Federal Judge Refuses To Block Elon Musk's Access To Data Federal judge rules against blocking Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing government data systems due to lack of evidence of significant legal harm. Top News · Feb 19, 2025
Labor nominee Chavez-DeRemer backs away from pro-union bill - Roll Call Former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer distanced herself from a pro-union bill she once backed at her confirmation hearing for Labor secretary. Roll Call · Feb 19, 2025
Trump signs order making independent regulators answerable to White House Executive power grab would affect Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2025
Federal Employees Responsible for Maintaining Public's Trust Included in DOGE's Mass Layoffs: Report The Trump administration fired officials overseeing transparency, limiting access to records on Elon Musk's security clearance. Latin Times · Feb 19, 2025
Federal Judges Uphold Elon Musk's Authority In Government Recent court rulings highlight challenges in limiting Elon Musk's influence within the federal government and legal battles over the Department of Governme... Top News · Feb 19, 2025
Trump defense chief orders Pentagon to make cuts as IRS workers face mass layoffs – as it happened Pete Hegseth orders leaders to develop plans to enact strict cuts while tax agency reportedly to lay off thousands The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2025
No one seems to know who's legally in charge of DOGE Who’s really in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency? Even the White House and DOGE employees don't seem to know. Fortune · Feb 19, 2025
Elon Musk Mulls £3.9K DOGE Dividends for 78M Taxpayers Using Savings From Reduced Federal Spending Elon Musk will present Azoria CEO's idea to return 20% of savings generated from DOGE's cost-cutting actions on federal agencies to taxpayers via stimulus checks. International Business Times UK · Feb 19, 2025
DOGE accidentally fired federal staff who were working to contain bird flu outbreak, report says ‘We know that work will make us better here at USDA. It will make us stronger, it will make us faster, and it will make us more efficient’ said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins just days before the misfiring The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025
Octavia Spencer offers to make ‘special’ pie for Elon Musk and DOGE with hilarious The Help reference Oscar winner recalled an infamous scene from the movie involving a notorious ‘special ingredient’ The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025
Trump stirs controversy in India after DOGE scraps funding for ‘voter turnout’ Trump defends US Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) move to scrap a $21m grant to boost voter turnout in India The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025
Trump criticises USD 21 million funding for voter turnout in India Days after the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cancelled USD 21 million fund marked for 'Voter Turnout in India', US President Donald Trump has said that India, with its growing economy and high taxation rates, did not need such financial aid. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Feb 19, 2025
Elon Musk Mulls $5,000 Checks For Taxpaying Americans Using DOGE 'Savings', But X Users Unsure Elon Musk said Tuesday he will consult with President Trump regarding a proposal to take a portion of the savings DOGE claims it has made and send refund checks to taxpaying Americans. International Business Times · Feb 19, 2025
Insider threat: cyber security experts on giving Elon Musk and DOGE the keys to US government IT systems A few weeks ago, word started to come out that the newly minted United States Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had acquired unprecedented access to multiple US government computer systems. The Conversation · Feb 19, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025 Elon Musk weighs $5k ‘dividends’ for Americans with DOGE savings he has yet to prove Musk is already hinting at sharing Doge savings while nation is still massively in debt with Republicans planning a huge tax cut
Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2025 ‘I love the president’: Trump, Musk heap on praise in gushy interview US president claims DOGE will save hundreds of billions of dollars without cutting healthcare and welfare benefits.
The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025 Former Social Security commissioner flames Musk’s 19-year-old DOGE ‘nitwits’ The former commissioner of the Social Security Administration on Tuesday ripped into “co-presidents” Donald Trump and Elon Musk, along with DOGE’s band of “19-year-old nitwits,” and called them the “biggest threat” to the continued existence of the 90-year-old program so critical to millions of Americans.
International Business Times UK · Feb 19, 2025 DOGE Reportedly Saved US Taxpayers A Whopping £43.5 Billion In Under A Month DOGE claims to have saved US taxpayers £43.5 billion ($55 billion) in under a month by cutting government waste, cancelling contracts, and eliminating redundant programmes.
International Business Times · Feb 19, 2025 US Judge Declines To Block Musk From Accessing Data, Firing Workers A US judge on Tuesday declined a request to temporarily block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from firing federal employees and accessing agency data, a victory for President Donald Trump in his bid to shrink the government workforce.
Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2025 US judge declines to halt Trump’s push to slash federal workforce Judge Tanya Chutkan has ruled against a 14-state effort to get a restraining order against DOGE efforts to access data.
International Business Times UK · Feb 18, 2025 Elon Musk's War on Social Security: Will His Takeover Leave Millions Without Benefits? Social Security Acting Commissioner Michelle King was replaced by Leland Dudek after she clashed with Elon Musk's DOGE over access to sensitive records of Social Security recipients.
Reason · Feb 18, 2025 In DOGE Lawsuit, Judge Declines To Block White House Emailing Federal Employees Citing Reddit posts and podcast interviews, pseudonymous government employees are arguing that DOGE violated federal privacy regulations when setting up a government-wide email system.
Fortune · Feb 18, 2025 Elon Musk isn’t actually in charge of DOGE or even an employee of it, White House says A legal filing claims Musk has no formal authority to make decisions and seeks to create distance between the president and his “first buddy.”
Barchart · Feb 18, 2025 Analysts: Palantir Stock Could Be the Best Buy for the New DOGE Era in Washington Palantir has been riding high on stellar results over the past few quarters, but this analyst believes PLTR stock could deliver even more gains due to DOGE.
Reason · Feb 18, 2025 DOGE Can't Slash Government Without Congress The federal leviathan can’t be dismantled by executive action alone. To truly cut spending and rein in the bureaucracy, the administration needs buy-in from the branch that built it.