- The Trump Administration, with Elon Musk at the helm of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), carried out mass layoffs in the federal government in 2025, targeting agencies like the U.S. Social Security Administration and Internal Revenue Service, but failed to shrink the federal deficit, according to Democratic critics.
- Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) and other GOP budget hawks are criticizing their own party leadership for passing government spending bills that fund programs DOGE previously identified as problematic, with Massie stating "I never really believed they were sincere to start with", as reported by CNN's Annie Grayer and Adam Cancryn.
- Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Rep. Greg Steube (R-Florida) are also speaking out against the Trump Administration's handling of the DOGE cuts, with Murkowski noting the "chaos and controversy" caused by the layoffs and Steube stating that party leadership "doesn't care" about cost-cutting efforts, instead relying on Democratic votes to pass spending bills.
EPSTEIN FILES NOTE
Elon Musk exchanged emails with Epstein 2012-2014, discussed visiting his island.
