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Department of Government Efficiency

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

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

Elon Musk now has a new, lower target number for DOGE’s budget cuts · 9 articles, Jan 9Vivek Ramaswamy leaves DOGE; expected to run for Ohio governor · 25 articles, Jan 17Trump Will Face First Lawsuit—Targeting Elon Musk’s DOGE—Moments After Taking Office · 12 articles, Jan 20USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk's DOGE from classified info, officials say · 20 articles, Feb 2USAID fallout: Trump gives Musk authority to shut down agency · 100 articles, Feb 2Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces he's the acting director of USAID · 13 articles, Feb 3Treasury tells Congress that DOGE has ‘Read Only’ access to payment systems · 11 articles, Feb 3Elon Musk is barreling into government with DOGE, raising unusual legal questions · 8 articles, Feb 4Musk appears at White House defending DOGE’s work but acknowledging mistakes · 13 articles, Feb 519 states sue to stop DOGE accessing Americans' personal data · 38 articles, Feb 6Musk Team's Access to Student Loan Systems Raises Alarms · 6 articles, Feb 7Trump: Musk Won't Be Involved in Things that Pertain to His Businesses · 29 articles, Feb 12Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team's access to federal government's payment system · 19 articles, Feb 14Minnesota joins 13 other states in lawsuit against Elon Musk · 24 articles, Feb 14Who's in charge of DOGE? White House says it's not Elon Musk · 42 articles, Feb 18Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week · 33 articles, Feb 23Federal workers confront mass confusion as Musk’s deadline to list accomplishments looms - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 12 articles, Feb 24Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE · 55 articles, Feb 25President Donald Trump holds first Cabinet meeting; Elon Musk attends · 37 articles, Feb 26Trump tells Cabinet members that they're in charge, not Musk: Sources · 13 articles, Mar 6DOGE chief Elon Musk says he's running businesses ‘with great difficulty' as Tesla shares tank · 6 articles, Mar 10Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud · 30 articles, Mar 11Judge rules DOGE’s dismantling of USAID likely unconstitutional, blocks further cuts · 56 articles, Mar 18DOGE blocked from accessing sensitive Social Security data, after judge raises concerns of a ‘fishing expedition’ · 20 articles, Mar 20Appeals court clears way for DOGE to keep operating at USAID · 13 articles, Mar 28Elon Musk stepping down? Here's when Tesla CEO could leave DOGE · 47 articles, Apr 1Why Elon Musk is breaking with Trump over tariffs · 15 articles, Apr 1Musk vs Navarro: Is the Trump team divided on tariffs? · 6 articles, Apr 6Elon Musk calls Trump’s top trade adviser Peter Navarro a 'moron' and 'dumber than a sack of bricks' · 23 articles, Apr 6As Tesla profits plunge 71%, Elon Musk says he'll spend less time on DOGE · 57 articles, Apr 22Elon Musk reveals his DOGE regret · 10 articles, Apr 29Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems · 32 articles, May 2Elon Musk ‘disappointed’ in Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ · 47 articles, May 28Elon Musk thanks Trump for ‘opportunity to reduce wasteful spending' as official government work nears end · 6 articles, May 29Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 68 articles, May 29Elon Musk has left the government. What's next for DOGE? · 61 articles, May 29Trump says he’s withdrawing nomination of Musk associate Jared Isaacman to lead NASA · 22 articles, May 31Trump says he's 'disappointed' with Musk as public feud escalates · 132 articles, Jun 3A day after blistering exchange, Trump calls Elon Musk 'man who has lost his mind' · 23 articles, Jun 3Donald Trump And Elon Musk's Relationship Ended Exactly How We All Knew It Would · 7 articles, Jun 5Timeline of Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s feud · 137 articles, Jun 5Trump says Elon Musk could face 'serious consequences' if he backs Democratic candidates · 35 articles, Jun 7Elon Musk backs up Trump amid LA protests · 5 articles, Jun 9Republican enthusiasm for Musk cools after his feud with Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds · 28 articles, Jun 11Musk and Trump are fighting (again) over the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ · 12 articles, Jun 30Trump says DOGE is a monster that may ‘go back and eat Elon’ · 10 articles, Jul 1Elon Musk fires back at Trump's claim that his companies will still enjoy subsidies · 8 articles, Jul 24Elon Musk says DOGE was 'a little bit' successful — but he wouldn't do it again · 16 articles, Dec 10

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else82 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name Department of Government Efficiency

  1. Aug 26– 27DOGE officials copied millions of Social Security numbers, whistleblower says32 articles · 19 independent sources
    5 left, 6 center, 0 right
  2. Aug 7– 8Trump orders increased federal law enforcement presence in Washington to 'make DC safe again'20 articles · 18 independent sources
    0 left, 10 center, 6 right
  3. Aug 6Trump threatens to take federal control of DC after ex-DOGE employee Edward Coristine attacked31 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 5 right
  4. Jul 16– 18House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting, foreign aid122 articles · 46 independent sources
    7 left, 22 center, 3 right
  5. Jul 8– 9Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with federal job cuts52 articles · 32 independent sources
    5 left, 11 center, 7 right
  6. Jul 3– 10America Party? A look at how third parties have fared through US history44 articles · 22 independent sources
    6 left, 7 center, 6 right
  7. Jul 2– 7Musk says he’s forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law65 articles · 37 independent sources
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  8. Jun 6– 7Supreme Court gives DOGE access to millions of Americans’ private Social Security data58 articles · 36 independent sources
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  9. Jun 3White House sends Congress request for $9.4B in DOGE cuts6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  10. Jun 3– 4Trump formally asks Congress to claw back approved spending targeted by DOGE6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  1. Aug 30Social Security whistleblower who claims DOGE mishandled Americans' sensitive data resigns from post7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
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