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Elon Musk now projects $150 billion in DOGE savings

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Elon Musk seemed to lower DOGE's estimated savings by saying he anticipates $150 billion in cut "waste and fraud" in the next fiscal year.
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In a major setback for Speaker Mike Johnson, he was forced to delay a vote on Wednesday on a Republican budget blueprint that would unlock President Trump’s domestic agenda, after conservatives balke...

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Elon Musk dramatically lowers DOGE's projected savings from $1 trillion to $150 billion
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I’m excited to announce that we anticipate savings in ’26 from reduction of waste and fraud by $150 billion,” Musk told Trump in the meeting. The world's richest man said
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