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Musk rips House-passed ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: “Disgusting abomination”

Daily Wire, Approved, National / June 4, 2025 / Big beautiful bill, Budget deficit, Congressional Oversight, Debt Ceiling, Elon Musk, Federal Spending, Fiscal Conservatives, Government waste, National Debt, Trump Administration

On Tuesday, tech billionaire Elon Musk unleashed his ire at the House-passed version of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” which has the blessing of his former boss, President Donald Trump.

The massive bill, which is now being considered by the Republican-led Senate, contains many provisions in line with Trump’s second-term agenda, but also is estimated to add trillions of dollars to the national debt, already nearing $37 trillion.

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Ganahl: Congress must back DOGE to cut waste and energize GOP voters for 2026

Rocky Mountain Voice, Commentary, National, Top Stories / June 2, 2025 / 2026 election, Colorado Republicans, Congress, Congressional leadership, DOGE, Elon Musk, Federal Spending, Fiscal Responsibility, Government waste, Jeff Hurd, Lauren Boebert, Trump Administration

Under President Donald Trump, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—led by Elon Musk—is lighting a fire under Republican voters ready to rip out Washington’s waste at the roots.

Launched in February 2025 via Executive Order 14158, DOGE has identified $175 billion in savings through asset sales, contract cancellations, and fraud crackdowns, including more than 12 million supposed Social Security recipients listed as over 120 years old—zombie accounts draining taxpayer dollars.

DOGE’s mission to eliminate waste has the people behind it—73% of Americans, including 89% of Republicans, support the effort. That kind of backing makes it a political powerhouse.

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DOGE deactivates 500,000 government-issued credit cards

The Department of Government Efficiency announced Wednesday that it had deactivated more than 500,000 government-issued credit cards as part of a rapidly-expanding audit that is expected to result in additional deactivations.

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DOGE is terminating $9.4M in leases across Colorado

State, Approved, kdvr.com / March 13, 2025 / DOGE, Elon Musk, Government waste

Government agencies nationwide are experiencing spending cuts and layoffs with billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, and leases for property across Colorado are on the list.

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Supreme Court sides with Trump in USAID funding dispute for now

National, Approved, Washington Examiner / February 27, 2025 / Government waste, Supreme court, USAID funding

The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court order that told the Trump administration to release nearly $2 billion in foreign aid payments by midnight on Wednesday in the dispute over its hold on U.S. Agency for International Development funds.

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OPM instructs agencies to turn over plans for mass government layoffs

National, Approved, THE HILL / February 26, 2025 / Government layoffs, Government waste, Office of Personnel Management

A Wednesday memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies across government to turn over plans for widespread layoffs of federal employees by March 13.

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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s ‘festivus’ report highlights more than $1 trillion in federal waste

Approved, Breitbart, National / December 23, 2024 / Festivist report, Government debt, Government waste, Rand Paul

The federal government wasted millions of taxpayer dollars on a number of absurd and bizarre projects, including securing the Paraguayan border, studies on lonely rats and their relationship to cocaine, and “various magical projects.”

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