The government's chief watchdog goes to Capitol Hill for first time in DOGE era

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  The government's chief watchdog goes to Capitol Hill for first time in DOGE era

  Elon Musk and allies have portrayed DOGE as if no one has been hunting for waste or inefficiency, but the GAO is the government's established chief watchdog.
  
  NBC News - 4h
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  How Elon Musk's DOGE reshaped government in its first 30 days

  ABC News reports on the first 30 days of billionaire Elon Musk advising President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency.
  
  ABC News - 20h

• Watchdog group sues for DOGE records

  "The public must have insight into the operations of the Department of Government Efficiency," the watchdog group's executive director said.
  
  CBS News - 3d
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  Supreme Court Rejects, for Now, Trump’s Bid to Fire Government Watchdog

  The court’s order indicated that it may return to the issue as soon as next week, when a trial judge’s temporary restraining order is set to expire.
  
  The New York Times - 3d

• Could Elon Musk benefit from DOGE cuts at consumer protection watchdog?

  Earlier this month, President Trump fired Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Lesley Stahl has more on the agency and the Trump administration's attempts to ...
  
  CBS News - 3d
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  DOGE Sparks Surveillance Fear Across the US Government

  The US government has increased the use of monitoring tools over the past decade. But President Donald Trump’s employee purges are making workers worry about how their data could be abused.
  
  Wired - 4d
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  DOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government Workers

  Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.
  
  Wired - 2h

• 'I’m happy to be here': Inside the first few weeks of the Lakers' Luka era

  From a life-altering phone call to captaining the Lakers' offense alongside LeBron James, here are seven moments that define the early Luka-LeBron era for the Lakers.
  
  ESPN - 2h
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  DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards

  The restrictions are already in place at the General Services Administration along with several other agencies. Soon they’ll roll out to most of the federal government, sources say.
  
  Wired - 5d

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  Johnson hopes to hold House budget vote this week

  House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans are looking to vote this week on a budget resolution in-line with President Donald Trump’s agenda. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin reports on how some GOP ...
  
  NBC News - 7h
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  Confusion grows over Elon Musk demanding employee justification

  There is growing confusion for federal employees as government leaders tell their staff they shouldn’t answer Elon Musk’s email ordering them to justify their job or face termination. The office ...
  
  NBC News - 7h
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  Confusion grows over Elon Musk demanding employee justification

  There is growing confusion for federal employees as government leaders tell their staff they shouldn’t answer Elon Musk’s email ordering them to justify their job or face termination. The office ...
  
  NBC News - 7h

• White House holds press briefing

  Watch live coverage as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing.
  
  NBC News - 7h
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  Dan Bongino's yearslong history of FBI criticism and conspiracy theories

  Dan Bongino, the conservative podcaster named deputy director of the FBI, has spent the past seven years publicly criticizing the agency he will now help run.
  
  NBC News - 19h

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  White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump

  In announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.
  
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  White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump

  In announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.
  
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• Missouri woman pleads guilty in plot to sell Graceland

  Lisa Jeanine Findley pleaded guilty to a charge of mail fraud in a plot to defraud Elvis Presley's family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property.
  
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• Missouri woman pleads guilty in plot to sell Graceland

  Lisa Jeanine Findley pleaded guilty to a charge of mail fraud in a plot to defraud Elvis Presley's family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property.
  
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