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Gavin Newsom, Robert Reich Say Elon Musk's DOGE Damage Will 'Never Be Forgotten' as Fourth of July Sunset Clause Takes Effect

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and economist Robert Reich delivered heavy criticism of Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Monday as the organization officially shut down over the weekend.

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DOGE Officially Shuts Down After Reaching Trump-Set July 4 Deadline

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced in a post on X over the weekend that its formal mission had ended after the temporary agency reached the sunset date established by President Donald Trump‘s executive order. The announcement came after the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization reached its scheduled termination…

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Elon Musk's 'Chainsaw for Bureaucracy' Just Left an $11 Billion Budget Hole as Trump Rehires Staff

Elon Musk's dramatic cost‑cutting experiment in Donald Trump's second term has ended with the shutdown of the Department of Government Efficiency and an $11 billion hole in the US budget.

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DOGE Initiative Shuts Down After Letting Unqualified Teenagers Rummage Through Private Sensitive American Records

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, created by Trump, ends amid legal disputes and contested savings claims, leaving a controversial legacy in federal workforce management.

International Business Times UK

Trump admin spent $11B telling workers not to work after DOGE-inspired cuts, report finds

Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency sent the ‘fork in the road’ email to federal employees in January 2025, allowing them to resign and continue to receive pay

The Independent UK

Mayor Mamdani takes a page out of Trump and Musk’s DOGE playbook to evaluate NYC’s finances

‘New Yorkers deserve a city government as careful with their money as they are,’ Mamdani said when announcing his new COGE initiative

The Independent UK

Deposition Exposes DOGE Bros Can’t Even Define DEI

Deposition videos released by the American Historical Association against former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees made rounds online. For a bunch of appointed personnel, it didn’t seem like they had an understanding of the budgets they wanted to slash.

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DOGE staffer who flagged grants to reject for ‘DEI’ struggles to define the term

A staff member for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, who was in charge of flagging grants for “DEI,” struggled to define the term during a lawsuit deposition.

The Independent UK

Dozens of jurors dismissed from Elon Musk Twitter takeover trial after his own lawyer admits so many ‘hate him’

A group of investors is suing Musk for allegedly making misleading statements about bot accounts on Twitter during his drama-filled acquisition

The Independent UK

Teen who faced deportation in Denmark says Elon Musk’s comments about her ‘hotness’ are ‘crazy’

Musk was commenting on Audrey Morris, a now-19-year-old U.S. native who was at risk of deportation from Denmark

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Likens Failed DOGE to 'Save the Baby Pandas NGO' Before Its Shutdown

Elon Musk defended his failed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) by comparing fraud to a 'Save the Baby Pandas NGO' that featured no actual pandas.

International Business Times UK

A Dirge for DOGE

The Department of Government Efficiency didn't accomplish much. We still have cause to mourn its official closure.

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DOGE Shutdown: Did the Clash Between Trump and Musk Doom the Department?

Trump's Department of Government Efficiency collapsed less than a year after launch, with transparency issues, political friction and Elon Musk's departure raising doubts about whether the agency was ever built to survive.

International Business Times UK

White House Scraps DOGE: The Bizarre Subscriptions and Weird Overseas Contracts Draining Public Funds

The White House has disbanded the controversial Department of Government Efficiency after bizarre subscriptions, overseas contracts, and questionable spending drained public funds.

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DOGE Disbands 8 Months Before Expiration Date: 'Office Doesn't Exist,' Says Trump's OPM Director

The Department of Government Efficiency, originally an Elon Musk-backed effort to shrink the federal government, has disbanded with about eight months left on its charter, ending an initiative billed as a flagship of President Donald Trump's cost-cutting agenda.

The Independent UK

Stephen Miller’s wife brags about Trump strategist being a ‘sexual matador’ as Jesse Watters interview takes weird turn

Katie Miller previously worked as a spokesperson for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and followed him out the White House door before parting ways with the Tesla titan

The Independent UK

White House is begging hundreds of office managers fired by Elon Musk’s DOGE to come back to work

Multiple federal agencies are moving to reverse cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency

The Independent UK

Trump appears unmoved by apparent Musk reconciliation at Charlie Kirk memorial

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk were seen shaking hands at Charlie Kirk’s memorial

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100 Days Later, US Federal Workers Navigate Post-Musk Wreckage

Roughly 100 days after Elon Musk's dramatic departure from the Trump White House, federal workers are still grappling with the lasting damage from his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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Never understimate Elon Musk – he is not with Donald Trump and yet, he still managed to put millions of Americans at risk

Another whistle blower opens up.

Benzinga

DOGE Put Social Security Data Of 300 Million Americans At Risk, Alleges Whistleblower — Says Trump Admin Agency Had 'Excessive Access'

The Department of Government Efficiency placed the personal data of millions of Americans, including Social Security numbers, on a vulnerable cloud server in June, according to a new whistleblower complaint by the Social Security Administration's chief data officer, Charles Borges.

The Independent UK

Trump orders federal law enforcement to patrol DC after Stephen Miller claims crime in capital ‘more violent than Baghdad’

Trump has been threatening to federalize the capital all week following an attack on a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer

Latin Times

Musk's Right Hand DOGE Man Tried to Lead Agency Well After His Ousting 'Like It Was Business As Usual'

Elon Musk's right-hand man while he served at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reportedly tried to lead the agency even after he had departed.

The Independent UK

DOGE sprouts in red states, as governors embrace the cost-cutter brand and make it their own

President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has spawned state-level DOGE initiatives as Republican governors and lawmakers aim to show that they're in step

Benzinga

Elon Musk's Father Says He Warned His Son Against Going Into Politics – 'He's Not a Very Good Politician At All'

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Chief Executive Elon Musk's controversial stint at President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency ended in May, but debate persists over what he gained or lost, and how it affected his businesses.

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