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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new government efficiency department under Trump

foxnews.com — December 6, 2024 at 01:01 AM UTC

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under President-elect Donald Trump. This announcement was made on November 12, 2024, as part of the Trump transition. Recent surveys show that only 22% of Americans trust the federal government to act in their best interest. Musk has previously expressed skepticism about government trustworthiness. Nevada Democrats are advocating for prioritizing working-class states in the 2028 primary schedule. Meanwhile, Biden aides are reportedly considering pardons for several high-profile figures.

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Timeline:

[4.3]

Rep. Mike Walz supports new efficiency department to cut U.S. government spending (gazette.com)

95d 14h

[4.2]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy propose private initiative to cut federal budget by $2 trillion (salon.com)

95d 19h

[4.1]

Elon Musk claims DOGE can reshape federal spending after Supreme Court ruling (businessinsider.com)

96d 20h

[3.6]

Musk and Ramaswamy's efficiency initiative targets California high-speed rail and federal spending cuts (gizmodo.com)

97d 7h

[3.9]

Senator Blackburn to introduce DOGE Acts supporting government cost-cutting initiatives (foxnews.com)

97d 8h

[3.4]

Republicans express doubts on Congress's commitment to spending cuts after DOGE meetings (foxnews.com)

97d 9h

[3.7]

Elon Musk introduces DOGE Jr. during Capitol Hill meeting on budget cuts (hindustantimes.com)

97d 11h

[2.8]

Elon Musk and Senator John Fetterman share compliments during Capitol meeting (newsweek.com)

97d 12h

[3.6]

Musk and Ramaswamy propose new initiative to cut federal government waste (www1.cbn.com)

97d 14h

[4.4]

Musk and Ramaswamy discuss government efficiency with U.S. lawmakers (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

97d 14h

[3.3]

Jimmy Kimmel jokes about Elon Musk's new government role and his naughty and nice lists for lawmakers (nypost.com)

97d 14h

[4.2]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy propose new government efficiency initiative DOGE (edition.cnn.com)

97d 15h

[4.0]

Senate Democrat praises Elon Musk during Capitol Hill visit with Vivek Ramaswamy (nj.com)

97d 15h

[3.3]

Musk praises Fetterman as bipartisan tensions rise among Republicans (foxnews.com)

97d 16h

[3.4]

Ro Khanna joins DOGE initiative with Elon Musk to cut government waste (hindustantimes.com)

97d 16h

[4.4]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy launch advisory board to tackle US government efficiency (edition.cnn.com)

97d 18h

[3.4]

Elon Musk brings son to meeting with US lawmakers on government efficiency (livemint.com)

97d 19h

[2.6]

Jimmy Kimmel mocks Elon Musk's government efficiency plan in late-night monologue (huffpost.com)

97d 22h

[4.3]

Elon Musk meets U.S. lawmakers to propose $2 trillion in federal spending cuts (irishtimes.com)

97d 22h

[3.6]

Jimmy Kimmel jokes about Elon Musk's lighthearted meeting with Congress on new advisory group (news.yahoo.com)

97d 23h

[3.4]

Elon Musk brings son to Capitol Hill for government efficiency talks (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

97d 23h

[4.3]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy propose federal workforce cuts ahead of Trump's return to office (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

97d 23h

[4.0]

Musk and Ramaswamy meet lawmakers to discuss Trump's budget-cutting initiative at Capitol Hill (postandcourier.com)

98d 3h

[3.7]

Congressional Republicans meet with Musk and Ramaswamy to discuss government efficiency plans (gazette.com)

98d 3h

[4.7]

Musk and Ramaswamy pitch government efficiency plan to Congress (whyy.org)

98d 3h

[3.9]

Musk and Ramaswamy discuss Trump's DOGE initiative with lawmakers on Capitol Hill (wcpo.com)

98d 3h

[4.0]

Musk and Ramaswamy discuss Trump's DOGE initiative with lawmakers on Capitol Hill (abc15.com)

