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DOGE says it has saved $160 billion. Those cuts have cost taxpayers $135 billion, one analysis says.
The push by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to slash federal funding will cost taxpayers money, nonpartisan ...
Elon Musk’s DOGE ties could get his companies out of $2 billion in potential liability
Elon Musk’s expansive portfolio of companies could avoid more than $2.37 billion in potential legal liability due to his ...
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The Legal Battle for DOGE Transparency
But if they’re subject to FOIA, those records are available now.” Lawyers who specialize in public records and government ...
The truth behind DOGE: what the numbers reveal as Elon Musk steps back
DOGE claims $160 billion in federal savings, but evidence suggests overstated figures, mounting risks, and unclear benefits ...
DOGE stimulus checks? No tax on overtime? Here's where 3 of Trump's economic ideas stand
President Donald Trump has made a range of promises leading up to his second term. Now 100 days in, here's where three of ...
How much do DOGE staffers really earn? Reports suggest their salaries far exceed Elon Musk’s 'zero compensation' claim
Despite Elon Musk's claims of working for free, his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff is reportedly earning ...
DOGE cuts hit San Jose State, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco. Researcher says: ‘I don’t know that they understood what I was doing’
Scuttled grants typically have a perceived connection to issues President Donald Trump has attacked, expert says.
Musk lays groundwork for big donor role in midterm elections as time with DOGE ends
As billionaire Elon Musk scales back work for U.S. President Donald Trump, he’s laying the groundwork for a major role as a ...
DOGE's deepest cuts to federal jobs are still to come — with or without Elon Musk
Elon Musk said he's stepping back from his DOGE role to focus on Tesla. That doesn't mean the DOGE-fueled federal worker ...
DOGE’s sweeping AmeriCorps cuts leave Philly volunteer programs unsure if they will get promised funding
Philadelphia receives $17.9 million in federal AmeriCorps funding. Local nonprofit leaders worry DOGE’s recent cuts could ...
DOGE’s mass federal workforce cuts may cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year alone
Elon Musk’s efforts to slash federal spending are costing the government in lost productivity and tax revenue, workforce and ...