Elon Musk says he's getting back to business at X and Tesla: 'I must be super focused'

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Elon Musk says he's pivoting away from government work to focus more on his companies.

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The DOGE House subcommittee's hearings are turning heads. Here's a look at how the panel functions.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia chairs the House DOGE Committee.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia chairs the House DOGE Committee.

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I forgot a form on my tax returns. It was the beginning of a nightmare.

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There are moments in life when your own stupidity dumbfounds you. The letter I got from the IRS — on my birthday, no less — was one of those moments.

I'm a federal employee watching colleagues get laid off by DOGE. It's been devastating — we aren't cogs, we're human beings.

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A federal worker was months away from a full pension when DOGE laid her off. Now she'll get $3,000 less per month.

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Katherine Ann Reniers at a protest in Washington, DC.

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Larry Summers says DOGE is going to end in a 'disastrous failure'

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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has been critical of the Trump administration's aggressive tactics for government reform.

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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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My government contracting company benefits from funds for disadvantaged small businesses. I'm bracing for change ahead of DOGE.

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Taelor Salmon is a government contracting business owner who is bracing for change ahead of DOGE.

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The evolution of Musk and Trump's 'bromance'

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How did Elon Musk go from being an Obama supporter to a self-described "dark MAGA" Trump ally? Here's a look at the relationship between two billionaires ahead of the second Trump presidency.

Trump trashes must-pass funding bill as Musk calls for the GOP to shut down the government

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Musk wrote that "any member of the House or Senate who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out in 2 years!"

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