DOGE, government funding

DOGE cuts complicate government funding talks and raise shutdown fears
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are struggling with a key question as they stare down a fast-approaching deadline to fund the government: How do they fund federal agencies that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to dismantle?
DOGE claims $55 billion in government cuts so far -- but the figure is hard to verify
DOGE claims that so far its cuts have saved the public $55 billion in federal funds -- but that's not yet possible to verify based on the records that DOGE has disclosed.
GOP push for DOGE cuts inflames talks to prevent shutdown
Growing calls among hard-line House conservatives to incorporate cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) into a developing government funding bill are complicating efforts to
Will there be a DOGE Dividend check? Americans might see savings from government cuts
The CEO of investment firm Azoria lobbied DOGE figurehead Elon Musk to have the department issue stimulus checks from some of the claimed $55 billion in savings.
Government shutdown could hinge on DOGE cuts
Congressional negotiators are racing to reach a government funding agreement by a March 14 deadline to avert a shutdown, as several key factors strain bipartisan talks. The government has been operating on stopgap funding measures and fiscal 2024 spending levels since last September.
Potential government shutdown looms as Congress debates legality of DOGE cuts
We are just weeks from a possible government shutdown, and with the clock winding down, Democrats and Republicans have not reached an agreement for funding. (Scripps News)
Johnson says deal to avert shutdown will probably be ‘clean,’ without DOGE cuts
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Wednesday that a stopgap to avert a government shutdown next month is “becoming inevitable” and that it will probably be as “clean” as possible, as both sides have struggled for weeks to strike a full-year funding deal.
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports ...
Kentucky has nearly 23,500 federal workers. Here's what DOGE cuts could mean for them
Kentucky is home to roughly 23,500 federal workers. With DOGE cuts happening nationwide, here's how the cuts could impact Kentucky.
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Trump implements DOGE cost efficiency initiative to cull fed grants and contracts, non-essential travel and federal property
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday evening to implement the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE ...
Musk compares DOGE to Clinton's government efficiency initiative, but there are big differences
Elon Musk is likening DOGE's aggressive government overhaul to a Clinton-era task force that oversaw a shrinking of the ...
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How Clinton's "reinventing government" compares to DOGE's approach: "We cut fat and they cut muscle"
As President Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency push to slash spending ... any similarities between that program and DOGE end there. "We cut fat and they cut muscle.
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Fired Federal Employees in Virgin Islands Protest DOGE Job Cuts, File Class Action Lawsuit for Reinstatement
Current and former federal employees, along with supporters gathered near Fort Christiansvaern in Christiansted to protest ...
Start your week smart: DOGE’s chaotic cuts, emergency summit, slowing the measles spread, Oscars preview, tariffs
Monday Musk’s SpaceX is targeting the launch of the eighth flight test of its Starship launch system. During its previous ...
DOGE charges full steam ahead with more cuts despite some concerns on speed
Reception to the Department of Government Efficiency has grown increasingly polarized since the effort began upon Trump's ...