Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Elon Musk plans to reduce his role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and likens himself to Buddha. He aims to advise President Trump part-time post his term expiry in May. Despite stepping back, he believes DOGE can thrive independently. Elon Musk, the head of the … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced plans to significantly reduce his involvement in the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a controversial task force to slash federal spending. During Tesla’s quarterly earnings call, Musk said his time commitment to the task force would “drop significantly” starting in May, allowing him to focus more on … Read more
Washington: Members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet will likely move to limit the influence of Department of Government Efficiency employees and reassert control over budgets and staffing once Elon Musk steps back from DOGE, two government sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The Department of Government Efficiency, created by executive order the day … Read more
Washington: It has worked in the shadows for months, but Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has now offered the first peek behind the curtain of the government cost-cutting drive it launched on behalf of US President Donald Trump. Musk, the Space X and Tesla tycoon, was accompanied by seven top aides in a … Read more
Washington: President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court Monday to block a ruling by a lower court that demanded the White House rehire thousands of fired government workers. The administration has been thwarted or held up by judges in a number of its signature policy initiatives, including on immigration and upending government spending. A California … Read more
Elon Musk has announced plans to double the workforce of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying the unit is now embedded in nearly every federal agency. DOGE has around 100 staff members, and Musk said he intends to increase it to around 200, as per NBC news. “We’re trying to act broadly across all … Read more
Berserk bullies generally halt when someone stands up to them. That is what is happening to America’s President of seven weeks, Donald Trump. His tirade against friends, allies and neighbours initially caught them off guard. It took them some time to collect themselves, although they tried to mollify him, promising some concessions and offers to … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk attended US President Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday, amid widespread criticism of his sweeping government cuts. Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which aims to cut costs by downsizing the federal government and slashing spending, told the Cabinet that he has been getting … Read more
Washington: Roughly a third of staffers at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have resigned in protest, saying that they will not push through demanded changes that put the country at risk. “We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations,” 21 staffers of DOGE wrote in … Read more
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump today launched fresh criticism of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for allegedly granting funds to interfere in India’s election process. President Trump questioned why the US was providing aid to India, alleging that the country already benefits from high tariffs imposed on American goods. “Eighteen million … Read more