Republicans warn the business leaders' lack of government experience could lead to clashes over spending decisions.
House Speaker Mike Johnson might be in the DOGE house. Billionaire entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday turned against House GOP leadership, raging about a stopgap measure to avert a government shutdown and actively encouraging rank-and-file Republicans to kill it.
Democrats are largely skeptical of Elon Musk's push to ax wasteful government spending. But some in the party aren't fully dismissing the DOGE goals.
Indian Americans are the most represented minority in the Trump administration, reflecting a faction of the community's shifting alignment with Trump's values on economic and social issues.
The former GOP Presidential candidate claimed a government worker told him she'd be OK with being fired if it helped the country and people were skeptical. Very skeptical.
Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy slammed the stopgap spending deal, urging Congressional members to vote against the massive bill if they are “serious about government efficiency.”
It’s unclear whether Trump and Johnson will support a new deal, and whether Democrats, including Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, will go along with the plan — all in time to avoid a shutdown less than a week before Christmas.
ROCHESTER — GOP Rep. Brad Finstad said he has joined the House DOGE Caucus to support a newly created advisory team led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy that aims to slash spending, regulations and personnel within the federal government.
Mitt Romney suggested on Friday that embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson's best chances at retaining his position lie with the Democrats.
Joseph Rudy Rullo, a Republican candidate for governor in New Jersey, has proposed the creation of a Department of Government Efficiency to address the
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) cautioned that Republicans could go “running for the hills” if tech billionaire Elon Musk decides to tweet again about the spending bill.
Take three: Congress is scrambling to put together a passable spending deal that will avoid a government shutdown for the third time this week after the House resoundingly rejected a compromise continuing resolution worked out by President-elect Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R–La.).