With Elon Musk watching, Trump says he's giving DOGE even more power

• Elon Musk defends DOGE as Trump orders agencies to comply with cuts

  Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest man, took questions for the first time since the president gave him broad authority to overhaul the executive branch.
  
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  Trump signs executive order giving DOGE more power, Elon Musk takes questions in Oval Office

  President Donald Trump signed an executive order to give DOGE more power while tech billionaire Elon Musk spoke with reporters in the Oval Office. “We post our actions to the DOGE handle on X and ...
  
  NBC News - 3h
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  Watch: Musk joins Trump in Oval Office to tout DOGE

  Tech billionaire Elon Musk joined President Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday to defend the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) amid a flurry of legal challenges seeking to halt its ...
  
  The Hill - 3h
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  Elon Musk’s gutting of US agencies is illegal, experts say. How do you muzzle Doge?

  World’s richest man has unleashed a flurry moves ranging from compromising Americans’ private data to nearly upending USAid. Where does it stop?. In 2022, the Pentagon proudly announced a ...
  
  The Guardian - 1d

• Elon Musk's DOGE entered NOAA headquarters, sources say

  Employees from the White House's Department of Government Efficiency have entered the Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. CBS News environmental correspondent ...
  
  CBS News - 4d

• Trump says Elon Musk and DOGE will review "just about" every federal agency

  President Trump said nearly every federal agency in the U.S. government could fall under the scrutiny of Elon Musk and the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE. CBS News ...
  
  CBS News - 4d
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  How Trump is testing checks and balances through Elon Musk's DOGE

  NBC News' Laura Jarrett looks at whether there are legal paths to block recent moves by President Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
  
  NBC News - 4d
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  Pres. Trump gives Elon Musk and DOGE permission to look at Pentagon

  President Donald Trump continues his efforts to reduce the size of the federal government, including the Pentagon, with the help of Elon Musk and his DOGE commission. NBC News Correspondents Kelly ...
  
  NBC News - 4d

• Elon Musk's DOGE staffers don't have access to U.S. nuclear secrets, Energy secretary says

  Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said three DOGE staffers are working at the department.
  
  CNBC - 4d

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  Musk Joins Trump To Defend Aggressive Cost-Cutting Moves

  Billionaire Elon Musk, who leads President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, pledged full transparency in his efforts to cut wasteful federal government spending. It comes as Democrats ...
  
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  Democrat accuses Trump FBI pick Kash Patel of secretly ordering firings

  Sen. Dick Durbin accused Kash Patel, President Trump's pick for FBI director, of secretly orchestrating the firings of FBI officials.
  
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  Appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to immediately reinstate funding freeze

  The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Justice Department's request to pause a judge's order while it challenges the order in court.
  
  NBC News - 1h
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  Trump fires USAID's inspector general after his office released a report critical of the administration

  Paul Martin's office put out a report Monday detailing the negative impact of the Trump administration’s push for drastic cuts at the agency.
  
  NBC News - 1h
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  Justice Sotomayor defends courts amid criticism from Trump and his allies

  Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that courts must use their “soft power” to persuade people to comply with rulings on contentious issues.
  
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  Will Vice President JD Vance be the one to take over the MAGA mantle in the future? President Trump didn't exactly give that idea a ringing endorsement. Deepa Shivaram, White House correspondent ...
  
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