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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
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What's next for DOGE after Elon Musk's departure? 'Only just begun'
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk bid farewell to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in a Wednesday night X post, ending his tenure as the face of the agency as it shifts to a new phase in President Donald Trump's second term. "As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending," Musk said on X. "The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government." Musk has been the public face of DOGE since Trump signed an executive order establishing the office on Jan. 20. DOGE has since ripped through federal government agencies in a quest to identify and end government overspending, corruption and fraud. After Musk's departure, a senior White House official told Fox News Digital that DOGE will operate as it has always operated and that the agency is "part of the DNA of this federal government." Obama-nominated Judge Allows Lawsuit Targeting Musk's Role With Doge To Proceed, Drops Claims Against Trump The official added that DOGE now operates in "nearly every federal government agency department" with the "sole job" of cutting waste, fraud and abuse with the goal of efficiency. Read On The Fox News App "The DOGE employees at their respective agency or department will be reporting to and executing the agenda of the president through the leadership of each agency or department head," the official said. In a post on X, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller said, "The work DOGE has done to eliminate government waste and corruption — the rot embedded deep within Washington — is among the most valuable services ever rendered to government. And the work has only just begun." While Musk has been the public face of DOGE for months, he was not an employee of the United States DOGE Service and did not report to the acting DOGE administrator, Amy Gleason, according to a court filing in March that shed additional light on the internal workings of the office. 'Bureaucratic And Wasteful': Doge Sniffs Out Eye-popping Spending On Biden Dei Efforts In Key Agency Gleason, who has been described by her peers as a "world-class talent," previously worked for the United States Digital Service, which was founded in 2014 by former President Barack Obama as a technology office within the Executive Office of the President. DOGE is a temporary cross-departmental organization that was established to slim down and streamline the federal government. The group itself will be dissolved on July 4, 2026, according to Trump's executive order. Musk's tenure with DOGE resulted in an estimated $175 billion in savings through a combination of asset sales, contract cancellations, fraud payment deletion and other cost-cutting measures, according to the agency's website, which was last updated on May 26. The savings amount to $1,086.96 per taxpayer, according to the website. Amid Musk's work with DOGE, Democrats and activists have staged protests against the tech billionaire and his companies, including working to tank Tesla stocks. Fox News Digital's Emma Colton and Elizabeth Pritchard contributed to this article source: What's next for DOGE after Elon Musk's departure? 'Only just begun'
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
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Obama-nominated judge allows lawsuit targeting Musk's role with DOGE to proceed, drops claims against Trump
An Obama-appointed federal judge has largely rejected the Trump administration's request for the dismissal of a DOGE-related legal challenge, though she did dismiss President Donald Trump as a defendant, while otherwise allowing the wranglings to proceed. "Defendants seek to dismiss President Trump as a defendant because the court may not enjoin the President in the performance of his official duties," a memorandum opinion notes, adding, "The court agrees." The memorandum opinion and order are signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Elon Musk 'Disappointed' By Trump's Spending Bill, Says It Undermines What Doge Is Doing "Defendants' motion to dismiss Count I against President Donald J. Trump, in his official capacity as President of the United States, is GRANTED. Defendants' motion to dismiss Count I against all other defendants and Count II is DENIED," the order declares. In a statement to Fox News Digital, a Justice Department spokesperson said, "This Department of Justice has vigorously defended President Trump's ability to conduct official duties and will continue to do so whenever those actions are challenged in federal court." Read On The Fox News App Desantis Goads Congress To Follow Fl's Doge Blueprint As Musk's Cuts Still Wait For Vote More than a dozen states lodged a legal challenge regarding Elon Musk's work on Trump's DOGE cost-cutting initiative earlier this year. "This Court should restore constitutional order and, consistent with the Appointments Clause, enjoin Mr. Musk from issuing orders to any person in the Executive Branch outside of DOGE and otherwise engaging in the actions of an officer of the United States, and declare that his actions to date are ultra vires and of no legal effect," the complaint filed in February declared. Spacex's Starship Flight 9 Ends In Failure After Booster Loss: 'Success Comes From What We Learn' After heavily focusing on the effort, Musk later noted that he planned to reduce how much time he spends on it. Last week he declared in a tweet, "Back to spending 24/7 at work and sleeping in conference/server/factory rooms," noting that he needed to focus on various business endeavors. "The federal bureaucracy situation is much worse than I realized," he noted on Tuesday, according to the Washington Post. "I thought there were problems, but it sure is an uphill battle trying to improve things in D.C., to say the least."Original article source: Obama-nominated judge allows lawsuit targeting Musk's role with DOGE to proceed, drops claims against Trump
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Politics
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Pam Bondi warns migrant criminals 'we're coming after you' after Supreme Court lifts stay on deportations
