DOGE

(Newser) - The Trump administration plans to start day one on an aggressive footing . But it also might be playing some defense, too: The new Department of Government Efficiency run by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy is getting sued on Monday, reports the Washington Post . The advocacy group National Security Counselors says...

(Newser) - Elon Musk has admitted that the oft-cited figure of $2 trillion in federal budget cuts is a target that the Department of Government Efficiency might not be able to meet. In a conversation with political strategist Mark Penn posted on X , Musk said the real figure would likely be more...

(Newser) - A "civil war" of sorts broke out over the weekend in MAGA world, pitting far-right Trump supporters against the billionaire tech-bro contingent. The fight started Sunday when President-elect Trump announced he'd chosen venture capitalist and India native Sriram Krishnan as a senior policy adviser on artificial intelligence. That...

(Newser) - Will DOGE fly? The Washington Post reports on how Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are ramping up efforts to launch their Department of Government Efficiency with the goal of instituting drastic cuts to the federal government. The big question seems to be whether they'll be able to follow through...