DOGE, Musk and Trump

DOGE job cuts bring pain to Trump heartland
Jennifer Piggott proudly hung a red-and-blue Trump campaign flag outside her one-story home during the November election race. Now, after she was abruptly fired from her civil service job, her days of supporting the president are over.
Trump wants his Cabinet and Musk to play nice on DOGE cuts
This week, the president publicly lauded those efforts while privately trying to strike harmony between Musk and his Cabinet, which has been growing increasingly frustrated by the
Layoffs soar to highest level since 2020, led by Musk's DOGE cuts
Job cuts spiked in February, marking their highest point since July 2020, due to firings of government workers directed by DOGE.
Tesla sales and stock price slump as Musk leads DOGE cuts
Tesla is at risk of bleeding cash in the first quarter of 2025 amid growing signs that CEO Elon Musk's political endeavors are scaring off potential customers. Why it matters: Tesla has seismic ambitions — including self-driving cars and humanoid robots — that may depend on its core business to generate funding.
Layoffs Surge Thanks To Musk's DOGE, But Trump Just Took Away His Axe
P lanned layoffs surged to the highest monthly total since mid-2020 last month, with the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk's fingerprints all over the data, accord
'Real concern' Musk's DOGE cuts will create 'political problems' for GOP
President Trump has suspended most of his tariffs on Mexico until April 2nd. Stocks are falling despite the tariff reprieve. Meanwhile, there is still concern over Elon Musk and DOGE's spending cuts.

Inside DOGE Cuts Disrupting Veterans Agency

Jobs Report Shows DOGE Cuts Beginning to Take Effect
Unemployment remained low as the U.S. continued to add jobs in February, while the effects of DOGE layoffs started to emerge.
Layoffs across the U.S. soar to highest level since 2020, led by DOGE cuts
Job cuts spiked in February, marking their highest point since July 2020, due to firings of government workers directed by ...
DOGE Abruptly Cut These National Park And Forest Service Workers' Jobs. Here's How It'll Impact You.
Last month, the Trump Administration and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) mass- fired many National Park Service ...
DOGE cuts = longer waits, other issues: Reducing SSA staff has consequences
Around 10,000 people a day are retiring and signing up for Social Security benefits, which is expected to continue for ...
DOGE job cuts push U.S. layoffs to postpandemic high. Is the labor market crumbling?
The number of publicly announced layoffs in the U.S. jumped in February to the highest level since the pandemic 4 1/2 years ...
Rick Scott defends Elon Musk and DOGE’s recommendations for job cuts
In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) defended Elon Musk and DOGE’s recommendations for federal ...
Top Dem governor issues order aiming to help fill ‘critical’ state jobs as DOGE cuts federal bureaucracy
Pennsylvania Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro announced an effort to fill hundreds of state job openings while DOGE is trimming ...
DOGE push spurs state copycats with governors eyeing cost cuts
For one, Gov. Ron DeSantis is launching Florida’s own version of the Department of Government Efficiency — known as DOGE.
Donald Trump is reining in DOGE, saying job cuts should be with a ‘scalpel rather than a hatchet’
President Trump said his cabinet, not Elon Musk, is in charge of cost-cutting in their departments, adding retaining good ...
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Musk, DOGE try to slash government by cutting out those who answer to voters
For decades, conservatives in Congress have talked about the need to cut government deeply, but they have always pulled back ...
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NIH faces renewed DOGE directive to cut staff, putting thousands in line for RIFs
The Elon Musk-backed group is calling the shots even after President Trump’s edict that they let individual agencies take the ...