Trump restrains Doge as concern mounts over scale of job losses
US cabinet told to ‘keep all the people you want’ in first sign of pushback against Elon Musk’s cost-cutting project
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Pressure mounts on DOGE to provide more transparency into its inner workings
Politicians, lawsuits and a judicial order are pushing on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to become more transparent.NBC News - Feb. 27
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