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Elon Musk Wants 'Super High-IQ Revolutionaries' To Work 80+ Hours Weekly With No Pay For DOGE

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to lead an unpaid Department of Government Efficiency, seeking "high-IQ revolutionaries" to help streamline federal spending and reduce bureaucracy by 2026.

International Business Times UK

Vivek Ramaswamy wants to start DOGE cuts by eliminating funding for unauthorized programs - including veteran healthcare

In 2024, the Veterans’ Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996 accounted for nearly $120 million in government funds despite its appropriations being authorized through 1998

The Independent UK

Musk asks ‘high-IQ revolutionaries’ to work for no pay on new Trump project

World’s richest man solicits applications for ‘tedious work’ in newly formed Department of Government Efficiency

The Guardian - US

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Trump’s made up DOGE agency is recruiting ‘super high-IQ’ people to work 80-hour weeks finding ways to cut spending

Billionaire Musk has also promised working at DOGE will be ‘tedious’ and employees will ‘make lots of enemies’

The Independent UK

To Cut Wasteful Spending, Start With Energy Subsidies

Ending the government’s preferential treatment of energy technologies is the best way to ensure long-term economic and environmental sustainability.

Reason

Trump's Cabinet Picks And Potential Appointments Revealed

President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks and potential candidates for key roles, with uncertainty surrounding unfilled positions and proposed changes.

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Loyalty trumps everything – what we know about the 47th president-elect’s cabinet

Of 44 people who served in Donald Tump’s cabinet during his first administration, only four endorsed him for the presidency in 2024. As he told influential podcaster Joe Rogan days before the election, his biggest mistake was to appoint “disloyal people”.

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Elon Musk And Trump Plan To Overhaul Federal Government Operations

Elon Musk and President-elect Trump propose significant government overhaul for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

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Marco Rubio: Trump’s foreign policy pick might be a hopeful sign for Nato

Almost all of Donald Trump’s nominees for critical positions within his presidential administration have been non-traditional. Fox News presenter Pete Hegseth was just named as Trump’s possible defence secretary. Alongside Elon Musk, pharmaceutical company entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has been tapped to lead a newly named Department of Government Efficiency.

The Conversation

Trump's Pick For Intel Chief – A Former Democrat – Is Pro-Crypto

Donald Trump's cabinet is shaping up to be largely pro-crypto, as he announced Wednesday that he has chosen former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to lead national intelligence.

International Business Times

Vivek Ramaswamy: Former high school valedictorian's fiery speech goes viral as he is set to lead DOGE under Donald Trump

As US President-elect Donald Trump's pick Vivek Ramaswamy is all set to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a video of his speech when he was a 18 year old boy at school has surfaced online and is being shared massively.

The Times of India

Polymarket CEO Calls Out 'Current' Administration's 'Last-Ditch' Move After Reported FBI House Raid

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan spoke out after reports FBI agents raided his house and seized his electronics.

International Business Times

Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency will ironically require two men to run it

Also, it’s not a new government agency, this will basically just be an outside consulting gig.

Fortune

Elon Musk says he and Trump have 'mandate to delete' regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role

Choosing billionaire Elon Musk to be what President-elect Donald Trump calls “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, is not the first time an American president has empowered a business tycoon to look for ways to dramatically cut federal regulations

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Reason

The Impact of Trump's Cost-Cutting Initiative Hinges on What He Means by 'Government Efficiency'

Narrowly understood, the president-elect's familiar-sounding plan to tackle "massive waste and fraud" may not give us "smaller government" in any meaningful sense.

Fortune

Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and the $35T national debt—entrepreneurs to the rescue

They're slated to lead Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, and it's a step in the right direction given the national debt crisis.

International Business Times

'First Buddy': Musk Takes Unusual Star Role With Trump

As Donald Trump prepares his return to the White House, one of his most omnipresent confidants has been not his running mate or wife but a fellow brash billionaire, Elon Musk.

The Guardian - US

Bitcoin clears $93,000 and Dogecoin soars amid Trump-fueled crypto rally

Cryptocurrency boosters are expecting the president-elect’s economic team to be crypto-friendly

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Trump Jokes About Running Again In 2024 During GOP Meeting

President-elect Trump hints at future run for office and mentions Elon Musk's potential role in his administration.

Reason

To Succeed at Cutting Government, Musk and Ramaswamy Must Take on Entitlements

When it comes to cutting waste, fraud, and abuse, what's lacking is not ideas but the political will to act on them.

InsideEVs

How VW Got A 'Wake-Up Call' That Sparked A Rivian Team-Up

Anyone who follows the electric vehicle race closely knows that the Volkswagen Group has struggled on the software front for years now. That's a broad term, but it includes everything from in-car subscription services to over-the-air updates to autonomous driving. But what probably no one expected is that VW's tech…

The Guardian - UK

Musk’s new role in Trump’s government is today’s ‘ugh’ moment in US politics. There will be many more

As we enter the era of Trump 2.0, reaction-fatigue to his bizarre decisions is already setting in – and it’s only been eight days, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Reason

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Plus: Hegseth for defense secretary, updates from the Daniel Penny trial, and more...

Salon

Blue-state governors are fighting back

Governors like Newsom, Pritzker and Whitmer won't roll over for the Trump agenda. Can states' rights save us?

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Elon Musk To Join Trump At House GOP Conference Meeting

Elon Musk and Trump collaborate to enhance government efficiency. Tech meets politics for innovative governance solutions.

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