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Could the federal shutdown and DOGE cuts tip Virginia's governor’s race?

Trump's cutbacks are top of mind for Virginia voters as Democrat Abigail Spanberger, and Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome square off. Read More

Trump's plan to make Musk's DOGE cuts legal could fail. The backup plan is worse.

President Donald Trump sent Congress a memo Tuesday asking Republicans to sign off on his administration's spending cuts following Elon Musk's DOGE rampage. Read More

Not Even Congress Knows How Much Money DOGE Cut

Elon Musk’s team started a behind-the-scenes push for White House control over federal spending that is now an undercurrent of the government shutdown. Read More

Conservative WSJ hammers Elon Musk's DOGE over cost-cutting flop

After all the hoopla and bragging about the massive amount of federal spending that would cease after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) took a chainsaw to it, the Wall Street Journal is ... Read More

Trump’s DOGE savings dwarfed by Medicare, Social Security spending, watchdog finds

A conservative watchdog says Trump’s much-hyped DOGE cuts are a drop in the bucket compared to America’s ballooning entitlement spending. OpenTheBooks, a conservative fiscal watchdog group, released a ... Read More

Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut

Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back — and spending more money than before. Read More

Judge forces Trump administration to tell what security clearance Musk had when he oversaw DOGE and cost cutting

The Trump administration must reveal what kinds of security clearances have been granted to Elon Musk, a New York federal court ruled Wednesday. “The public has an interest in knowing whether the ... Read More

GOP Senators Warn ‘Aggressive’ Shutdown Cuts Will ‘Squander’ Party’s ‘Moral High Ground’

Republican senators warned President Donald Trump that an “aggressive” shutdown strategy will “squander” the party’s “moral high ground” in pushback against moves to impose cuts and mass firings. Russ ... Read More

Why some Republicans are getting cold feet about Trump’s shutdown layoff threats

Republican Sen. Mike Lee offered some colorful commentary Wednesday night about Democrats and the government shutdown. “It’s going to harm them,” the Utah senator said. “Because Russ Vought, the OMB ... Read More

Rand Paul Slams GOP Funding Bill on Fox News — Warns It Will ‘Wipe Out’ DOGE Cuts

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) harshly criticized the continuing resolution to reopen the government favored by his own party on Fox News Wednesday afternoon. “I’m just not for piling on more. We have a $37 ... Read More

Could the federal shutdown and DOGE cuts tip Virginia's governor’s race?

FAIRFAX, Virginia – President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the size of the federal government earlier this year left hundreds of thousands unemployed, attracted legal challenges and spurred massive ... Read More