White House, DOGE

White House says DOGE Doesn't Have Statutory Authority to Fire Anyone
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) does not have the statutory authority to fire people, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday. Leavitt told CNN that DOGE has only an advisory role and "it's ultimately up to the discretion of these secretaries to make these hirings and firings.
The White House’s many contradictions on Musk running DOGE
The White House says Elon Musk isn’t actually a DOGE employee, even though President Donald Trump announced him as its head and virtually everyone is treating him as such.
White House says some employees were fired by mistake
President Donald Trump's administration said some federal government employees who took the "Fork in the Road" buyout offer were then fired or let go — in error.
White House says Elon Musk is not part of DOGE
The White House said Monday that Elon Musk is technically not part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), even though the tech billionaire is said to be leading its sweeping
White House says Elon Musk is not in charge at DOGE, but is advising the president
The White House says billionaire Elon Musk is not the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency team sweeping through federal agencies, but rather a senior adviser to President Donald Trump.
White House Says Musk Is Not DOGE Employee, Has No Authority to Make Decisions
DOGE has swept through federal agencies since Donald Trump began his second term as president last month and put Musk, the chief executive of carmaker Tesla , in charge of rooting
White House now says Elon Musk doesn't have any 'formal authority' over DOGE
Musk doesn't have any "actual or formal authority" and isn't technically DOGE's leader, a White House court filing says.
White House says Elon Musk is not in charge of DOGE – legally, anyway
Elon Musk is not the legal administrator in charge of the "Department of Government Efficiency," the White House said in a court filing Monday, and has "no actual or formal authority" to make government decisions.
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Zelenskyy not yet signing US economic agreement 'short-sighted,' White House official says
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Social Security's top official resigns after clash with Elon Musk's DOGE
The top Social Security official stepped down after refusing to provide Elon Musk's DOGE access to sensitive government ...
Ukraine balks at White House’s call to give up its rare earth minerals
Donald Trump apparently feels entitled to Ukrainian natural resources. Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn't quite see it the same way.