DOGE enters its next phase of remaking government minus Musk : NPR

Elon Musk receives a key from President Trump in the Oval Office on May 30, 2025 to thank him for his work with the Department of Government Efficiency. Days later, the pair were feuding online, though Musk has since apologized. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Department of Government Efficiency […]

New IRS Commissioner Once Sponsored A Bill To Eliminate The Agency Entirely

The U.S. Senate confirmed former Missouri Rep. Billy Long on Thursday as the new commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in a 53–44 vote, ending months of temporary leadership at an agency under intense scrutiny and facing deep staffing cuts, according to AP. Long, a Republican who served in Congress from 2011 to 2023, once sponsored […]

Futures Drop After US-China Trade Talks Fall Flat, CPI Looms

US equity futures dropped into today’s CPI print after traders weren’t moved by the US-China trade talks, which saw the two two sides agree on a framework to implement last month’s Geneva deal with few actual details.  There’s also nervousness ahead of inflation data: a hot reading would be a big risk factor for a market near record highs […]

Who Will Replace Elon Musk as the Leader of DOGE?

Who wants to lead the Department of Government Efficiency? With the departure of Elon Musk and his right-hand man Steve Davis from government, administration officials and members of the controversial cost-cutting effort have been in detailed discussions this week about who will functionally be in charge of it, according to four people familiar with the […]

Where Are We Now? | ZeroHedge

By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities (full pdf available here) Just last weekend, we discussed Confusion versus Uncertainty. We have a long list of potential market moving-events, many of which might be at pivotal moments. The Big Beautiful Bill. Not letting tax cuts expire is crucial. Additional targeted tax cuts would also be helpful – especially […]

US Supreme Court grants DOGE access to sensitive Social Security data | Donald Trump News

The United States Supreme Court has sided with the administration of President Donald Trump in two cases about government records — and who should have access to them. On Friday, the six-member conservative majority overturned a lower court’s ruling that limited the kinds of data that Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could access through […]

Has DOGE really saved the US government $180bn? | Elon Musk News

President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk celebrated their efforts to slash federal spending before Musk stepped away from his White House work. Musk wore a black DOGE hat over a bruised right eye that he blamed on his young son’s punch. That was May 30 in the Oval Office. Days later, the two billionaires […]