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Trump ally and mega investor launches PAC to go against Musk’s political ambitions - and takes jab at Tesla in its name

James Fishback, a former Department of Government Efficiency adviser, launched the FSD PAC Tuesday in response to Musk’s ‘antics’

The Independent UK

Job openings among the largest U.S. federal contractors have plummeted at 25x the rate of all other jobs amid DOGE cuts, report finds

Indeed data found a 15% drop in job listings among the 25 largest U.S. contractors since the beginning of the second Trump administration.

Fortune

Reform-led councils in ‘paralysis’ as dozens of meetings cancelled in first weeks

Opposition councillors say confusion has swept over newly Reform-controlled councils

The Independent UK

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House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump is 'not delighted that Elon did a 180' after the pair spent four months working closely together

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DOGE took over the US Institute of Peace. Now, the inside looks like a zombie movie, security chief reveals

Exclusive: Rodents swarmed the building after DOGE operatives failed to clear out the food left behind by booted staffers, institute security chief Colin O’Brien told The Independent

The Independent UK

Is TSLA Stock Still a Buy as the ‘Musk Back at Tesla’ Story Runs Its Course?

Elon Musk has left the Department of Government Efficiency to focus on his companies, including Tesla. Going forward, fundamentals might be a bigger driver of TSLA stock than Musk’s politics.

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Musk's Departure From DOGE Came Hours After Criticism of Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Despite Promise to Continue 'Participation'

Elon Musk exited his role in the Department of Government Efficiency just hours after criticizing the Trump administration's latest spending bill.

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Elon Musk's Rocket-fueled Ride With Trump Flames Out

Billionaire Elon Musk once compared his work for US President Donald Trump to a 2,500-year-old religion.

International Business Times

Stephen Miller’s wife leaves the White House to work for Elon Musk ‘full time’

Kate Miller was working as an adviser for Elon Musk at the Department of Government Efficiency

The Independent UK

Elon Musk leaves Trump administration and DOGE government cost-cutting agency

Musk said on X he hoped the DOGE mission would only “strengthen over time” and become a “way of life in the government” as he announced his stepping back from the cost-cutting agency created under the Trump administration.

Euronews

Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over Musk's cost-cutting team

The U.S. Institute of Peace has retaken control of its headquarters, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was illegal

The Independent UK

Anti-Trump Campaign Runs Sarcastic National Parks Billboards to Highlight DOGE Cuts: 'Now With Reduced Staff'

A billboard campaign seeks to hit back at Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on behalf of US National Parks.

Latin Times

Humanities groups sue Trump administration to reverse local funding cuts

A humanities federation and a state council have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to reverse local funding cuts made by Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and the National Endowment for the Humanities

The Independent UK

More than $220 million in contracts canceled by Musk and DOGE have been brought back

Revived contracts include everything from software license agreements to partnerships with vendors in charge of government data and records

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Jobs report defies expectations and hiring remains steady despite concerns over Trump’s tariffs

The report gives the first glimpse of how the economy has fared after Trump’s so-called ‘Liberation Day’ when he introduced sweeping tariffs that plunged the stock market into chaos

The Independent UK

Musk promises DOGE has a ‘long-term’ future as steps back from White House having cut a fraction of what he promised

DOGE shows up in force on Fox as Musk vows its mission will continue even though he’s not longer at the White House

The Independent UK

Appellate court won't lift restrictions on DOGE access to Social Security information

A federal appeals court says it won’t lift restrictions on the access that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has to Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans

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Elon Musk’s ‘efficiency’ team is quietly building a vast immigration tracking database

In the last few months DOGE has pursued immigration-related data across the Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, Rhian Lubin reports

The Independent UK

How Social Security claimants are being ‘resurrected’ after DOGE falsely declares them dead

‘We have people who did not receive benefits come in every day with their ID and say, “I’m not dead, I’m alive!,”’ an SSA analyst recalls

The Independent UK

Trump live updates: Just 37% of Americans approve of president’s handling of economy, poll shows

The majority of Americans now fear a recession, even as Donald Trump conceded ultra-high tariffs on China would fall but would not hit zero

The Independent UK

Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data

A federal judge has imposed new restrictions on the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans

The Independent UK

A bigger hole: Trump has already spent $155bn more than Biden. Musk now claims DOGE only saved $150bn

The Trump administration has already spent $155 billion more than former President Joe Biden did over the same period of time after their inaugurations, according to Treasury Department data. And Elon Musk is now claiming that his Department of Government Efficiency has only managed to save $150 billion.

International Business Times

Trump Official Behind USAID Closure Leaves Post As Musk-Led Cuts Reshape Agency

The move came as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency cut funding and laid off contractors across many federal agencies, claiming it was part of a plan to reduce wasteful spending.

The Independent UK

Judge relaxes ban on DOGE access to sensitive US Treasury information

A New York judge has relaxed a ban she'd put on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency preventing it from accessing sensitive U.S. Treasury Department information

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