President-elect Donald Trump enlisted Washington outsiders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to tell members of Congress how they should run things.
Democrats are largely skeptical of Elon Musk's push to ax wasteful government spending. But some in the party aren't fully dismissing the DOGE goals.
DOGE will have to go after Social Security and health programs to hit its targets. Some in Washington don’t believe it stands a chance.
Republicans warn the business leaders' lack of government experience could lead to clashes over spending decisions.
Elon Musk rejects economic scarcity ideology, suggesting that there is basically "infinite potential" for creating jobs and businesses.
On Wednesday congressional leadership unveiled legislation to punt the government funding deadline down the road, but that bill was pronounced dead only hours after it was revealed.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are dropping hints about where the co-leads of President-elect Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will focus its efforts on trimming federal
Trump tapped Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta for ambassador to Italy—putting him on a growing list of billionaires selected for administration roles.
The point of Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s DOGE is to cut entitlement programs so Trump can give tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy and corporations
Once Musk and Ramaswamy step into their roles, they'll have to answer for commitments they've made, such as firing employees and deleting departments.
It’s unclear whether Trump and Johnson will support a new deal, and whether Democrats, including Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, will go along with the plan — all in time to avoid a shutdown less than a week before Christmas.