DOGE, Elon Musk and White House
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The White House has sent its long-awaited spending cuts request to Congress as it seeks to formalize a slew of DOGE slashes to federal funding.
The U.S. DOGE Service and allies in the Trump administration ignored White House experts worried about potential security breaches when they installed Musk’s Starlink internet service in the complex this year,
The so-called rescissions package seeks to claw back $9.4 billion lawmakers had authorized the executive branch to spend, and it would require only GOP votes to pass.
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The conservative House Freedom Caucus is demanding a swift vote on the impending White House spending cuts package targeting USAID, NPR and PBS.
The request marked the White House's first attempt to cement the spending cuts pursued by the Department of Government Efficiency.
The request would support an estimated 150 full time employees, 80% of whom would be paid out of agency reimbursements, rather than DOGE-specific funds.
Elon Musk allegedly 'body-checked' Treasury Secretary Bessent after a White House meeting, with Karoline Leavitt later describing it as 'definitely a disagreement' and not a fistfight.
On the heels of the public war of words between President Trump and Elon Musk, sources say anxiety is mounting among the remaining staff at DOGE.