How Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Reshaping the US Government: QuickTake

Of the many changes President Donald Trump has introduced since returning to the Oval Office, few have brought as much intrigue as the Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE was conceived by Trump and his billionaire benefactor, Elon Musk, to slash the size of the federal government. Musk has sought to put DOGE to that purpose from his new perch in the Executive Office of the President, orchestrating power grabs across the federal bureaucracy.

Yet DOGE’s actions extend well beyond the formal mandate laid out in Trump’s executive order establishing it as an official federal agency. Here’s what to know ...