State Department, Trump and downsizing plan
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At least eight key members of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency have departed in the last six months. The turnover, reportedly planned, comes amid a public fallout between Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Senate Democrats are warning the Trump administration’s effort to claw back funds for foreign aid and public broadcasting programs threatens bipartisan negotiations to fund the government
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Mediaite on MSNDOGE Now Reportedly ‘A Shell of Its Former Self’The "Department of Government Efficiency" once helmed by Elon Musk is now but a husk of the unofficial agency it once was.
At least eight key members of the Department of Government Efficiency have resigned in the past six months. A senior White House official suggested these departures align with the nature of their temporary government roles known as special government employees,
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, recently gained high-level access to a database that controls billions of dollars in government payments to farmers and ranchers across the U.S.
The State Department has formally advised staffers that it will be sending layoff notices to some of them soon.
Donald Trump's White House announced significant cuts to the State Department despite 'ongoing conflicts in Central Europe, Africa, and the Middle East'
Elon Musk’s allies are fighting for influence at DOGE as the White House moves on.
The announcement walked back previous plans, first revealed in a leaked memo in March, to fire as many as 83,000 employees as part of the Trump administration's overarching goal to slash the size of the federal government.
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