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Department of Government Efficiency

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, was the Trump administration's cost-cutting effort, first led by Elon Musk.

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Via Wikimedia Commons (Eisenhower Executive Office Building 26)

The earliest story we hold is from Nov 13, 2024.

Stories involving Department of Government Efficiency1 named story in 2026

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Stories that name Department of Government Efficiency

  1. Oct 26– 27Former DOGE staffers say they just hacked Anthropic in less than 12 hours3 articles · 3 sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  2. Oct 11– 13'Blockers' highlights government workers who resisted DOGE3 articles · 3 sources
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  3. Sep 23Court Dismisses Democrat States’ Lawsuit Against DOGE’s Treasury Access2 articles · 2 sources
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  4. Sep 18US Institute of Peace asks court to block Trump from carving his name into the building15 articles · 15 sources
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  5. Sep 15– 17Federal employees were paid nearly $7 billion not to work under DOGE effort: GAO32 articles · 24 sources
    6 left, 17 center, 0 right
  6. Aug 6– 7DOGE claims of saving $110 billion are incorrect and unreliable, watchdog says37 articles · 35 sources
    6 left, 18 center, 10 right
  7. Jan 21Trump administration says DOGE may have misused Social Security data11 articles · 7 sources
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  1. Nov 12DOGE cuts cost tribes $470M, gutting funding for climate projects9 articles · 9 sources
    3 left, 4 center, 2 right
  2. Oct 14– 15Las Vegas man sentenced to 5 years in prison for firebombing Tesla vehicles2 articles · 2 sources
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