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Elon Musk introduces DOGE Jr. during Capitol Hill meeting on budget cuts

hindustantimes.com — December 6, 2024 at 07:01 PM UTC

Elon Musk attended a meeting on Capitol Hill to discuss budget cuts with lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune. He introduced his son, nicknamed DOGE Jr., which drew significant attention online. Musk is working with Donald Trump's team and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to streamline government operations. They aim to cut unnecessary programs and improve efficiency in the federal government. During the meeting, Musk announced that a task force would keep a "naughty or nice" list to track support for his budget-cutting efforts. Key politicians, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, were present.

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[4.3]

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

95d 13h

[4.2]

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

95d 18h

[4.1]

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

96d 19h

[3.6]

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

97d 6h

[3.9]

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

97d 7h

[3.4]

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

97d 8h

[3.7]

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

97d 10h

[2.8]

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

97d 11h

[3.6]

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

97d 13h

[4.4]

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

97d 13h

[3.3]

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

97d 13h

[4.2]

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

97d 14h

[4.0]

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

97d 14h

[3.3]

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

97d 15h

[3.4]

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

97d 15h

[4.4]

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

97d 17h

[3.4]

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

97d 18h

[2.6]

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

97d 21h

[4.3]

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

97d 21h

[3.6]

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

97d 22h

[3.4]

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

97d 22h

[4.3]

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

97d 22h

[4.0]

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

98d 2h

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

98d 2h

[4.7]

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

98d 2h

[3.9]

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

98d 2h

[4.0]

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

98d 2h

[3.8]

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

98d 2h

[4.1]

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

98d 4h

[3.9]

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

98d 4h

[4.1]

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

98d 5h

[3.9]

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

98d 5h

[4.0]

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

98d 5h

[3.4]

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

98d 5h

[4.5]

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

98d 6h

[4.2]

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

98d 6h

[4.2]

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

98d 6h

[2.8]

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

98d 7h

[3.9]

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

98d 8h

[3.6]

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

98d 8h

[4.6]

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

98d 9h

[3.7]

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

98d 9h

[4.5]

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

98d 9h

[4.7]

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

98d 9h

[4.2]

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

98d 9h

[4.2]

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

98d 10h

[4.3]

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

98d 11h

[3.9]

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

98d 11h

[3.4]

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

98d 11h

[4.3]

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

98d 11h

[4.3]

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

98d 11h

[4.3]

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

98d 11h

[4.4]

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

98d 11h

[4.2]

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

98d 11h

[4.1]

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

98d 11h

[4.2]

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

98d 11h

[3.6]

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

98d 11h

[4.4]

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

98d 12h

[3.1]

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

98d 12h

[4.2]

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

98d 12h

[4.5]

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

98d 12h

[3.3]

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

98d 13h

[2.9]

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

98d 13h

[4.6]

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

98d 17h

[3.4]

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

98d 18h

[3.9]

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

98d 19h

[4.2]

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

98d 19h

[3.4]

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

98d 19h

[3.9]

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

98d 19h

[3.5]

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

99d 3h

[3.6]

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

99d 3h

[3.6]

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

99d 10h

[3.8]

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

99d 19h

[3.4]

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

100d 9h

[4.3]

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

101d 7h

[3.9]

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

101d 9h

[4.1]

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

101d 22h

[3.9]

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

101d 22h

[3.5]

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

101d 23h

[4.1]

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

102d 2h

[4.2]

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

102d 3h

[4.2]

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

102d 4h

[4.1]

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

102d 4h

[4.2]

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

102d 5h

[4.4]

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

102d 6h

[4.0]

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

102d 7h

[3.7]

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

102d 7h

[4.5]

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

102d 8h

[4.1]

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

102d 8h

[4.3]

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

102d 9h