DOGE

Elon Musk holds up a chainsaw onstage during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
USA

Fired and rehired: the dizzying confusion of Trump's government overhaul

The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2021. File Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

DOGE contract cuts worth $8.5 billion so far, a fraction of federal outlays

US President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, US, November 19, 2024. Photo: Brandon Bell/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
USA

In joint interview, Trump outlines Musk's role as enforcer-in-chief

US President Donald Trump speaks, as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, US February 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
USA

Trump, Musk target tax enforcers, rocket scientists, bank regulators for job cuts

Elon Musk listens to US President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
USA

US judge will not block Elon Musk from firing federal workers, accessing data

Elon Musk listens to US President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
USA

White House says Musk is not DOGE employee, has no authority to make decisions

Elon Musk walks on Capitol Hill on the day of a meeting with Senate Republican Leader-elect John Thune (R-SD), in Washington, US December 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
USA

Judge expected to rule in 24 hours in case that aims to sharply curtail Musk's DOGE

Elon Musk listens to US President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
USA

Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives to the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

Musk-led DOGE cuts US funding worth $750m in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, 8 other countries

Elon Musk listens to US President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
USA

US judges bar Musk's DOGE from Treasury, allow access to health, labor

Elon Musk, Washington, DC, January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar Purchase Licensing Rights
USA

Trump makes Musk, the world's richest man, a 'special government employee'

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Explainer

Explainer: Why does Elon Musk want USAID 'to die'?

A view of the USAID building in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon
USA

More USAID staff ousted after Trump administration dismantles aid agency