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DOGE cuts haunt scrambling Trump insider plagued by flesh-eating pest

President Donald Trump certainly hasn't done Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins any favors — his policies have made her job measurably harder — but that's nothing compared to the damage done by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), according to a new report.

According to a report from CNN, Rollins is widely regarded as one of the more prepared members of Trump's Cabinet, but "things have only gotten worse" since she took over. The native Texan has been saddled with shielding farmers and ranchers from "cascading crises" since taking the helm at USDA in February 2025, when the sector was already reeling.

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Government report undercuts DOGE's claimed successes

A Government Accountability Office audit commissioned by Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) delivered a scathing assessment of DOGE, Elon Musk's cost-cutting initiative.

The audit found DOGE systematically overstated savings and claimed credit for work already underway, The Washington Post reported.

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Flattering WaPo profile of DOGE exec 'who should be in jail' sets off reader firestorm

A flattering Washington Post profile of a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) exec who feels that he did a great service to the country by purging civil servants whom he believed did not provide “value” set off a tsunami of complaints from readers.

On Monday, the Post’s Elisabeth Dwoskin profiled 43-year-old Tyler Hassen, who is promoting his book, “Inside DOGE: The Real Story from a Senior Insider,” and claimed that despite all the criticism, he would “gladly” live through the period again.

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DOGE torched nearly $10 billion trying to root out waste, fraud and abuse: watchdog

The Trump administration spent $9.5 billion last year on paid administrative leave for federal employees as part of its effort to shrink the government, according to a new estimate from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office.

That figure marks a sixfold jump in paid-leave salary costs compared with 2023, and agencies' use of such leave rose 435 percent over the same period, and much of the spike traces back to the deferred resignation program pushed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, reported CNN.

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DOGE claims unravel in scathing new government report

A new government watchdog report delivers a blistering rebuke of DOGE, the Elon Musk-led cost-cutting initiative, finding it repeatedly overstated its savings and took credit for cuts it didn't actually make.

The Government Accountability Office audit, covering June 2025 through this month, was requested by Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and represents the most thorough – and scathing – government assessment yet of DOGE's public claims, The Washington Post reported.

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Trump admin risks fresh mess as ex-DOGE staffers roll out new initiative: report

President Donald Trump's administration may be walking into a fresh competence scandal as ex-staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency appear to be running the show again, according to a new analysis.

The Washington Sun revealed Thursday that officials are quietly developing an "AI-driven government website" called America.gov, meant to serve as a one-stop shop for federal services, including free passport renewals and free tax filing.

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'Chainsaw-wielding': Insiders reveal secret DOGE team lurks behind Trump duds

Elon Musk's notorious Department of Government Efficiency is alive and well and hiding inside a Trump administration outfit producing some of his bigger duds, according to a new Washington Post report.

DOGE allies have remained within the National Design Studio, the outfit designed by the White House to pump out government websites and "brand initiatives," inside sources told the Post.

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'Your cuts did this': Elon Musk skewered over deaths tied to DOGE

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) unloaded on trillionaire Elon Musk Monday morning over his tenure in the Trump administration – namely, his time leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the initiative’s federal spending cuts that are projected to cause millions of preventable deaths.

Khanna recently appeared on the progressive podcast “I’ve Had it” with host Jennifer Welch, during which he noted that a one-time 5% tax on Musk’s wealth would generate enough revenue to fund “universal child care for every family” in the United States. Musk responded to a clip of Khanna’s appearance posted on social media Sunday night, calling the California Democrat “such an evil liar.”

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