EXPLAINED: 2 - The Real Truth

Almost a Year After It Launched, DOGE's Legacy Is Mixed

Has the Department of Government Efficiency delivered on promises to downsize federal employment, cut regulations, and reduce federal spending?

Reason · Dec 14, 2025

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 · Dec 1, 2025

A Dirge for DOGE

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

Reason · Nov 24, 2025

Senate Democrats vote down Republican bill to keep funding the government putting it on path to shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries get their caucus to hold fast against a continuing resolution written by Republicans

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

White House warns of mass firings across government if there is a shutdown: report

Employees working in programs ‘not consistent with the President’s priorities’ will be cut if the government shuts down, the memo states

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2025

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 · Sep 24, 2025

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 · Sep 24, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2025

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).

International Business Times · Sep 15, 2025

Howard Lutnick Says Elon Musk Got DOGE 'Backward,' Focused On Firing Instead Of Cutting Government Waste

On Friday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick criticized Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk's leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE, saying the billionaire prioritized firing workers over slashing waste, fraud and abuse, undermining the initiative's original mission.

Benzinga · Sep 13, 2025