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President Trump's First 100 Days: DOGE
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss DOGE's structure and actions so far, court cases and what's next for the agency.
Research/Resources:
- Department of Government Efficiency. https://doge.gov/. 2025
- “The White House: Establishing and Implementing The President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’”. Published in The White House website January 20, 2025 and available on https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/establishing-and-implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency/
- Doge is Busier Than Ever – and Trump Says Elon Musk is ‘Really Not Leaving’ by Makena Kelly, Leah Feiger, Zoe Schiffer. Published on Wired website May 30, 2025 and available on https://www.wired.com/story/doge-elon-musk-really-not-leaving/
- “The White House: Restoring Accountability to Policy – Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce’”. Published in The White House website January 20, 2025 and https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/restoring-accountability-to-policy-influencing-positions-within-the-federal-workforce/
- “U.S. Presidents with the Largest Budget Deficits” by Mary Hall. Published in Investopedia website June 11, 2025 and available on https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/030515/which-united-states-presidents-have-run-largest-budget-deficits.asp
- “A Century of Federal Spending, 1925 -2025” by Chris Edwards. Published in CATO Institute website March 16, 2023 and available on https://www.cato.org/blog/century-federal-spending-1925-2025
- “United States Digital Service”. Published in Wikipedia last edited June 12, 2025 and available on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Digital_Service
- “Department of Government Efficiency”. Published in Wikipedia last edited June 17, 2025 and available on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Government_Efficiency
- “What’s next for DOGE after Elon Musk’s departure? ‘Only just begun” by Andrew Mark Miller. Published in Fox News website May 29, 2025 and available on https://www.foxnews.com/politics/whats-next-doge-after-elon-musks-departure-only-just-begun
- “Musk’s real DOGE legacy will be decided by courts long after his departure” by Avery Lotz. Published in Axios website May 29, 2025 and available on https://www.axios.com/2025/05/29/musk-doge-legacy-lawsuits-trump-adminstration
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