DOGE, GOP and fraught shutdown

DOGE cuts eyed for GOP spending bill, raising shutdown fears
The strategy could help satisfy hard-liners but alienate Democrats whose votes will be needed to fund the government.
GOP push for DOGE cuts inflames talks to prevent shutdown
Growing calls among hard-line House conservatives to incorporate cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) into a developing government funding bill are complicating efforts to
DOGE cuts complicate government funding talks and raise shutdown fears
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are struggling with a key question as they stare down a fast-approaching deadline to fund the government: How do they fund federal agencies that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to dismantle?
Government shutdown could hinge on DOGE cuts
Congressional negotiators are racing to reach a government funding agreement by a March 14 deadline to avert a shutdown, as several key factors strain bipartisan talks. The government has been operating on stopgap funding measures and fiscal 2024 spending levels since last September.
Johnson says deal to avert shutdown will probably be ‘clean,’ without DOGE cuts
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Wednesday that a stopgap to avert a government shutdown next month is “becoming inevitable” and that it will probably be as “clean” as possible, as both sides have struggled for weeks to strike a full-year funding deal.
Musk issues warning after anti-DOGE eruptions at GOP town halls revealed to be backed by Soros
Indivisible and MoveOn are partisan networks tied to George Soros, a powerful left-wing figure who has donated billions to ...
DOGE cuts are rattling GOP lawmakers as angry constituents flood town halls
Some Republicans are pleading with Musk and Trump to ease up on DOGE's aggressive moves as they face blowback from voters at ...
Should Pennsylvania have its own DOGE? These GOP state senators think so — with a twist.
As Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency upends Washington, D.C., and the federal government, two state senators ...
Some GOP lawmakers start to call out DOGE
Rep. Austin Scott (R-Georgia) objected to Elon Musk’s sharing of a post that suggested recipients of federal benefits are ...
Meet the far-left groups funding anti-DOGE protests at GOP offices across the country
A variety of left wing organizations, some funded by prominent left-wing billionaires, have been directly involved in the ...
The young techies behind DOGE are a lightning rod for criticism but also a youth magnet for the GOP
In the weeks since President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, ...
GOP congressman says DOGE might be moving 'too fast' after facing angry town hall
Rep. Rich McCormick says he's not "against" what DOGE and Trump are doing, but he's concerned that it's moving too rapidly.
DOGE need to be more 'targeted' and 'thoughtful' with cuts, says GOP lawmaker
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss how House Republicans plan on passing a budget ...
Republican governors tried to slash state budgets. They have advice for Elon Musk.
Daniels, like Trump, had a Republican legislature to back him up. Rauner and Christie weren’t so lucky, facing resistance to their efforts to reduce government from Democratic-led state legislatures.