Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was a controversial addition to the federal government from the get-go. Now that he has left the administration (and, in fact, launched a war of words ...

On the Monday, December 1, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Elon Musk’s DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, has been dismantled with eight months still left on its charter. USA TODAY ...

The Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency has always been a project defined by ever-diminishing expectations. At the outset of DOGE’s journey, its chief operator, Elon Musk, ...

Trump administration officials acknowledged that the Department of Government Efficiency no longer operates as a “centralized” organization but insisted that the “principles” of the administration’s ...

The Doge’s Palace in Venice has caught fire a lot of times over the course of its existence. During the 10th century, the building was set ablaze during a rebellion against the city’s leadership. In ...

Winning a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities can take months of preparation and can require multiple attempts. So last year, when DOGE officials with no humanities experience yanked ...

The office of Doge and the civic tomb -- Ruler of Romania: the tomb of Jacopo Tiepolo by the door of the Dominicans -- Ruler of Civitas: the tomb of Marino Maorsini in Mark's vestibule -- Ruler of the ...