98d 3h

[3.8]

Ramaswamy and Musk push for major federal budget cuts as Trump’s past efforts face scrutiny (rawstory.com)

98d 3h

[4.1]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy discuss government efficiency initiative with lawmakers (sg.news.yahoo.com)

98d 5h

[3.9]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new government efficiency department under Trump (foxnews.com)

98d 5h

[4.1]

Elon Musk and Marjorie Taylor Greene discuss DOGE project with lawmakers on government spending (news.yahoo.com)

98d 6h

[3.9]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy discuss government spending initiative with lawmakers (huffpost.com)

98d 6h

[4.0]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy meet with Republicans to discuss federal spending cuts (nbcnews.com)

98d 6h

[3.4]

Republicans outline plans for new government efficiency department in meeting with Musk and Ramaswamy (foxnews.com)

98d 6h

[4.5]

Elon Musk presents vision for government efficiency but offers few details in Congress meeting (independent.co.uk)

98d 7h

[4.2]

California representative supports new government efficiency initiative to reduce waste (baltimoresun.com)

98d 7h

[4.2]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy outline vision for new government efficiency department in Congress (news.yahoo.com)

98d 7h

[2.8]

Republican lawmakers launch 'Department of Government Efficiency' caucus but struggle with DOGE meme origins (huffpost.com)

98d 8h

[3.9]

Musk and Ramaswamy meet with lawmakers to discuss downsizing federal government (foxnews.com)

98d 9h

[3.6]

Democrats join advisory commission for Trump's incoming administration led by Musk and Ramaswamy (dailykos.com)

98d 9h

[4.6]

Elon Musk to meet US lawmakers on budget cuts as head of new efficiency department (hindustantimes.com)

98d 10h

[3.7]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy lead new initiative to cut federal spending with bipartisan support (qz.com)

98d 10h

[4.5]

Mike Johnson aims to cut 75 percent of federal agencies with Elon Musk's support (independent.co.uk)

98d 10h

[4.7]

Lawmakers form advisory panel to tackle wasteful spending as skepticism remains (tmj4.com)

98d 10h

[4.2]

Elon Musk meets with congressional leaders as excitement and skepticism grow in Congress (independent.co.uk)

98d 10h

[4.2]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy meet lawmakers to discuss Trump's plans for federal cuts (vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca)

98d 11h

[4.3]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to brief lawmakers on government spending cuts (baltimoresun.com)

98d 12h

[3.9]

Musk and Ramaswamy brief lawmakers on Trump's government efficiency plans (bostonherald.com)

98d 12h

[3.4]

Senator Ernst highlights telework challenges at government efficiency meeting (gazette.com)

98d 12h

[4.3]

Musk and Ramaswamy to lead Trump's Department of Government Efficiency in Washington (sun-sentinel.com)

98d 12h

[4.3]

Musk and Ramaswamy brief Congress on Trump's government efficiency plans (courant.com)

98d 12h

[4.3]

Musk and Ramaswamy brief Congress on Trump's government efficiency plans (orlandosentinel.com)

98d 12h

[4.4]

Musk and Ramaswamy brief Congress on Trump's government efficiency plans (sandiegouniontribune.com)

98d 12h

[4.2]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy discuss spending cuts with Republican lawmakers (reuters.com)

98d 12h

[4.1]

Musk and Ramaswamy meet lawmakers to discuss new government efficiency plans (cbsnews.com)

98d 12h

[4.2]

Musk and Ramaswamy brief Congress on Trump's government efficiency plans (twincities.com)

98d 12h

[3.6]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy discuss spending cuts with Republican lawmakers (gazette.com)

98d 12h

[4.4]

Musk and Ramaswamy to discuss government efficiency with U.S. lawmakers (clickondetroit.com)

98d 13h

[3.1]

New bill aims to empower Trump's DOGE agency as Musk and Ramaswamy meet with lawmakers (dailymail.co.uk)

98d 13h

[4.2]

