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The exterior of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington, D.C. Employees of the CFPB were notified that the headquarters would be closed and that employees were to work from home.

Tagged as: 

  • Technology

Elon Musk's DOGE takes aim at agency that had plans of regulating X

Musk and other Silicon Valley executives have long railed against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for its work overseeing the tech industry. Now, Musk hopes to eliminate the agency.

February 12, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
The General Services Administration is bracing for deep cuts under the new Trump administration.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

GSA staff facing massive cuts and fears of 'nonstop' surveillance

The remaining employees at the General Services Administration are being warned that their work will be heavily monitored, from their swipes into the office to what they type on their computers.

February 12, 2025
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin and
  • Shannon Bond
Elon Musk takes questions from reporters as President Trump looks on in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Trump and Musk appear together in the Oval Office to defend the work of DOGE

Trump and Musk spoke as the president signed a new executive order calling on the heads of federal agencies to "promptly undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force."

February 11, 2025
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By:
  • Elena Moore
A man exits a voting booth at a polling station in Lancaster, N.H., on Election Day, Nov. 5.

Tagged as: 

  • National Security

Efforts to fight foreign influence and protect elections in question under Trump

Staffers at the U.S. cybersecurity agency working on countering foreign disinformation and on election security have been put on leave, according to sources who spoke anonymously for fear of reprisal.

February 11, 2025
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development building is seen in Washington, D.C.

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  • National

HUD is bracing as DOGE seeks to cut waste, fraud. Union leaders have a suggestion

The Trump administration is reviewing contracts across the federal housing agency. Some employees worry about potentially "devastating" cuts, though union leaders also hope some good may come of it.

February 11, 2025
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
In a file photo, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) speaks at a committee meeting about gun violence on June 8, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

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  • News

Congress now has a DOGE Caucus. Here's how its co-chair says it will work

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Pete Sessions, co-chair of the House DOGE Caucus, on how he plans to work with the Department of Government Efficiency.

February 10, 2025
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Kai McNamee,
  • and 1 more
Elon Musk at the inauguration of President Trump on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. Trump tasked Musk with dramatically slashing government via the Department of Government Efficiency team. Its work has been secretive and controversial and has created chaos throughout the federal workforce.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Who is part of Elon Musk's DOGE, and what are they doing?

The scope of DOGE's work and the identities of the people carrying it out isn't fully clear — leaving agencies and government workers in chaos.

February 10, 2025
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By:
  • Shannon Bond,
  • Stephen Fowler,
  • and 1 more
A statue of Alexander Hamilton is seen outside the U.S. Department of Treasury building in a 2023 file photo.

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  • Politics

Member of Elon Musk's DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface

Marko Elez had recently been given special access by a federal judge to highly sensitive payment systems in the Department of Treasury.

February 07, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn and
  • Shannon Bond
President Trump announced his plan for Gaza during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Trump's week in review

An attempt to identify and explain some of the biggest things that happened each week, and draw attention to some that have been overlooked.

February 07, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
In this photo illustration, a message appears on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) website on Feb. 5. The Trump administration issued a directive late Tuesday night that all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally Friday at midnight.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

USAID unions sue Trump administration to halt 'unconstitutional and illegal' cuts

After Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved less than 300 essential personnel to continue in jobs past Friday, unions representing USAID workers sue the Trump administration over cuts to the agency.

February 06, 2025
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By:
  • Shannon Bond,
  • Jenna McLaughlin,
  • and 1 more
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at President Trump's inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20. Trump has tasked Musk with leading a team focused on cutting costs in the government.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Elon Musk is barreling into government with DOGE, raising unusual legal questions

The billionaire's campaign to radically upend federal agencies is stunning former White House officials, even in a political moment when many things are described as unprecedented.

February 06, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn and
  • Shannon Bond
Employees at the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, have been given deferred resignation offers as part of the Trump administration's broader efforts to shrink the federal government. CISA plays a key role in defending critical U.S. infrastructure.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

CISA staffers offered deferred resignations, extending broader cybersecurity fears

Staff at the key cybersecurity agency were initially excluded from government efforts to leave their jobs, but then on Wednesday they were given deferred resignation offers with just hours to decide.

February 06, 2025
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By:
  • Jenna McLaughlin
Hundreds of people gathered near the Capitol to protest the dismantling of USAID, the international agency charged with dispensing humanitarian aid around the world on behalf of the United States.

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  • News

Protesters rally against Trump's stop-work order for USAID

USAID and nonprofit workers gathered near the Capitol in D.C. to protest Elon Musk's efforts to shut down the aid agency with his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

February 05, 2025
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By:
  • Luke Garrett
Attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan walks toward an entrance to a federal courthouse in San Francisco in December 2022. She is representing thousands of former Twitter employees suing the company over severance and other issues.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

What happens after the 'Fork in the Road'? A lawyer for ex-Twitter employees weighs in

Shannon Liss-Riordan, who represents thousands of former Twitter employees suing the company, sees many similarities in the predicament of federal workers today. Here's her advice.

February 05, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.,answers questions at the U.S. Capitol following a weekly Republican policy luncheon on Tuesday.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Republicans in Congress mostly shrug as Musk and DOGE set sights on spending

Congress controls the power of the purse, but Republicans on Capitol Hill have put up little resistance to efforts by the administration to suspend spending that they've already approved.

February 05, 2025
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh
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