Tag: DOGE

The Trump-Musk Breakup Is a Power Struggle, Not Policy Disagreement

During the 2024 election season, Donald Trump and Elon Musk seemed to be the unlikely political dynamic duo. Two men, neither from traditional political backgrounds, vying together to be the voice of the United States.  The relationship appeared to be better than ever when President Trump won the election and both the House of Representatives […]

The Trump Administration’s Cuts To FEMA Will Lead To More Preventable Casualties

Following a series of tornadoes that tore through multiple midwestern states, the FEMA response has been negligible, leaving many to fend for themselves or rely on the support of understaffed local organizations. The recent cuts by DOGE to multiple federal departments are a major cause of this destruction. Meteorologists employed by the National Weather Service […]

DOGE Demands Justification From All Federal Workers

DOGE Demands Justification From All Federal Workers

On Saturday evening, Elon Musk sent a mass email to all federal workers in the United States, directing them to respond with a list of five bullet points explaining what they had done in their jobs the previous week. In a post to X, Musk added that any federal workers who did not respond to […]

The DOJ Restricts Elon Musk’s Access to American Financial Information

The DOJ Restricts Elon Musk’s Access to American Financial Information

On Wednesday evening, the Department of Justice moved significantly toward limiting the overreaching power of the Trump administration’s appointees when it proposed an order to restrict the Treasury Department from sharing sensitive financial data with the Department of Government Efficiency. The move comes amid sweeping changes approved by the President and proposed by Musk to […]

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