Attorney General Pam Bondi warned illegal immigrant criminals to start packing their bags after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume deportation flights under the Alien and Enemies Act after an Obama-nominated judge tried to block it – handing a major boost to the president's crackdown on illegal immigration. "Americans are safer [because of this ruling], and domestic terrorists, foreign terrorists, you'd better look out because we're coming after you. I'd start self-deporting if I were you, because we are going to find you," she told "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday. Justices on the high court ruled 5-4 to grant the Trump administration's request to vacate a lower court's ruling barring the use of the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 wartime immigration law, to immediately deport Venezuelan nationals – including alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang. Supreme Court Grants Trump Request To Lift Stay Halting Venezuelan Deportations The decision also added due process protections for the detainees, meaning they must be given opportunities to challenge their detention via habeas corpus claims. "From this point forward, the [habeas corpus] hearings will be held… in the Court of Confinement, which means in Texas, so it will be a much faster hearing. They can't do class actions. It will be a much smoother, simpler hearing, and these people will be deported," Bondi explained. Read On The Fox News App Supreme Court Freezes Order To Return Man From El Salvador Prison The decision, though a temporary victory, came after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg blocked the Trump administration's use of the law for 14 days while he considered the case on its merits last month. A federal appeals court upheld the pause in a 2-1 decision. "These liberal district judges thought that they could control our entire country's policy, Donald Trump's policy on keeping America safe. They cannot do it," Bondi said. "This was a landmark ruling for the rule of law yesterday, and it's so important because these flights will now continue. These terrorists… they are alien enemies to our country, and we will continue to deport them. We are going to keep America safe, and a liberal district judge is not going to stop us." Fox News' Breanne Deppisch contributed to this article source: Pam Bondi warns migrant criminals 'we're coming after you' after Supreme Court lifts stay on deportations
Fox News
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Pam Bondi warns migrant criminals 'we're coming after you' after Supreme Court lifts stay on deportations
Attorney General Pam Bondi warned illegal immigrant criminals to start packing their bags after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume deportation flights under the Alien and Enemies Act after an Obama-nominated judge tried to block it – handing a major boost to the president's crackdown on illegal immigration. "Americans are safer [because of this ruling], and domestic terrorists, foreign terrorists, you'd better look out because we're coming after you. I'd start self-deporting if I were you, because we are going to find you," she told "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday. Justices on the high court ruled 5-4 to grant the Trump administration's request to vacate a lower court's ruling barring the use of the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 wartime immigration law, to immediately deport Venezuelan nationals – including alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang. The decision also added due process protections for the detainees, meaning they must be given opportunities to challenge their detention via habeas corpus claims. "From this point forward, the [habeas corpus] hearings will be held… in the Court of Confinement, which means in Texas, so it will be a much faster hearing. They can't do class actions. It will be a much smoother, simpler hearing, and these people will be deported," Bondi explained. The decision, though a temporary victory, came after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg blocked the Trump administration's use of the law for 14 days while he considered the case on its merits last month. A federal appeals court upheld the pause in a 2-1 decision. "These liberal district judges thought that they could control our entire country's policy, Donald Trump's policy on keeping America safe. They cannot do it," Bondi said. "This was a landmark ruling for the rule of law yesterday, and it's so important because these flights will now continue. These terrorists… they are alien enemies to our country, and we will continue to deport them. We are going to keep America safe, and a liberal district judge is not going to stop us."
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Politics
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Trump sounds off after 'Highly Conflicted' Obama-nominated judge assigned Signal chat lawsuit: ‘Disgraceful'
President Donald Trump sounded off on Truth Social early Thursday after Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia was assigned to preside over a lawsuit lodged against several Trump administration officials and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The Obama-nominated judge has also been presiding over a lawsuit challenging Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies act for authority to deport Venezuelan members of Tren de Aragua, which the U.S. has designated as a foreign terrorist organization. "How disgraceful is it that 'Judge' James Boasberg has just been given a fourth 'Trump Case,' something which is, statistically, IMPOSSIBLE. There is no way for a Republican, especially a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, to win before him. He is Highly Conflicted, not only in his hatred of me — Massive Trump Derangement Syndrome! — but also, because of disqualifying family conflicts," Trump asserted in a post. Judge Fighting Trump Over El Salvador Deportations Assigned To Lawsuit Over Signal Chat Leak "Boasberg, who is the Chief Judge of the D.C. District Court, seems to be grabbing the 'Trump Cases' all to himself, even though it is not supposed to happen that way. Is there still such a thing as the 'wheel,' where the Judges are chosen fairly, and at random?" he continued. "The good news is that it probably doesn't matter, because it is virtually impossible for me to get an Honest Ruling in D.C. Our Nation's Courts are broken, with New York and D.C. being the most preeminent of all in their Corruption and Radicalism. There must be an immediate investigation of this Rigged System, before it is too late!" Read On The Fox News App Trump called for Boasberg to be impeached earlier this month. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz Takes Responsibility For 'Embarrassing' Signal Chat Leak After calling him a "Radical Left Lunatic of a Judge, a troublemaker and agitator," Trump declared in a post on Truth Social, which did not refer to Boasberg by name, "This judge, like many of the Crooked Judges' I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED!!!" The new lawsuit Boasberg has been assigned was brought by the self-described "watchdog" group American Oversight. Defendants named in the suit include Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as dependents, along with the NARA. Trump Administration Invokes State Secrets Act On High-profile Deportation Case "Plaintiff American Oversight brings this action … to prevent the unlawful destruction of federal records and to compel Defendants to fulfill their legal obligations to preserve and recover federal records created through unauthorized use of Signal for sensitive national security decision-making," the suit article source: Trump sounds off after 'Highly Conflicted' Obama-nominated judge assigned Signal chat lawsuit: 'Disgraceful'
