Musk, DOGE and Federal Cuts
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Wisconsin is hosting job fairs next month to snap up the federal workers now on the job hunt after the Trump administration’s “reckless mass firings,” the state announced Thursday.
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Unauthorized immigrants pay more into Social Security and Medicare than they receive in federal benefits.
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Josh Weil, a Democrat running in a special election to fill a vacancy in Florida’s 6th District congressional seat, sees a path to victory by winning over seniors and veterans in a solidly red district who are frustrated with cuts made by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
It's a bit infuriating how the Trump 2024 campaign managed to sell itself as a viable option to increase jobs, boost the economy, and bring down the prices of groceries. Yet, the public sector, under the guidance of Elon Musk and DOGE, has seen drastic cuts to the workforce with thousands of people out of jobs.
As President Trump and Elon Musk slash deeper into federal programs and the work force, G.O.P. lawmakers are leveraging their connections to try to insulate themselves and their voters.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) warned of friction between the Senate and the House of Representatives over enacting President Donald Trump’s agenda, specifically if there is no commitment to return to a “pre-pandemic level” of spending.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency said it launched a pilot program to audit the federal government's credit cards.
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As the actions of DOGE have drawn widespread backlash, Elon Musk says his team is working to be more “careful.”
Trump and his DOGE unit have cut the federal workforce and spending across the country, with some early impacts in the Boise area.
On "Forbes Newsroom," Allison Shrivastava, Associate Economist with the Indeed Hiring Lab, discussed the impact of DOGE cuts on the workforce, where the U.S. job market currently stands, and where there is actual growth in the labor market that now-unemployed former federal workers might turn.
Crowds gathered at the Tesla dealership in Pasadena this weekend, protesting against budget cuts Tesla founder Elon Musk is making with the Trump Administration.