11-02-2025
DC Bureau: The Battle Over DOGE
TRT: 1:37 0-10 10-16 32-40 1:00-1:04 1:22-1:26 PRESIDENT TRUMP AND ELON MUSK'S EFFORTS TO CUT GOVERNMENT WASTE ARE FACING PUSHBACK FROM DEMOCRATS.. AND IN SOME CASES, THE COURTS. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT MADDIE BIERTEMPFEL (BEER-temple) IS IN D-C WITH MORE ON THE "DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY" AND HOW LAWMAKERS ARE RESPONDING. REPUBLICANS SAY THEY BACK DOGE AND ITS EFFORTS TO ROOT OUT GOVERNMENT WASTE. BUT DEMOCRATS ARE PROTESTING.. SAYING THESE ACTIONS WON'T STAND UP IN COURT. "Are you ready to push back against Elon Musk's unconstitutional and unlawful orders? HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES RALLIED WITH UNION LEADERS AND OTHER DEMOCRATS AT A "SAVE THE CIVIL SERVICE" DEMONSTRATION TUESDAY. THEY'RE PROTESTING PRESIDENT TRUMP AND ELON MUSK'S EFFORTS TO LAY OFF THOUSANDS OF FEDERAL WORKERS AND DISMANTLE AGENCIES. "Federal workers are the backbone of this country. And a couple of billionaires don't get to decide whether or not you have a job tomorrow" CALIFORNIA CONGRESSWOMAN LINDA SANCHEZ SAID SHE DOESN'T THINK WHAT "DOGE" IS DOING IS LEGAL. "President Trump and Elon Musk are breaking the law" COURTS *HAVE* TEMPORARILY HALTED SOME DOGE ACTIONS ... INCLUDING AT THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. A FEDERAL JUDGE SATURDAY BLOCKED ACCESS TO SENSITIVE DATA THERE AFTER SEVERAL STATES SUED. "I think the courts should take a step back and allow these processes to play out." HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON APPLAUDED MUSK.. AND SAID THIS IS WHAT AMERICANS VOTED FOR. "when you're making big change, it ruffles some feathers. But this is positive change" CONGRESS WILL ALSO LOOK AT CUTTING SPENDING. THE NEW "DOGE" COMMITTEE.. CHAIRED BY CONGRESSWOMAN MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE MEETS FOR THE FIRST TIME TOMORROW. "We're looking at potentially hundreds of billions of dollars that we can save." WHILE THE COMMITTEE LOOKS AT SLASHING SPENDING.. CONGRESS IS ALSO WORKING ON A GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILL THAT ALIGNS WITH THE PRESIDENT'S PRIORITIES TO KEEP COSTS DOWN. IN WASHINGTON MADDIE BIERTEMPFEL.
