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Department of Government Efficiency

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Elon Musk in Trump's government: DOGE, his exit and their feud

12 of 62 stories this year · 1 about Department of Government Efficiency

Trump weighs White House advisory role for Elon Musk: report · 10 articles, May 29Light on news, heavy on personality in Elon Musk and Donald Trump X interview · 57 articles, Aug 12Trump says he 'certainly would' give Elon Musk a job in his administration · 9 articles, Aug 19Trump says Musk wouldn't have time to be in his White House cabinet, but could ‘consult' · 8 articles, Aug 26Musk’s ability to game the system may pay off for Trump’s efficiency panel · 34 articles, Sep 3Trump says Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead Department of Government Efficiency · 96 articles, Nov 13Ramaswamy says some federal agencies will be 'deleted outright' by DOGE with 'mass reductions' on tap · 6 articles, Nov 17Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are bringing Trump's DOGE to Capitol Hill · 14 articles, Dec 5US govt shutdown looms as Trump, Musk kill funding deal · 5 articles, Dec 18House passes bill to avoid Government shutdown · 12 articles, Dec 18Trump's words of opposition stop a bipartisan budget deal in its tracks with Musk's help · 13 articles, Dec 19Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation · 7 articles, Dec 19

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Everything else6 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Department of Government Efficiency that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Nov 13Dogecoin surges 20% after Trump announces a Department of Government Efficiency — DOGE12 articles · 10 independent sources
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Stories that name Department of Government Efficiency

  1. Dec 27– 29Trump defends foreign worker visas, siding with Musk amid MAGA backlash54 articles · 28 independent sources
    3 left, 13 center, 4 right
  2. Dec 18Speaker Johnson speaks to Musk after he suggests torpedoing spending bill5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  3. Dec 6– 7Trump and giveaways: What Elon Musk spent $270M on during the election35 articles · 20 independent sources
    6 left, 8 center, 1 right
  4. Nov 25Elon Musk said the F-35's makers are 'idiots' for still building manned jets as drone tech rises6 articles · 5 independent sources
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  5. Nov 20DOGE reportedly considers mobile tax-filing app to simplify US tax process13 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
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