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1,254 matching recordsDOGE cut jobs at the auto-safety agency investigating Tesla crashes2025-02-22Elon Muskcut positions at an agency overseeing Musk's automakerNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration1 sourceDOGE cut jobs at the auto-safety agency investigating Tesla crashes2025-02-22Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceFox News hired Lara Trump to host a weekly program2025-02-22Fox News Mediahired as weekly program hostLara Trump1 sourceFox News hired Lara Trump to host a weekly program2025-02-22Donald J. Trumpdaughter-in-law and former party co-chair with a Fox News programLara Trump1 sourceTrump's Justice Department dropped its hiring-discrimination case against SpaceX2025-02-21Elon Muskreceived dismissal of DOJ hiring-discrimination litigationSpaceX1 sourceTrump's Justice Department dropped its hiring-discrimination case against SpaceX2025-02-21Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceNASA awarded SpaceX a contract worth about $100 million during Musk's advisory tenure2025-02-21Elon Muskreceived a federal award during Musk's White House serviceSpaceX1 sourceNASA awarded SpaceX a contract worth about $100 million during Musk's advisory tenure2025-02-21Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceUSDA layoffs disrupted bird-flu vaccine testing during an active outbreak2025-02-21Elon Muskdismissed probationary animal-health and research staffU.S. Department of Agriculture1 sourceUSDA layoffs disrupted bird-flu vaccine testing during an active outbreak2025-02-21Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceUSDA layoffs disrupted bird-flu vaccine testing during an active outbreak2025-02-21Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceTrump's FBI nominee takes office2025-02-21Donald J. TrumpFBI director in Trump's second administrationKash Patel2 sourcesDOGE funding rose to nearly $40 million while its spending remained shielded2025-02-20Elon Muskled or funded the DOGE operationU.S. DOGE Service1 sourceDOGE funding rose to nearly $40 million while its spending remained shielded2025-02-20Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceDOGE funding rose to nearly $40 million while its spending remained shielded2025-02-20Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceDOGE documented $16.5 billion beneath a $55 billion savings headline2025-02-19Elon Muskoversaw DOGE while it published the savings ledgerU.S. DOGE Service1 sourceDOGE documented $16.5 billion beneath a $55 billion savings headline2025-02-19Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceDOGE corrected an $8 billion ICE savings entry that was actually $8 million2025-02-18Elon Muskled DOGE during the wall-of-receipts errorU.S. DOGE Service1 sourceDOGE corrected an $8 billion ICE savings entry that was actually $8 million2025-02-18Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceThe White House denied Musk legally led DOGE while Trump publicly credited him with doing so2025-02-18Elon Muskpublicly directed work while formal leadership remained disputedU.S. DOGE Service2 sourcesThe White House denied Musk legally led DOGE while Trump publicly credited him with doing so2025-02-18Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceThe White House denied Musk legally led DOGE while Trump publicly credited him with doing so2025-02-18Donald J. TrumpTrump White House chief of staffSusie Wiles1 sourceSenate confirms Lutnick as commerce secretary2025-02-18Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed commerce secretaryHoward Lutnick2 sourcesLutnick resigned from BGC and Cantor leadership on confirmation day2025-02-18Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed commerce secretary and former chief of Cantor FitzgeraldHoward Lutnick2 sourcesFDA layoffs included reviewers working on Musk's Neuralink2025-02-17Elon Muskbenefited from removal of assigned regulatory reviewersNeuralink1 sourceFDA layoffs included reviewers working on Musk's Neuralink2025-02-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed health and human services secretaryRobert F. Kennedy Jr.1 sourceFDA layoffs included reviewers working on Musk's Neuralink2025-02-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceNuclear-security dismissals were hurriedly reversed after safety warnings2025-02-17Elon Muskfired and then sought to rehire nuclear-security specialistsNational Nuclear Security Administration2 sourcesNuclear-security dismissals were hurriedly reversed after safety warnings2025-02-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceNuclear-security dismissals were hurriedly reversed after safety warnings2025-02-17Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceDOGE sought access to individual taxpayer records at the IRS2025-02-16Elon Musksought access to personal taxpayer dataInternal Revenue Service2 sourcesDOGE sought access to individual taxpayer records at the IRS2025-02-16Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceDOGE sought access to individual taxpayer records at the IRS2025-02-16Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceCFPB agreed to reimburse DOGE for as many as five full-time staff2025-02-14Elon Muskplaced reimbursable DOGE staff inside CFPBConsumer Financial Protection Bureau2 sourcesCFPB agreed to reimburse DOGE for as many as five full-time staff2025-02-14Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceCFPB agreed to reimburse DOGE for as many as five full-time staff2025-02-14Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought1 sourceDOGE entered the Pentagon while Musk companies held billions in defense work2025-02-14Elon Muskopened defense spending review to a major contractor's teamU.S. Department of Defense2 sourcesDOGE entered the Pentagon while Musk companies held billions in defense work2025-02-14Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed defense secretaryPete Hegseth1 sourceDOGE entered the Pentagon while Musk companies held billions in defense work2025-02-14Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk1 sourceThe aid freeze interrupted contraception, maternity, and gender-violence services2025-02-13Elon Muskfroze health programs serving women and girlsU.S. Agency for International Development1 source