He spent 11 months inside DOGE. Now he wants to set the record straight.

Trump's team says 'no children' died from USAID cuts. Consider these 3 cases
Emails detail confusion in State Department over Trump plan to destroy contraceptives
In his book, self-described USAID 'whistleblower' talks about the agency and Ebola
A study investigates: Did the abrupt end of USAID have an impact on violence?
"Lives will be lost": How the U.K.'s aid cuts may affect parts of Africa
Five key takeaways from an annual briefing by China's foreign minister
China and the US alter foreign aid strategies
As Trump reshapes foreign policy, China moves to limit risks, reap gains

Judge rules Trump administration's cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional

Judge allows release of deposition videos of 2 former DOGE staffers
The government is investigating new claims that DOGE misused Social Security data
The Trump administration admits even more ways DOGE accessed sensitive personal data

DOGE cuts prompt scramble to feed troops at remote US base

The DOGE mindset is still central to the Trump administration's agenda as 2025 ends
Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions
Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump
Trump has signed more executive orders in 2025 than in his entire first term
Jack Smith wants to tell Congress about his Trump investigations. That comes with risks.
The GOP has allowed Trump to expand his authority. Here's where they're pushing back
Supreme Court appears poised to vastly expand presidential powers
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire — for now — remaining Democrat on FTC
Supreme Court will weigh expanding Trump’s power to shape agencies by overturning 90-year-old ruling

Vance blames CDC layoff ‘chaos’ on Schumer, Democrats
US government shutdown means hard times for civil servants
US military will use R&D money to pay troops if shutdown persists
Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns
Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns
Democrats are in a GOP shutdown vise
'Make it stop.' For lawmakers, the shutdown feels like purgatory (but with Thai food)
Trump directs Pentagon to use 'available funds' to pay military during shutdown
Trump administration says about 4,200 federal employees face layoffs
"It feels terrible." Federal worker's family tightens their belts as shutdown drags on
Federal workers who took Trump's buyout get final paychecks and an uncertain future
White House: Government layoffs coming if Democrats don’t prevent shutdown
Trump’s Grand Plan for a Government Shutdown
White House threatens layoffs — not furloughs — if the government shuts down
Trump's White House asks federal agencies to consider mass firings if government shutdown happens
If federal government shuts down, Republicans will ‘own it,’ Oregon Democrat Janelle Bynum says
A judge ruled their firings were illegal. The government got to do it anyway
After cost-cutting blitz, Trump administration rehires hundreds of laid-off employees
Gov. Kotek tells Oregon state agencies to brace for budget cuts
Federal tax cuts could blow a $373 million hole in Oregon’s new budget, economists say

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The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort
White House Floats New Rules For Colleges to Get Funding Edge
Judge orders Trump administration to restore $500 million in grant funding to UCLA
Colleges pull back as Trump cuts programs that help migrant students
U.S. Education Dept. unites conservative groups to create 'patriotic' civics content

Trump vows national emergency in Washington, DC over ICE dispute
Trump's control of the D.C. police is due to expire tonight. Then what?
Chicago sees its fewest summer murders since 1965
How long can Trump's D.C. takeover last? Here's what to know
Trump is tapping into a crime problem, but D.C. residents say it's a power play
Trump suggests Portland and more US cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story
Guard not needed in Chicago, Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump’s crime claims
Trump vs. Pritzker: A political feud that could trigger a major national crisis
Trump's plan to create Guard units to quell civil unrest alarms experts
Trump says National Guard is at the ready but hedges on Chicago plans
'I'm not a dictator': Trump defends using National Guard for crime crackdown
Tensions grow as Trump and Washington, D.C. officials fight over police authority
DC sues to block Trump's federal takeover of its police department as intervention intensifies
D.C. clergy slam federal takeover: 'Fear is not a strategy for safety'
Mayors of Democratic cities respond to Trump's threats they could be next after D.C.
Trump's D.C. crackdown is 'very problematic,' says former Capitol Police officer
Crime is down in Washington, D.C., but still a reality in some neighborhoods
Trump's Washington, D.C., takeover targets a host of groups, many of them vulnerable
After D.C., Trump says he might use the National Guard to ‘take back’ other cities. Can he actually do that?
D.C. has been under tighter federal control before. Here's what it looked like
Trump’s D.C. Takeover Is a Fascist Spectacle
Trump steps up clash with DC, Democratic-led cities
Trump's Washington, DC, takeover begins as National Guard troops arrive
5 takeaways as Trump seizes control of DC police, deploys National Guard
Trump places D.C. police under federal control and deploys National Guard in nation's capital: What to know
Trump asserts control of Washington D.C. police, will deploy National Guard in nation's capital
Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard
President Trump taps federal law enforcement agencies to police Washington, D.C.
After an ex-DOGE staffer's assault, Trump threatens to federalize D.C. Can he?

