DOGE, Elon Musk and Government Shutdown

Musk's DOGE team tries to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters
The dynamic of cutting government while also cutting out those who answer to voters has alarmed even some fiscal conservatives.
No DOGE, No Deal: A Battle Over Elon Musk’s Team Risks a Government Shutdown
The government is headed toward a shutdown unless a deal is reached by March 14. And disagreements over DOGE may be the biggest roadblock.
US govts cutting jobs used to be scared of voters; Trump, Musk and DOGE have changed that
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
Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters
Conservatives have long talked about cutting government, but Republicans in Congress have shied away from approving deep reductions because of fear of how voters would react
Trump wants his Cabinet and Musk to play nice on DOGE cuts
This week, the president publicly lauded those efforts while privately trying to strike harmony between Musk and his Cabinet, which has been growing increasingly frustrated by the
These are the House districts most exposed to Elon Musk's DOGE cuts
At first glance, it seems like DOGE's work to slash the federal workforce mainly impact the solidly Democratic areas in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Then you dig a little deeper. Why it matters: Of the 60 congressional districts with the most federal workers,
DOGE job cuts bring pain to Trump heartland
Jennifer Piggott proudly hung a red-and-blue Trump campaign flag outside her one-story home during the November election race ...
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How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself
The flailing and unpopular party elite needs to be replaced with fighting economic populists.
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Musk’s DOGE moves will ‘turn out more Democrats than Obama’: Carville
Carville told NewsNation that the Tesla billionaire will be “the greatest generator of Democratic turnout, ever, more than ...
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The young techies behind DOGE are a lightning rod for criticism but also a youth magnet for the GOP
He said watching the DOGE engineers have a real world impact can be an important signal to young people. That could further ...
Democrats struggle to grasp anti-DOGE momentum as Trump attacks fall flat
Democrats' struggle to execute an effective response to the White House was on full display this week during President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress.
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DOGE slashes one federal agency down to a single person
A move saving millions found the Department of Government Efficiency reducing one federal agency down to a workforce of one. During President Donald Trump’s address Tuesday, Democratic […] ...
DOGE's ripple effects in the states: From the Politics Desk
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Letters: Listen up, Tallahassee | Wasteful DOGE | Petulant Democrats
The only competent response to the proposal that Tallahassee legislators should pay more and better attention to their ...