Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy joined Trump team to slash spending, but Congress may have other plans
Republicans warn the business leaders' lack of government experience could lead to clashes over spending decisions.
Democrats are largely skeptical of Elon Musk's push to ax wasteful government spending. But some in the party aren't fully dismissing the DOGE goals.
DOGE will have to go after Social Security and health programs to hit its targets. Some in Washington don’t believe it stands a chance.
Congressional leadership on Wednesday unveiled legislation to punt the government funding deadline down the road, but that bill was pronounced dead only hours after it was revealed.
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WASHINGTON – Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are urging lawmakers not to pass a government funding extension that would prevent a major shutdown at the end of the week. "This bill should not pass," Musk wrote on X Wednesday morning.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are dropping hints about where the co-leads of President-elect Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will focus its efforts on trimming federal
Once Musk and Ramaswamy step into their roles, they'll have to answer for commitments they've made, such as firing employees and deleting departments.
The point of Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s DOGE is to cut entitlement programs so Trump can give tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy and corporations
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Some House Republicans are privately fuming at the 11th-hour involvement of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in government funding talks.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson said he spoke with Musk about his displeasure Tuesday night, though the DOGE cohead said on X that the bill shouldn't pass.
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Political Reporter Says Elon Musk Is ‘Playing A Risky Game’ With Trump
Trump addresses Elon Musk's growing political influence: 'He's not going to be president'
President-elect Donald Trump dismissed any suggestion that he’s being usurped by his high-profile billionaire ally Elon Musk, coming off a week in which Musk helped derail an emergency spending measure to avert a government shutdown.
Donald Trump's Efficiency Co-Chief Elon Musk Calls Fed 'Overstaffed'
Billionaire Elon Musk has focused on the Federal Reserve as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take over the US government in January. Musk, tasked with making the US government more efficient,
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