Mr. Musk uses online slang to marshal his 200 million social media followers in support of his efforts to gut the federal ...

Social media users shared the claim in the form of a meme featuring a photo of Trump adviser Elon Musk holding a chainsaw.

The Musk-led federal department is just the latest to get that name, which may have originated with the Venetians.

which Democrats believe gives way too much leeway to DOGE. It also doesn’t give a specific purpose for why Musk’s team needs to get into IRS systems, nor was the memo signed by anyone at the IRS.

The memo states that the DOGE employee, Gavin Kliger, will be assigned to the IRS for a term of 120 days with the possibility of an additional 120-day extension. In bold letters, the agreement ...

Editors' Blog / Analysis & Opinion News Live Blog Morning Memo Cafe ... of the DOGE Treasury team along with Marko Elez doing that payment stuff a week ago that made so much news.

Editors' Blog / Analysis & Opinion News Live Blog Morning Memo Cafe / outside voices & analysis ... Billionaire investor Musk has called DOGE “maximally transparent.” President Donald Trump ...

wrote in the memo. “At the same time, it is not producing results for the American public.” Why it matters: The firings are part of Trump’s much broader effort to expand presidential control ...