DOGE is wasting billions while calling it reform — taxpayers are the ones paying

In 2024, the US federal deficit reached $1.8 trillion (five times Chile's GDP). Faced with this crisis, and days after being elected, President Trump turned to Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, to create the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE).From the first day in the administration, Musk began an aggressive restructuring of the state apparatus, beginning with the closure of the United States Agency for International Development…

Sen. Ernst, Don't Stop Making 'Em Squeal

Sen. Joni Ernst has a ten-year record of identifying waste, fraud, and abuse in government projects and came into office with the tagline "Make 'Em Squeal." With a record like this, it was no surprise that she was tapped to lead the Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus. Also unsurprisingly, DOGE has angered many on the left who have not stopped squealing about its work and have now decided to launch an old-fashioned smear cam…

Thomas Stankosky: DOGE-like propositions serve neither most vulnerable, nor citizens and taxpayers

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DOGE is wasting billions while calling it reform — taxpayers are the ones paying

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is one of the most ironically named offices in Washington. While claiming to streamline government, it’s doing the opposite — leaving taxpayers with an enormous bill and federal agencies in operational disarray. At the heart of the issue is a rushed, legally questionable effort to cut the federal workforce by putting employees on paid administrative leave while their terminations are sorted out — or…

Trump’s federal layoffs hit North Carolina

More than 2 million US citizens are employed by the federal government. Donald Trump made many promises on the campaign trail during the 2024 election. One of these promises included dramatically downsizing the federal government and its workers. When Trump won re-election and soon thereafter took office, he installed Elon Musk to head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to fulfill this promise. In the state of North Carolina, there a…

Government gone wild: DOGE exposes the most absurd taxpayer rip-offs

The Department of Government Efficiency, launched in January 2025 under President Trump’s administration and led by the no-nonsense Elon Musk, has been a breath of fresh air for liberty-loving taxpayers.