Trump gifts a large key to Elon Musk in Oval Office goodbye, says work of DOGE 'geniuses' will continue

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President Donald Trump gifts Elon Musk a key during a White House event on May 30, 2025.
President Donald Trump gifts Elon Musk a key during a White House event on May 30, 2025.

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Republicans fall in line behind Mike Johnson, avoiding an early Trump-era mess for the GOP

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House Speaker Mike Johnson
Between Trump's agenda and DOGE, Republicans have steep ambitions for the coming years. On Friday, they avoided what could've been an early stumble.

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Bernie Sanders says Elon Musk is wrong about H-1B visas: 'Low-wage indentured servants'

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"Elon Musk is wrong," Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote on X.

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Here's what we know so far about who's working on DOGE

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President-elect Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk watching the a Starship launch in Brownsville, Texas.
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, in November.

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Elon Musk says DOGE's work will be public — legally, it has to be

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Elon Musk enters the US Capitol to meet with lawmakers
Elon Musk's plans for DOGE could change if a federal law comes into play.

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Here's what some of the world's most powerful people have to say about Elon Musk

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Elon Musk
CEOs and politicians weighed in on Elon Musk's role as a political advisor to president-elect Donald Trump.

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DOGE just got a new hire

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Musk and Ramaswamy are reportedly getting advice from others in Silicon Valley on how to organize and staff the commission.

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Citadel founder Ken Griffin says it's 'preposterous' for Elon Musk to shoulder the 'entire burden' of cutting the budget

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Ken C. Griffin speaks during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2024 at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Billionaire Citadel founder Ken Griffin was interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin at The New York Times DealBook Summit.

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Bernie Sanders and Elon Musk are on the same page about auditing the Pentagon and slashing the defense budget

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Bernie Sanders speaking at an event on prescription drug costs in Concord, New Hampshire; Elon Musk speaking at a Trump campaign rally in Madison Square Garden in New York.
"Elon Musk is right," Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said of Elon Musk's criticisms of the Defense Department's spending.

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Government workers on the prospect of DOGE-fueled layoffs: 'It kind of feels like we're being villainized'

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