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The Latest Breaking News from DOGE

Musk’s DOGE ‘whiz kids’ flew to California to try and release water themselves during LA fires

The pair traveled to California after reportedly trying to pressure a top government official to open the water pump

The Independent UK

Judge: DOGE can access Treasury data

The Clinton appointee called privacy concerns "understandable," but ruled against a restraining order on Friday

Salon

DOGE workers are using four rooms at a federal office building for sleeping — with IKEA beds, lamps and dressers

The cost-cutting arm is reportedly considering paying tens of thousands to install a washer and dryer in a federal office building in D.C.

The Independent UK

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Elon Musk's Secret Government Email Address Exposed—Now Watchdogs Want Answers

Watchdogs argue that Trump doesn't have the authority to categorically exclude Musk and DOGE from any accountability measures.

International Business Times UK

A staff office for the US nuclear waste repository will no longer face DOGE cuts

Federal officials have backtracked on plans to cancel a lease for office space in New Mexico where dozens of U.S. Department of Energy employees who oversee the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository are based

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s tariffs: ‘Can you believe we’re shaking down Canada?’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s game of chicken with tariffs on Canada and Mexico and more Doge-induced chaos

The Guardian - US

Some fired federal workers are being mocked by their families as DOGE’s policies divide America

The politics of Elon Musk and DOGE have split families across America - leading to more strife for fired federal workers

The Independent UK

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Reason

20 states sue Trump over mass firings saying Musk’s DOGE skipped required notices

The administration failed to provide notice before the mass firings, the states argue

The Independent UK

Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing

Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss

The Independent UK

These are Elon Musk’s top lieutenants, including at DOGE

Musk relies on a small number of executives to help him lead his six companies—and cut government spending.

Fortune

Government agencies are clueless about branding. The DOGE turmoil shows why they’ve needed marketing campaigns all along

The National Institutes of Health focuses on nucleotides, not narratives—but both must be an essential part of its mission.

Fortune

Medicare Deserves Attention From DOGE and Congress

Reform could replace an unsustainable boondoggle with lower costs, more freedom, and better care.

Reason

Who are the US federal workers at risk of losing their jobs and what do they do?

Trump, Musk and Doge are making cuts – here’s what we know about the current government size and demographics

The Guardian - US

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Trump is reining in DOGE, saying job cuts should be with a 'scalpel rather than a hatchet'

President Trump said his Cabinet members, not Elon Musk, are in charge of cost-cutting in their departments, adding that retaining good employees is "precious."

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ DOGE committee takes inspiration from Elon Musk’s federal operation

The new legislative panel has been tasked to reduce the size and scope of government. But Democrats say they’re not interested in replicating Musk’s slash-and-burn approach.

The Independent UK

Aid operations in Gaza imperiled as millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive

The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups, leaving them paying out of pocket to preserve a fragile ceasefire, according to officials from the U.S. humanitarian agency

The Guardian - US

Trump administration briefing: Trump changes tack on tariffs – again – as US plans to close consulates

Trump shelves Canada-Mexico tariffs; Musk says he is not to blame for mass firings of federal workers – key US politics stories from Thursday at a glance

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The Guardian - US

Elon Musk tells Republicans he isn’t to blame for mass firings of federal workers

Trump and Musk appear to make parallel efforts to distance tech billionaire from radical job slashing in government

Latin Times

Trump Tells Cabinet Members They're in Charge of Departments, Not Elon Musk, as He Restricts DOGE's Power

Donald Trump met with Cabinet members to assert them that they are in charge of their departments, not Musk. The billionaire was present in the meeting.

The Independent UK

Staffers at a small overseas investment agency deny DOGE building access, suit says

The president of a small federal agency that supports investment in African countries sued on Thursday to block the Trump administration from shutting it down

Latin Times

Social Security Employees Barred From Reading News, Online Shopping at Work as DOGE Takes Aim at Agency

The Social Security Administration has blocked employees from reading news, shopping, and browsing sports sites during working hours.

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk Backs Plan To Privatise USPS And Amtrak As Trump's Cost-Cutting Crusade Escalates

DOGE chief Elon Musk recently signalled at a conference that the USPS and the passenger rail service Amtrak should be privatised to resolve their long-standing financial challenges.

The Independent UK

Musk calls for Amtrak and the Postal Service to become private entities

Donald Trump has long been critical of Postal Service

Salon

Trump to Cabinet: Musk can't fire staff

The president weighed in after weeks of confusion, telling Cabinet leaders that they, not Musk, held firing power

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