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.
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,
Elon Musk's 'gamification' of government spending taps into our natural competitive instinct
Elon Musk believes in the power of games to motivate society. Psychologists say he's onto something but it will take complex engineering to get right.
Will Elon Musk be able to cut $2 trillion from US government spending?
The boss of Tesla and the social media site X, Elon Musk, suggested last month at Donald Trump’s rally in New York City that it would be possible to cut “at least $2 trillion” from US government spending by eradicating “waste”.
Elon Musk reminds Americans that all government spending comes from their taxes as national debt keeps skyrocketing
Elon Musk dropped a financial truth bomb recently, saying all government spending is taxation. Whether it’s drained directly through income taxes or silently stolen via inflation, taxpayers are footing the bill.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy ‘might make the difference’ with government cost-cutting
Former Trump senior advisor Christian Whiton says the success of Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency will be an “uphill battle”.
Vivek Ramaswamy Returns to Push His Plans to Slash the Government
The wealthy entrepreneur, tapped by Donald Trump to co-lead an outside effort focused on “efficiency,” campaigned on an ...
What to know about Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy
Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head an effort, dubbed DOGE, to reduce wasteful federal spending. Here's what ...
Elon Musk's DOGE is looking for people to help cut government spending. But is he offering a real job? And is it paid?
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is looking for people to join — but it's not clear if it's a paid role, or if ...
Dutch government survives dispute over Amsterdam violence
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof saved his governing coalition on Friday despite threats of an exodus by cabinet members over ...
Trump will have a GOP Senate and House as president — what unified government means for his Cabinet and agenda
Even with unified GOP control of government, Trump's agenda and some of his more controversial nominees may run into some ...
What Services Could Be Cut by Trump's Government Efficiency Program
The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, aims to cut "wasteful" spending by defunding ...
Why the Gaetz Announcement Is Already Destroying the Government
With his Cabinet picks, Donald Trump is causing a civil-service exodus that may hobble federal infrastructure for generations ...
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 ...
Beware the Trifecta: History Shows Full Control of Government Is Fleeting
The last five presidents have all had periods where both the House and the Senate were in friendly hands — but most lasted ...
Dutch government crisis defused, prime minister says
A government crisis in the Netherlands was avoided in a tense emergency meeting on Friday, as a cabinet member resigned over ...
What we know about Trump’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’
Led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the body announced by Trump would operate outside government and provide advice to the ...
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State government watchdog fines Sonoma County Supervisor Lynda Hopkins for conflict of interest violation
At issue is a $20,000 grant that the Board of Supervisors awarded in 2019 to a local nonprofit while Hopkins’ husband was ...