DOGE caucus plans for biggest impact, eyeing key tools to expedite cutting waste
Fox's first appearance: At the Second Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, Chairwoman Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a discussion on how to most effectively and quickly begin reducing waste across government. A new 18-member caucus convened Thursday morning to strategize on how to avoid some of the pitfalls encountered by other similar efforts. “The […]
DOGE co-leader Ramaswamy planning 2026 run for governor in Ohio: sources
Billionaire biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswami plans to run for governor of Ohio, multiple sources have confirmed to Fox News Digital. The people added that Ramaswamy, who along with Elon Musk co-leads President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative, is expected to make an announcement about the gubernatorial race […]
Gov. Kim Reynolds announces plan for Iowa DOGE
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) announced the creation of a statewide Office of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Tuesday's lectureshe became the latest governor to signal an effort to cut wasteful spending with measures modeled after the latest federal agencies. “I like to say we were doing DOGE before there was DOGE,” Reynolds said. “And to build […]
DOGE caucus roadmap for cutting government waste emerges after closed-door meeting: ‘great synergy’
The Congressional DOGE Caucus' plan to reduce government waste is shifting focus after the group's second-ever closed-door meeting on Wednesday. Caucus leaders have divided lawmakers into eight working groups focused on different areas to reduce waste. These will focus on retirement benefits, social and family safety nets, emergency supplemental funding, energy permits, homeland security, defense […]
Cut smart, not blind: How DOGE should be approaching government waste
The Trump administration's focus on reducing the size of the federal bureaucracy is a worthy effort. But current plans for widespread and indiscriminate cuts risk undermining vital government functions. A smarter approach would include targeted cuts that address wasteful spending while strengthening high-value programs essential to national security, public health, and economic stability. Certain programs […]
‘Waste less, save more’: DOGE caucus member rolls out expansive bill package ahead of Trump inauguration
Fox's first appearance: Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) is introducing several new bills that will help advance the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) mission after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The senators' six bills would target telecommuting for federal employees, require agency guidance to clarify that it is not law, require early notification before major new […]
How Democrats can turn Trump’s ‘DOGE’ against him
President-elect Trump's proposed Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE initiative may sound like a meme, but it's actually a great political move. He focuses on an issue that Americans care deeply about: wasteful government spending. That's the kind of courage that Democrats can't have. Rather than dismiss President Trump's DOGE as yet another empty election […]
DOGE reps launch meetings with federal staffers in effort to cut government waste: report
A new report says close aides to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy have begun interviewing federal officials at the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). There is. DOGE representatives have met with officials from more than a dozen federal agencies, including the Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, Department […]
‘Overwhelming support’: Republican governors rally around Trump and DOGE ahead of inauguration
Exclusive: Republican governors across the country have expressed “overwhelming support” for President-elect Trump's proposed Department of Government Efficiency, better known by its acronym DOGE. In a letter to legislative leaders first shared on Fox News on Friday, the governors said they fully support DOGE and emphasized the importance of balancing the federal budget. “As state […]
Musk: Cutting $2T through DOGE ‘best-case outcome’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the best-case scenario would be to cut federal spending by $2 trillion through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which he co-leads. “I think we're going to strive for $2 trillion. I think that's the best outcome,” Musk told political strategist Mark Penn. in an interview It will […]