expected departure from DOGE this spring might close one chapter, but the consequences of his involvement will linger,

Democratic congressional leaders, including Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Newport News), on Tuesday morning heard accounts from local leaders and experts on the effects to veterans from Trump

Congress is preparing to take up a new rescissions package next week that could slash billions in funding from international aid, public broadcasting and other programs. The proposed package seeks to

Eliminating regulations always has a cost, and slashing science research is particularly problematic since scientific advances always pay for themselves.