Alina Habba, a counselor in the White House, defended the cuts: "... Perhaps they’re not fit to have a job at this moment, or not willing to come to work.”

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday evening to implement the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cost efficiency initiative, which will begin cutting federal | The initiative,

Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are struggling with a key question as they stare down a fast-approaching deadline to fund the government: How do they fund federal agencies that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to dismantle?

If Donald Trump and DOGE want fiscal stability, they should invest in the IRS rather than take away its resources, writes Jessica Ledingham.

President Trump said his Cabinet members, not Elon Musk, are in charge of cost-cutting in their departments, adding that retaining good employees is "precious."

US cabinet told to ‘keep all the people you want’ in first sign of pushback against Elon Musk’s cost-cutting project

Lawyers challenging the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) pounced on a remark by President Donald Trump during his address to

President Donald Trump addressed both the House and Senate Tuesday evening in a wide-ranging speech at about the six week-mark into his second term in office.

For context: Vice President JD Vance rebuked Ukraine’s president in that meeting. His fiery remarks are part of a public persona he’s had to balance with quieter behind-the-scenes roles. Turmoil within Elon Musk’s DOGE is starting to spill into public view.