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Musk and DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters

The Trump administration is implementing significant government cuts via the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, led by Elon Musk, an unelected businessman with no electoral accountability.
Some fiscal conservatives are alarmed that cuts are being proposed by an unelected official rather than elected Congress members, causing concerns about accountability.
Republican senators informed Musk that he needs Congress to approve specific cuts, using a procedure for votes called rescission.
Trump stated during a Congress address that his administration is committed to reducing spending despite concerns over voter discontent.

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Musk Has Triggered A Corporate Deregulation Bomb

In an effort to appease Elon Musk, Delaware’s Democratic-controlled legislature is expected to vote on a bill this month that would not only award Musk the largest compensation package in history, but also shield many of the country’s most powerful corporate executives from accountability for their companies’ misbehavior. If lawmakers don’t enact the law, which was written by Musk’s own lawyers, the billionaire mogul and his allies are threateni…

DOGE’s work is what government ‘should be doing,’ former federal financial manager says

Brenda Mendoza isn’t a fan of President Donald Trump or former President Joe Biden and believes both political parties are “full of it.” But when it comes to Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Mendoza — a Maryland resident and retired federal financial manager — says the organization is doing “what federal government employees should be doing anyway.” Mendoza says she’s a firsthand witness to government fraud, waste and abuse. W…

3 hours ago·Baltimore, United States

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The Bulwark

Elon Musk Thinks He’s an Ayn Rand Hero. Nope: He’s One of Her Villains.

(Shutterstock)MANY AMONG THE SILICON VALLEY ULTRA-RICH dominating the news think of themselves as heroes out of an Ayn Rand novel. Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen prate on about how we are living in Atlas Shrugged now. Peter Thiel has spoken at the annual gala of the Randian Atlas Society. These figures and their peers are discussed in the popular press with frequent reference to Rand. Meanwhile, many (though by no means all) devotees of Rand’s wr…

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KETK NEWS

UT Tyler poll measures voters views of Trump's second term, DOGE

TYLER, Texas (KETK) - UT Tyler's Center for Opinion Research has published a new poll measuring how 1,252 Texas voters view President Donald Trump's second term and several other issues affecting the state. Trump shifts tone on Musk as tensions rise with Cabinet The poll, which was conducted from Feb. 20 to Feb. 27, found that 53% of voters disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job as president compared to only 44% of voters who appr…

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littlegreenfootballs.com

Maddow: Who Is DOGE's Muscle as They Force Their Way Through Federal Offices?

As members of DOGE continue to move through federal agencies, firing employees and eliminating funding, they make use of what is reported to be U.S. Marshals to force their way into buildings barred against them. Ryan Reilly, NBC News justice reporter, joins Rachel Maddow to discuss whether these are actual marshals and who they report to.

12 hours ago

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The New Republic

Musk Humiliated as Trump’s Own Advisers Brutally Expose DOGE Fiasco

As a new report shows that even Trump officials are infuriated by Elon Musk, the author of a new piece on DOGE’s impacts explains how this reveals a deep problem for Trump that isn’t going away.

12 hours ago

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