The ‘Zero’ People Who Died After USAID Was Dismantled

The ‘Zero’ People Who Died After USAID Was Dismantled

The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, which went by its internet meme-ified acronym DOGE, officially concluded its formal operations on July 4, 2026. At its launch, Elon Musk, who headed the agency for a time, promised to cut $2 trillion of spending from the federal budget. Even by its own accounting, which many experts say is largely inflated, DOGE failed to meet that target by at least $1.8 trillion. Though the overall impact of DOGE o…