Will Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy really be able to slash the size of the federal government?
The two men have teamed up with Trump to try to cut the size and scope of government. Here's what could stand in their way.
Vivek Ramaswamy Returns to Push His Plans to Downsize the Government
The wealthy entrepreneur, tapped by Donald Trump to co-lead an outside effort focused on “efficiency,” campaigned on an assertion that the president has the power to fire 75 percent of the federal work force.
Elon Musk wants to cut government spending. Tesla and SpaceX benefit from it
It's a policy that has benefited Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO and Trump's newly appointed head of the proposed Department of Government Efficiency. Musk, a vocal Trump supporter and the world's richest person,
What Is DOGE, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s New Trump Agency?
President-elect Donald Trump made good on one of his campaign promises Tuesday night when he officially appointed billionaire Elon Musk to lead the new “Department of Government Efficiency,” along with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
Will Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's new 'department' actually be able to do anything?
Democrats and good government groups are skeptical of how much Trump's outside commission run by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be able to do.
Musk and Ramaswamy won't be paid to lead new Department of Government Efficiency, Musk says
Elon Musk shared on X that nor he or Vivek Ramaswamy will be paid to co-lead the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency.
Trump wants Elon Musk to overhaul the government. Here’s what could be on the chopping block
President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk have big ambitions for making the federal government leaner and more efficient by reviewing its budget and operations from top to bottom.
Want to Work for Elon Musk’s Government-Efficiency Team? There’s a Catch
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s new government-efficiency department is now soliciting applications on X. But beware: you need to subscribe to the social-media platform to apply. President-elect Donald Trump asked Musk,
Federal Employees Brace For Potential Mass Layoffs In Trump's Second Term
Trump plans to establish a Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, that supports cutting ...
Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage.
On his first day in office, Trump has repeatedly said he will cut money to “any school pushing critical race theory, ...
Trump versus the federal workforce, part two
President-elect Donald Trump, returning to office on a pledge to root out the “deep state” of unelected bureaucrats that ...
DC, federal employees and Trump's Department of Government Efficiency: What we know so far
News4 is working to learn more about how DOGE could affect federal employees and the DMV. Here’s what we know so far.
What we can VERIFY about Trump’s plan to close the U.S. Department of Education
Donald Trump has pledged to “send all education work and needs back to the States.” Here’s what we know about his proposal to ...
Who sits on the president's Cabinet? Here are the 15 roles Trump needs to fill.
As President-elect Donald Trump makes his picks to lead federal departments and agencies, he is also deciding on who will sit ...
Can Elon Musk ever run for president of the United States?
Donald Trump has wasted no time in assembling his administration for his second term in the White House after his historic US ...
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Texas sued New Mexico over Rio Grande Water. Now states are fighting federal government
After the Supreme Court sided with the federal government in the Texas v. New Mexico water case, the parties are going back ...
The disappointing history of government efficiency commissions like DOGE
Since at least the administration of Theodore Roosevelt, presidents have been appointing commissions to reform the government ...
Moody’s downgrades Mexican government’s outlook to ‘negative’ over weakening of judiciary and debt
Mexico's president has lashed out at Moody’s ratings service after it downgraded the Mexican government’s debt outlook to ...
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Trump, the Dems, and the “Seven Stages of Grief”
The crushing defeat of the dismal Democratic Party (DDP) by the fascist Republican Party (FRP) across the two elected ...