Elon Musk, Trump and DOGE
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As Elon Musk signs off as the public face of DOGE, estimates from the agency say $175 billion in waste, fraud, and abuse had so far been slashed from the federal government.
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Under Elon Musk, DOGE saved taxpayers $175 billion. But lawsuits and lack of congressional buy-in have limited its impact on making major cuts to government waste.
Musk’s departure from the Department of Government Efficiency marks the end of a bumpy chapter that included thousands of layoffs of federal employees, the shuttering of various agencies and a firestorm of challenges both in the courts and at his companies.
A federal judge issued a Tuesday ruling allowing 14 states to pursue their lawsuit against Elon Musk for his role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). U.S. District Judge Tanya
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Musk highlighted how the bill would increase the deficit by about $3.8 trillion by 2034. He also had philosophical disagreements with the premise of the bill, saying, “I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful, but I don’t know if it can be both.”
(Reuters) -Without billionaire Elon Musk in the Trump administration, his cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency project is likely to sputter out, a former DOGE staffer said in his first interview since leaving the team.