The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will have a difficult time cutting $2 trillion from the federal budget, but that amount of saving can be achieved over time, experts say.

As the head of President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Tesla CEO Elon Musk has vowed to cut between $1 trillion and $2 trillion from the annual federal budget by 2026.

The White House must implement three critical components to make DOGE 2.0 work. First, empower Cabinet control: The White ...

Billionaire Elon Musk has said his Department of Government Efficiency is aiming to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget. After his team gained access to the Treasury Department’s sensitive ...

Elon Musk is crusading to rein in government waste. AP “I think we’ll try for $2 trillion, I think that’s like the best-case outcome,” Musk told Stagwell CEO Mark Penn during an X Spaces ...

I think if we try for $2 trillion, we’ve got a good shot at getting 1,” he said, meaning $1 trillion in spending cuts. Musk, though, didn’t admit an early defeat, saying he could still help ...

Elon Musk and DOGE promised $2 trillion in savings. In reality, government spending is up. The Trump administration has reportedly spent more than 6 percent as the Biden administration during the ...

Elon Musk said on Wednesday that saving $2 trillion would be a "best-case outcome" for DOGE.; Musk said DOGE had a "good shot" at saving $1 trillion, which would still be an "epic outcome." The ...

From Oct. 1, 2024, through Jan. 31, 2025, the federal government collected $1.6 trillion and spent $2.4 trillion, leaving a deficit of nearly $840 billion so far this fiscal year. Sponsor Message ...

Social Media. Statement: “DOGE subcommittee discovered $2.7 trillion in improper” Medicaid and Medicare payments to people overseas. Since President Donald Trump took office, X owner Elon Musk ...

As the head of President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Tesla CEO Elon Musk has vowed to cut between $1 trillion and $2 trillion from the annual federal budget by 2026 ...