The Latest Breaking News from DOGE

There were errors in DOGE’s top five largest cancelled contracts, all of which have been scrubbed from its website

“Ultimately, you’re going to see the system collapse and an interruption of benefits. I believe you will see that within the next 30 to 90 days.”

The start of President Donald Trump’s second term has been a bonanza for the attorneys general of blue states. As the president has released his blizzard of executive orders and axed federal funding and programs on which states rely, these attorneys general have filed suits designed to put the brakes…

A key US government technology department has been slashed in drive for "efficiency".

Means-test Social Security, raise the retirement age, and let us invest our own money.

If the Department of Government Efficiency goes about this the wrong way, we could be left with both a presidency on steroids and no meaningful reduction in government.

The Trump ally is spending millions to back a Republican candidate in the state, where he has business interests

Mike Myers, as Elon Musk, appeared with a ‘tech support’ t-shirt and chainsaw

The protesters want to discourage people from buying Teslas and hit Elon Musk in the wallet

Eight Sleep reportedly supplied smart beds for Elon Musk and workers at DOGE, but its tech was found to have worrying vulnerabilities.

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam, and Shardool Katyayan are joined by Nitin Pai, director of Takshashila Institution, and The News Minute’s Shabbir Ahmed.