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21 Aug 2026

I was wrong about DOGE.

A full accounting of the initiative’s impact.

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Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in front of the White House on July 7, 2025 | Al Drago/Pool/Sipa USA, edited by Russell Nystrom

8 Apr 2026

Trump's 2027 budget proposal.

How would it change federal spending?

Budget proposal

Elon Musk with a chainsaw at the Conservative Political Action Conference | The Associated Press

25 Feb 2025

The "what did you do this week" email to federal workers.

Elon Musk threatened federal employees to respond or face termination.

Elon Musk

10 Feb 2025

The legal fight over DOGE's budget cuts.

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