Musk's DOGE reportedly deploys AI to monitor federal workers for anti-Trump sentiment The Trump administration has made no secret of its desire for a smaller government staffed by loyalists. Fortune · Apr 9, 2025
Scientific research is the lifeblood of our economy. Now, a wrecking ball has come. DOGE cuts to NOAA Fisheries aren't making anything more efficient — they're stripping the ability of fishers to adapt their businesses to changing conditions. Similar impacts are being felt across different disciplines, and the U.S. science community must choose whether to look inward, hoping for better days, or to fight… LiveScience · Apr 9, 2025
Musk calls Trump adviser 'moron' in quarrel over Tesla The South African-born billionaire's latest spat further fuelled rumours of his growing rift with Trump. Influential allies have also criticised the US president's tariffs. Euronews · Apr 9, 2025
Australian government gave $2.7m to Elon Musk’s X for advertisements in billionaire’s first year as owner Exclusive: Spending came after the Albanese government paused ads for a week amid reports ads were appearing next to inappropriate content The Guardian - AU · Apr 9, 2025
Trump promises to raise military budget to $1 trillion even as DOGE hacks other agencies to the bones President says some of the funding to pay for the increase would come from savings under Elon Musk’s department The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025
Mar-a-Lago to get $1.8 million in ‘security enhancements’ as DOGE takes a chainsaw to government spending Exclusive: The taxpayer-funded upgrades come while spending on education and public health is gutted and entire federal agencies are eliminated by Donald Trump and “First Buddy” Elon Musk The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025
Milton Friedman's Warning to DOGE The Nobel Prize-winning economist says the Iron Triangle of Politics must be defeated to cut down the government for good. Reason · Apr 8, 2025
Live on location, DOGE subcommittee looks at federal real estate - Roll Call Marjorie Taylor Greene took her DOGE agenda on the road Tuesday, but the tour didn’t go far. The panel held a field hearing just three blocks from the Capitol. Roll Call · Apr 8, 2025
Are You Ready to Pay More Taxes to Save Social Security? Across party lines, many believe saving Social Security trumps other financial considerations. Kiplinger · Apr 8, 2025
Trump fires workers who fight wildfires The White House and DOGE have sought to eliminate thousands of jobs from the Forest Service Salon · Apr 8, 2025
‘No guidance and no leadership’: chaos and confusion at CDC after mass firings On 1 April, thousands of workers at HHS and agencies like the CDC were let go, leaving those left to piece together the cuts and mourn the research that can’t go forward The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2025
US Appeals Court Reinstates Access To Personal Data For Elon Musk's DOGE The court's ruling temporarily lifts a block on DOGE, granting access to sensitive information that is used to administer federal benefits, including Social Security payments and student loans. International Business Times · Apr 8, 2025
As DOGE rips through the federal government, Texans wonder what it means for them Dozens of federal offices were expected to close in Texas, but the reality continues to shift. The Texas Tribune · Apr 8, 2025
House Dems launch conflict-of-interest probe into $525m in new NASA contracts to Musk’s SpaceX A letter from two Democratic congressmen described the billionaire’s influence over the Trump administration as “a textbook example of corruption” The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025 DOGE policies, massive fumbles causing tech crashes across agencies Agencies like Social Security considering further cuts to IT staff
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025 Federal grants to fight child labor worldwide are axed in DOGE cuts The Trump administrated has canceled millions of dollars in international grants that a Department of Labor division administered to combat child labor and slave labor around the world
Fortune · Apr 7, 2025 Millions of Social Security recipients got erroneous messages that their payments stopped as computer systems keep glitching "You lose staff that have the institutional knowledge, and when something happens, you can’t recover, or it takes you a lot longer to recover."
InsideEVs · Apr 7, 2025 Can Tesla Survive Elon Musk? I've covered electric vehicles for more than 15 years, and I've seen lots of ups and downs. But I've been quite startled by the volume of anti-Tesla material, in my feeds and sent to me personally, over the last few weeks.
Tom’s Hardware · Apr 7, 2025 U.S. Gov't eliminates tape data storage at the GSA to save $1M per year, but tape isn't dead yet But the triumphant social media post gets a Community Note.
TechRadar · Apr 7, 2025 DOGE planning “hackathon” to build a “mega API” for accessing all IRS and taxpayer data DOGE reportedly wants to streamline access to sensitive IRS data with a new “mega API”.
Fortune · Apr 7, 2025 Mark Cuban warns Trump's global tariffs could lead the U.S. to 'a far worse situation than 2008' Mark Cuban is warning that tariffs and DOGE cuts could result in long-term pain for the U.S. economy.
The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2025 Virginia elections will test the backlash against Musk – and Democrats are ready with a plan Democrats in the state view themselves as on the frontlines responding to Donald Trump’s harmful policies
International Business Times · Apr 7, 2025 Elon Musk's DOGE: Alleged IRS 'Hackathon' Plans Unveiled, Reports Claim It Is Coming Next Week The Department of Government Efficiency is reportedly planning a hackathon against the IRS come next week.
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025 Musk again distances himself from Trump tariffs by scoffing at Lutnick’s attempt to explain duties on penguin island Tesla and SpaceX boss has already taken shots at the president’s trade czar Peter Navarro and has since said he wants to see the U.S. and Europe move toward zero tariffs
The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2025 ‘Streamline’ or ‘lifeline’? Wyoming veterans divided over Trump’s VA cuts In the lower 48 state with the highest share of veterans, some denounce and others praise Doge-led mass layoffs