The Clarion-Ledger5d
Could you get a DOGE check from Trump, Musk in Jackson, Mississippi? What you need to know
The Trump administration is considering issuing "DOGE Dividend" checks to taxpayers using savings from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The proposal, pitched by Azoria investment ...
Fox News4d
Judge rules DOGE likely subject to public records requests, says department operating in 'unusual secrecy'
The administration claimed that DOGE is an arm of the Executive Office of the President, making it not subject to FOIA requests, which allow the public to request access to records produced by ...
USA Today5d
Elon Musk's DOGE team doubling to 200 employees amid federal workforce cuts elsewhere
"We're going to get to 200." Although Musk ‒ who is considered a "special government employee" ‒ does not receive a federal government salary, DOGE employees are paid. Some are earning six ...
The Intercept4d
DOGE Likely Can’t Evade Freedom of Information Law, Court Rules
It is a preliminary ruling which the government will almost certainly appeal, but a significant early victory for transparency when it comes to Musk and DOGE. So far, DOGE has ignored FOIA ...
Fox News4d
DOGE and agencies cancel 200,000 federal government credit cards
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced that it has deactivated more than 200,000 credit cards linked to more than a dozen federal agencies following an audit showing they were ...
Austin American-Statesman5d
What is DOGE? Are taxpayers getting a $5,000 stimulus check? Here's what you need to know
Should you expect a stimulus check from the Trump administration's DOGE? Is it a stimulus check, refund check, or dividend, and where would this money come from? President Donald Trump said he's ...
Politico5d
Judge orders urgent release of DOGE records, citing ‘unprecedented’ power and ‘unusual secrecy’
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the vast and “unprecedented” authority of DOGE, formerly known as the U.S. Digital Service, combined with its “unusual secrecy” warrant the ...
Columbus Dispatch4d
How soon could DOGE issue $5,000 checks to Americans? Why the answer isn't so simple
The U.S. could be facing a government shutdown as soon as this week, adding yet another setback to the proposed $5,000 DOGE dividend checks for Americans. DOGE, or the Department of Government ...
Reason4d
DOGE Isn't Exempt From FOIA Requests, Judge Rules
Although Musk, a close adviser to President Donald Trump, has repeatedly said in social media posts and statements to press that DOGE is "maximally transparent," the White House moved the cost ...
USA Today4d
Judge orders Trump's DOGE to provide documents about dismantling federal agencies, layoffs
The U.S. DOGE Service refused by arguing it wasn’t an “agency” subject to FOIA, but rather a free-standing component of the office of the president. Cooper ruled that DOGE “is likely ...
UPI5d
DOGE ordered to eventually honor Freedom of Information Act requests
CREW had lodged a pair of immediate FOIA requests with the Office of Management and Budget and one with the DOGE in order to learn more about how DOGE is working to conduct its "mass firings and ...