TNR’s Greg Sargent takes a critical look at the day’s political news and the stories leading NewRepublic.com, and speaks to leading journalists and newsmakers.

Musk, an unelected barnacle to President Donald Trump, has been installed as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — a rebranded version of the United States Digital Service.

Trump first outlined the basic idea for the advisory panel in September, and the week after Election Day 2024, he announced that the so-called DOGE endeavor would be led by GOP megadonor Elon Musk ...

Ramaswamy ignited a firestorm in December with a tweet criticizing what he described as America’s “cultural veneration of mediocrity.” In his post, he argued that the US had deprioritized ...

TNR’s Greg Sargent takes a critical look at the day’s political news and the stories leading NewRepublic.com, and speaks to leading journalists and newsmakers.

President Donald Trump’s order establishing the “Department of Government Efficiency” aims to give billionaire Elon Musk’s team sweeping access to operations at federal agencies, revamping ...

Rockford’s newest chicken spot has 6 levels of spice to choose from, no seasoning, no heat, mild, medium, hot, and Angry Hot ... she's 'happy' to work with him on DOGE's goals to slash ...

Indian-origin Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy pulled out of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – envisaged by US president Donald Trump to trim the administration – due to ...

Now it is all Elon—and he is inside. Musk’s vision for DOGE—along with his relentless, 24/7 online promotion of its goals—has quickly won out in President Trump’s first days in office ...

President Trump unveils the $500 billion Stargate AI project, a venture led by OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle. While Trump hails it as a new era in AI, Elon Musk hits back, casting doubt on SoftBank ...

However, the executive order establishing the panel may nullify those legal challenges. Mr. Trump announced DOGE in November and said it would be an outside advisory board led by billionaire Elon Musk ...

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