Trump directs DOGE to look at military spending | Elizabeth Vargas Reports
As part of controversial efforts to cut costs, President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Government Efficiency, headed by Elon Musk, to look at the Pentagon's spending. The Defense Department has not passed a single clean audit since it was required to do so starting in 2018.
Trump: DOGE Will Go Through Pentagon Spending, "You're Going To Find A Lot"
President Donald Trump confirmed Friday at a press conference with the Japanese Prime Minister that Elon Musk and "DOGE" have been instructed to review defense spending. REPORTER: Have you directed Elon Musk to review Pentagon spending,
Trump to direct Musk to review Pentagon, Education spending
President Trump on Friday said he plans to direct Elon Musk to review spending at the Defense and Education departments as the new administration works to overhaul the federal government. “Pentagon, Education,
Musk's next target? Trump says DOGE will look at Department of Education, Pentagon funding
President Donald Trump said that he has instructed Elon Musk with looking into wasteful government spending at the Department of Education and the Pentagon.
Trump to let Musk slash education, military spending after gutting USAID
With USAID now all but dead, U.S. President Donald Trump says government efficiency czar Elon Musk will move on to slash federal spending on education, and even the Pentagon — which has billions in contracts with Musk-owned SpaceX.
Trump says ordered Musk to review Pentagon spending
US President Donald Trump said Friday he had asked his “efficiency czar” Elon Musk to review spending in the sprawling US Department of Defense, which has a proposed budget for 2025 of $850 billion. Asked if defense was on Musk’s agenda for cuts,
Trump says Elon Musk’s DOGE team ‘doing a great job,’ will look at slashing Pentagon spending
President Trump said Friday that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative will look at the Defense Department’s massive budget after making significant cuts at other federal agencies — most notably the US Agency for International Development (USAID) — while charging that critics of the effort “don’t love our country.
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Senate Republicans release budget plan with $150B more for defense
The new budget resolution tees up a separate process for the Senate and the House as the two legislative bodies grapple over how best to enact President Donald Trump’s policy agenda.
The Senate G.O.P. unveils its own budget plan, teeing up a fight with the House.
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Trump’s policies may pressure Japan into even more defense spending, expert says
An American professor and a Japanese author, speaking to reporters Friday in Tokyo, said their nations should take a less ...
U.S. calls for Japan to increase defense spending is 'healthy pressure,' says analyst
Kotaro Tamura, adjunct professor at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, discusses ...
Greek defense minister calls for EU to loosen strict defense spending limits
Greece’s defense minister says the European Union should abandon a “schizophrenic” approach of imposing very strict defense ...
Denmark to increase military spending in North Atlantic by $2 billion amid row with Trump over Greenland
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If Elon Musk Had Any Real Guts, He Would Go After the Gigantic Budget of the US Military
On January 29th, the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" announced it had cut nearly $45 million in "DEI ...