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Musk Wields Literal 'Chainsaw for Bureaucracy'

A gift from Argentine President Javier Melei to symbolize his DOGE cuts

(Newser) - "This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy. Chainsaw!" Elon Musk gleefully shouted Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where he raised a sparkly chainsaw for the crowd. The tool was used to represent Musk's efforts to slash the government workforce and programs through DOGE. Marked with a...

DOGE Cuts to 9/11 Program Aren't Going Over Very Well

New York, New Jersey Republicans express 'grave concerns' on WTC Health Program staff reductions

(Newser) - On Monday, New York's Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand penned a letter insisting that cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to the World Trade Center Health Program, which offers aid to first responders and others who suffer from 9/11-related health conditions, be rescinded and...

6K IRS Employees Are Getting the Boot

DOGE-driven layoffs to begin Thursday

(Newser) - About 6% of employees at the Internal Revenue Service are reportedly to be laid off. After the Biden administration's attempts to improve services at the agency with new staff, the Trump administration has ordered the firing of 6,000 of its 100,000 employees, including recent hires, sources tell...

Trump: We May Give Americans 20% of DOGE Savings

President offered few details on the possibility

(Newser) - Could Americans see some cash from all these DOGE cost-saving measures? President Trump says he's considering the idea, the Wall Street Journal reports. "We're thinking about giving 20% back to the American citizens and 20% down to pay back debt," he said at a Saudi Arabia-sponsored...

Octavia Spencer Offers Special 'Bake Sale' for DOGE Workers

Actor puts up post about serving poop pie from The Help to staffers, fans of the cost-cutting group

(Newser) - Octavia Spencer wants to reward workers for the Trump administration's so-called Department of Government Efficiency organization with a bake sale—with her wares containing a very "special ingredient" that will be familiar to fans of her movie The Help. Per the Hollywood Reporter , the Oscar-winning actor posted her...

DOGE Cuts Temporarily Shut JFK Library

Kennedy family blasts firing of probationary employees in charge of operations

(Newser) - The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston was closed to visitors Tuesday after DOGE reportedly fired at least five probationary employees responsible for day-to-day operations. Former congressman Joe Kennedy III, a grandnephew of Kennedy, said the library received notice Tuesday morning from the National Archives and Records...

Feds Giveth Accidental Pink Slips, Taketh Them Away

Chaos abounds as multiple federal agencies accidentally fire staffers amid DOGE cuts

(Newser) - Last week, the Energy Department had to scramble to rehire nuclear energy specialists for the National Nuclear Security Administration, after it mistakenly told hundreds of staffers at the agency they'd lost their jobs. That's not the only incident of head-count slashing gone awry throughout the government at the...

Fired National Park Rangers' Emotional Letters Go Viral

'Things are not ok. I am not ok'

(Newser) - Among the thousands who have lost their jobs as the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency works its way through the federal workforce are about 1,000 National Park Service employees. One of those, Brian Gibbs, responded with an open letter that quickly went viral, CBS News reports. Gibbs...

Judge Says She Won't Block Musk, DOGE Immediately

But she says states' concerns about 'unchecked authority' are legitimate

(Newser) - A federal judge refused Tuesday to immediately block Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data systems or participating in worker layoffs. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan found that there are legitimate questions about Musk's authority, but said there isn't evidence of the kind...

White House: Musk Does Not Run DOGE
White House: Musk
Does Not Run DOGE
Feb 18, 2025 11:14 AM CST

White House: Musk Does Not Run DOGE

Court filing in response to lawsuit says he's not the administrator of the new office

(Newser) - Quick, name the leader of the new Department of Government Efficiency. If you answered, "Elon Musk," you're at least technically incorrect. The White House on Monday night explicitly stated in a court filing that Musk isn't the administrator of DOGE, reports the New York Times . Nor...

Elon Musk: I'm 'Looking for the Gold at Fort Knox'

DOGE may try to get access to the highly secretive government locale

(Newser) - DOGE is making inroads at the Treasury , the Social Security administration , the IRS , and a slew of other government entities—but can it get into Fort Knox? Elon Musk said Monday the famous gold repository is on his radar, reports the Hill . "Looking for the gold at Fort Knox,...

Top Social Security Official Out After DOGE Tries to Access Data

Advocate says her replacement has reportedly already granted the access, however

(Newser) - Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency tried to access sensitive information at the Social Security Administration over the weekend, and Acting Commissioner Michelle King refused to grant it—and then stepped down from her position, multiple sources tell outlets including the Washington Post and the AP . A Trump administration...

Trump Begins Firing Staffers at the FAA

Purge of several hundred started via email Friday night

(Newser) - The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Probationary workers were targeted in late-night emails on Friday notifying them they'd been fired,...

Musk's Team May Get Access to Personal Taxpayer Data

DOGE is digging deeper into the IRS

(Newser) - Elon Musk's DOGE team may soon get access to the personal tax records of millions of Americans, reports the Washington Post . A representative from the Department of Government Efficiency is requesting access to the Integrated Data Retrieval System, which the newspaper describes as "heavily guarded" and controls access...

Big Layoffs Expected at IRS Amid Tax Season

Elon Musk's DOGE has been looking at the agency

(Newser) - Last week, a representative of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency arrived at IRS headquarters in DC. What now? The agency will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, the AP reports, quoting two sources familiar with the plan. The New York Times also...

DOGE Arrives at the IRS
DOGE Arrives at the IRS
Feb 14, 2025 7:54 AM CST

DOGE Arrives at the IRS

With tax season in full swing, agency 'will be looked at like everybody else,' says Trump

(Newser) - A top DOGE aide turned up at the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, showing no department is safe from the Trump administration's efforts to make severe cuts. DOGE's Gavin Kliger met with senior executives at IRS headquarters in Washington to scrutinize the agency "even as the ongoing...

14 States Sue Trump, Musk, DOGE
14 States Sue
Trump, Musk, DOGE
Feb 14, 2025 6:09 AM CST

14 States Sue Trump, Musk, DOGE

Coalition claims the president is violating the Constitution

(Newser) - Elon Musk's efforts to "delete" government agencies and fire thousands of workers is unconstitutional, a coalition of 14 states alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday against Musk, his Department of Governmental Efficiency, and President Trump. New Mexico is leading the coalition of states, which claims the unelected billionaire'...

'President' Musk Targeted in First DOGE Panel Hearing

Greene urged lawmakers to avoid 'political theater and partisan attacks'

(Newser) - The House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency—DOGE—held its first hearing on Wednesday, and Elon Musk, who was not in attendance, was one of the main topics of debate. Rep. Melania Stansburg, the subcommittee's ranking Democrat, accused Musk and President Trump of "illegally dismantling the federal...

Musk Is Now the 'De Facto President'
Musk Is Now the
'De Facto President'
OPINION
Feb 12, 2025 9:45 AM CST

Musk Is Now the 'De Facto President'

6 takes on the richest man's mounting power with DOGE

(Newser) - As Elon Musk stood beside him, President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that gives Musk's Department of Government Efficiency group control over hiring and firing at federal agencies. Six takes on what that means:
  • Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo : "I don't think it's too
...

Musk Joins Trump for Signing of DOGE Order

Executive order calls for 'large-scale reductions' in federal workforce

(Newser) - President Trump made a rare appearance with Elon Musk, his most powerful adviser, in the Oval Office on Tuesday before signing an executive order to continue downsizing the federal workforce. The AP reviewed a White House fact sheet on the order, which is intended to advance Musk's work slashing...

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