Musk and Ramaswamy to discuss government efficiency with U.S. lawmakers (abcnews.go.com)

98d 13h

[4.5]

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy launch DOGE caucus on Capitol Hill (apnews.com)

98d 13h

[3.3]

Elon Musk to meet with Republicans to discuss budget cuts amid concerns over political fallout (rawstory.com)

98d 14h

[2.9]

Joni Ernst criticizes federal telework in new report highlighting absenteeism and performance issues (dailycaller.com)

98d 14h

[4.6]

Musk and Ramaswamy launch initiative to cut $2 trillion from US budget (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

98d 18h

[3.4]

Senator Ernst to propose measures on telework and office space during meeting with Musk and Ramaswamy (foxnews.com)

98d 19h

[3.9]

Some Democrats engage with Elon Musk's government efficiency initiative (businessinsider.com)

98d 20h

[4.2]

Musk and Ramaswamy to discuss cost-cutting plans with lawmakers in Washington (bbc.com)

98d 20h

[3.4]

Musk and Ramaswamy meet lawmakers to discuss Trump's plan for government efficiency (foxnews.com)

98d 20h

[3.9]

Musk and Ramaswamy to present new advisory body to Congress aimed at cutting federal regulations and spending (news.yahoo.com)

98d 20h

[3.5]

House Speaker Johnson unveils plan to cut government spending through new efficiency initiative (foxnews.com)

99d 4h

[3.6]

Ramaswamy aims to cut federal workforce to boost productivity and aid transitions to private sector (rawstory.com)

99d 4h

[3.6]

Ramaswamy's past criticism of Musk resurfaces as they team up on spending cuts (thedailybeast.com)

99d 11h

[3.8]

Ramaswamy shifts stance on Musk after years of criticism over China ties (edition.cnn.com)

99d 20h

[3.4]

Democratic lawmakers back Trump's government efficiency initiative to cut federal waste (dailycaller.com)

100d 10h

[4.3]

Elon Musk suggests Department of Government Efficiency should delete itself (timesnownews.com)

101d 8h

[3.9]

Bernie Sanders supports Elon Musk's plans to cut defense spending and criticizes Pentagon audits (news.yahoo.com)

101d 10h

[4.1]

Sanders supports Musk's call for Pentagon audit and defense budget cuts (insider.com)

101d 23h

[3.9]

Bernie Sanders supports Trump's initiative to cut Pentagon waste (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

101d 23h

[3.5]

Bernie Sanders supports Elon Musk's plan to cut federal spending (dailymail.co.uk)

102d 0h

[4.1]

Bernie Sanders backs Donald Trump's new efficiency initiative DOGE and praises Elon Musk's views (hindustantimes.com)

102d 3h

[4.2]

Bernie Sanders agrees with Elon Musk on Pentagon spending and calls for reform (foxnews.com)

102d 4h

[4.2]

Bernie Sanders and Elon Musk unite on U.S. defense spending concerns (huffpost.com)

102d 5h

[4.1]

Bernie Sanders praises Elon Musk's new initiative to cut defense spending (independent.co.uk)

102d 5h

[4.2]

Bernie Sanders and Elon Musk unite on U.S. defense budget concerns (sg.news.yahoo.com)

102d 6h

[4.4]

Bernie Sanders backs Elon Musk's call to cut Pentagon spending after failed audit (timesnownews.com)

102d 7h

[4.0]

Bernie Sanders and Elon Musk unite on Pentagon funding cuts (newsweek.com)

102d 8h

[3.7]

Bernie Sanders backs new efficiency initiative to cut Pentagon waste with Elon Musk (nypost.com)

102d 8h

[4.5]

Bernie Sanders praises Elon Musk's plans to cut defense spending (news.yahoo.com)

102d 9h

[4.1]

Bernie Sanders supports Elon Musk's call to cut Pentagon spending (salon.com)

102d 9h

[4.3]

Bernie Sanders supports Elon Musk's call to cut Pentagon budget after audit failures (rollingstone.com)

102d 10h