Summary
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are leading the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), tasked with recommending $500 billion in federal spending cuts.
Their agenda includes defunding organizations like Planned Parenthood and public broadcasting, using recent Supreme Court rulings to justify overturning federal regulations and enabling mass federal worker layoffs.
Critics warn this could undermine public health, civil rights, and gun control regulations.
DOGE’s recommendations, aligned with Trump’s goals, aim to scale back federal oversight and reduce spending but face legal and practical challenges. A final report is due by July 2026.
This reminds me of one of the jokes from an old episode Fairlyodd Parents where they make Cosmo the “Rice President”, it sounds official but is functionally meaningless. They needed to give him a promotion, but not the power to do anything.