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Maddow Blog | Codifying DOGE cuts, Republicans vote to claw back foreign aid, NPR and PBS funds
On Capitol Hill, it’s common for lawmakers to approve funding measures, but it’s more unusual to see members un-approve ...
PBS, NPR funding on the line as House nears final vote on $9.4 billion in DOGE-backed cuts
Passage would solidify DOGE-backed cuts, but some Republicans are uneasy about the programs being targeted, including the ...
House Republicans Pass DOGE Rescissions Package to Cut Funding for USAID, NPR, PBS
By a vote of 214–212, the House passed the Trump administration’s rescissions package, with four Republicans joining 208 ...
House Passes Musk’s DOGE Cuts to PBS, NPR and Foreign Aid
The US House approved $9.4 billion in Elon Musk’s DOGE federal spending cuts, with Republican moderates swallowing their ...
House approves DOGE-inspired cuts to foreign aid, PBS, NPR
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Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
Labor watchdog opens investigation into DOGE whistleblower claims after NPR reporting
DOGE employees demanded the highest level of access to the labor agency's systems, according to a whistleblower and reporting ...
Trump's DOJ focuses in on voter fraud, with a murky assist from DOGE
President Trump and his allies have long made false claims of widespread noncitizen voting. Now, as the GOP pursues new ...
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DOGE tried to embed in GAO. Experts say it should have asked GAO for help instead
"The DOGE team needs to read the Constitution again," Walker told NPR. "There are three separate and equal branches of government." The GAO is an influential watchdog agency that operates under ...