Public media stations in rural America say emergency alert funding is in jeopardy
Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end operations after federal cuts
NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding
NPR to cut its budget by $8 million to provide relief to vulnerable member stations
Community radio stations are collateral damage as Congress cuts NPR funding
House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media
Partisan battle lines form over Trump's plan to defund NPR & PBS
vCongress finally gets Trump's request to codify DOGE cuts to NPR, PBS, foreign aid
PBS and Minnesota public TV station sue Trump White House
Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting
NPR CEO Katherine Maher on suing Trump administration over order to cut funding
NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House
Under attack, public media makes its case to Congress and the courts
Trump tried to fire Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members. Then came DOGE

Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter

CFPB staff layoffs can proceed, appeals court rules
Federal judge rules cuts to humanities grants were 'unlawful'
After deep DOGE cuts, National Weather Service gets OK to fill up to 450 jobs

Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers

Social Security announces a phone service fix after denying there was an issue
Your call to a local Social Security office may be picked up by someone who can't help
Today is the last day for many Education Department workers. Here's what they did
ICE recruits former federal workers to join its ranks amid hiring spree
The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
NASA 五分之一員工提出自願辭職，規模或縮減至 1.4 萬人
Bessent tries to walk back comments suggesting Social Security could be privatized
Efforts to shrink Social Security's phone wait times are putting a strain elsewhere
Trump's Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes in a push to deregulate workplaces
In scathing letter, NASA workers rebuke ‘rapid and wasteful changes’ at agency
, Judge rules Trump administration broke law in takedown of public funding tracker
Trump administration shuts down EPA's scientific research arm

Trump to Consider Deporting Musk: ‘We’ll Have to Take a Look,’ Says ‘DOGE Is the Monster That Might Have to Go Back and Eat Elon’
Elon Musk says some of his social media posts about Trump 'went too far'
Trump and Musk’s blowup fight begins to cool off
Why Is Elon Musk Tweeting About Me at 3 A.M.?

Democratic lawmakers press USDA for answers on sensitive data collection
This mother relies on SNAP to help feed her kids. Now, she's bracing for cuts
USDA says demand for sensitive food stamp data from states is on hold
How DOGE's push to amass data could hurt the reliability of future U.S. statistics

Trump administration has gutted an agency that coordinates homelessness policy
Trump's VA cut a program that's saving vets' homes. Even Republicans have questions
Vets in LA hope, with Trump order, that they can finally come home

SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes, but no injuries reported
FAA demands an accident investigation into SpaceX's latest out-of-control Starship flight
FAA Faces New Crisis over Elon Musk’s Mass Resignations, Leaked Documents Reveal
A hotline between the Pentagon and DCA airport hasn't worked since 2022, FAA says
Trump administration unveils a plan to modernize the air traffic control system
FAA gives SpaceX environmental approval to increase rocket launches in South Texas
SpaceX gets FAA approval to ramp up Starship launches from Texas

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After court rules against NIH, researchers wonder if their canceled grants will be restored
Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he's never seen such discrimination in 40 years
NIH scientists call on director to protect biomedical research
A small Montana town grapples with the fallouts from federal worker cuts
Fired Copyright Office head sues Trump administration over removal

Top House Democrat asks Microsoft about DOGE code allegedly tied to NLRB data removal

A diminished DOGE reels from the departure of the ‘Dogefather,’ Elon Musk
Vance voices loyalty to Trump but says he 'understands' Musk's frustration
The incredible shrinking president
Former DOGE engineer on his experience working for the cost-cutting unit
Elon Musk privately expresses frustration on a range of recent moves by Trump administration: Sources
New York Times Defends Report On Elon Musk’s Drug Use, Says He’s “Lashing Out Because He Doesn’t Like Our Article”
Elon Musk Trying to Figure Out Who’s to Blame for His Massive Unpopularity