Musk and DOGE could not cut Social ... debt. Republican lawmakers used Musk to pretend they actually care about spending, rather than actually accomplish a balanced budget.

The Tesla founder first entered Republican politics as a backer of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during the primary. He later hopped aboard the Trump train after the first assassination attempt against the president in Butler,

One right-wing activist, Laura Loomer, is accusing Republicans of trying to “undermine” President Donald Trump’s agenda by not codifying the DOGE cuts into law. She said on Thursday that the GOP pushed Musk away despite him spending millions to help get Trump and Republicans elected.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for federal spending cuts, praising DOGE's success and Elon Musk's efforts, as Congress faces pressure to act on GOP campaign promises.

When the budget-cutting teams led by billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency started slashing their way through federal agencies and departments back in late January, Republicans in Congress were elated.

The Trump administration is about to embark on the next phase of its plans to downsize the federal government with a broader budget request.

Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday signaled that House Republicans are “eager and ready” to formalize the White House’s so-called DOGE cuts as soon as President Donald Trump’s team makes the official request to Congress.

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