Feb 18 Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information, AP reports By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press King's exit from the administration is one of several departures of high-ranking officials concerned about DOGE staffers' potential unlawful access to private taxpayer information. Continue reading
Feb 17 DOGE seeks access to taxpayer data at IRS, AP reports By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press If successful, Musk and his group would have access to millions of tightly controlled files that include taxpayer information, bank records and other sensitive records. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 2:45 News Wrap: Israel and Hamas complete another exchange as ceasefire holds In our news wrap Saturday, Israel sent hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners to Gaza after Hamas released three Israeli hostages as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal, the IRS could soon be the latest agency to see mass layoffs, five… Continue watching
Feb 14 Treasury watchdog launches audit of DOGE access to federal government’s payment system By Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak, Associated Press Democratic senators raised red flags about the access provided to Trump aide Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team. Continue reading
Feb 13 Elon Musk calls for the U.S. to ‘delete entire agencies’ from federal government By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Musk has consolidated control over large swaths of the government with President Donald Trump's blessing since assuming leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch Elon Musk’s influence in the White House grows as Trump hands him more power By Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens, Taylor Bowie President Trump handed more power over to Elon Musk on Tuesday, giving his team oversight over hiring decisions across every government agency. Musk has also continued to post misleading or false accusations against government agencies on his social media platform… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 6:35 Musk’s DOGE needs to be ‘much more transparent’ in spending cuts, former GAO head says By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat The House subcommittee that bears the same acronym as Elon Musk's agency, DOGE, held its first hearing Wednesday. While members from both parties said they were focused on rooting out waste and fraud, Democrats pointed out the man at the… Continue watching
Feb 12 As Musk hammers the government, Republicans stir with quiet objections By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press While Democrats have been speaking out against President Donald Trump's federal cuts, Republicans are just beginning to stir. Continue reading
Feb 12 WATCH: Rep. Green calls spending ‘debt slavery,’ as House DOGE subcommittee holds first hearing By Associated Press The Republican president signed an executive order to expand Musk’s influence and continue downsizing the federal workforce. Continue reading
Feb 10 Trump administration takes USAID off its building lease By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The eviction comes as a court temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have pulled all but a fraction of workers off the job worldwide. Continue reading