For decades, conservatives in Congress have talked about the need to cut government deeply, but they have always pulled back from mandating specific reductions, fearful of voter backlash. Now, President Donald Trump's administration is trying to make major cuts in government through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency,

DOGE, headed by unelected billionaire Elon Musk, has initiated sweeping layoffs across federal agencies. Lawmakers elected by the public don’t have a hand in these actions. Now, no one who has to face