DOGE, government funding

DOGE cuts complicate government funding talks and raise shutdown fears
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are struggling with a key question as they stare down a fast-approaching deadline to fund the government: How do they fund federal agencies that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to dismantle?
DOGE claims $55 billion in government cuts so far -- but the figure is hard to verify
DOGE claims that so far its cuts have saved the public $55 billion in federal funds -- but that's not yet possible to verify based on the records that DOGE has disclosed.
Will there be a DOGE Dividend check? Americans might see savings from government cuts
The CEO of investment firm Azoria lobbied DOGE figurehead Elon Musk to have the department issue stimulus checks from some of the claimed $55 billion in savings.
Conservative calls to codify DOGE cuts complicate path to avoiding shutdown
Growing calls among hardline House conservatives to incorporate cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) into a developing government funding bill are complicating efforts to avert a shutdown two weeks ahead of the looming deadline.
Government shutdown could hinge on DOGE cuts
Congressional negotiators are racing to reach a government funding agreement by a March 14 deadline to avert a shutdown, as several key factors strain bipartisan talks. The government has been operating on stopgap funding measures and fiscal 2024 spending levels since last September.
Potential government shutdown looms as Congress debates legality of DOGE cuts
We are just weeks from a possible government shutdown, and with the clock winding down, Democrats and Republicans have not reached an agreement for funding. (Scripps News)
Johnson says deal to avert shutdown will probably be ‘clean,’ without DOGE cuts
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Wednesday that a stopgap to avert a government shutdown next month is “becoming inevitable” and that it will probably be as “clean” as possible, as both sides have struggled for weeks to strike a full-year funding deal.
Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports ...
DOGE Removes Biggest Spending Cuts From Wall Of Receipts; Here’s What It Could Mean For DOGE Dividend Checks
Elon Musk's DOGE removed the five biggest spending cuts from its "wall of receipts." Here's what it means for potential DOGE ...
Start your week smart: DOGE’s chaotic cuts, emergency summit, slowing the measles spread, Oscars preview, tariffs
Monday Musk’s SpaceX is targeting the launch of the eighth flight test of its Starship launch system. During its previous ...
What is DOGE? What to know about the Department of Government Efficiency
On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump used an executive order to create the Department of Government ...
How Trump's Federal Government Cuts Compare to Clinton's
Bill Clinton and Donald Trump have taken notably different approaches and paces when it comes to federal government cuts.
Musk compares DOGE to Clinton's government efficiency initiative, but there are big differences
Elon Musk is likening DOGE's aggressive government overhaul to a Clinton-era task force that oversaw a shrinking of the ...
Sanders sees ‘no argument’ against DOGE finding waste in federal defense spending
DOGE is examining the Education, Homeland Security, and Treasury departments, but Sanders suggested it move on investigating the Department of Defense.
Trump’s latest DOGE order aims to cut costs through federal contracts, travel
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing agency leaders to work with staff from the Department of ...