Congress Skittish on Cuts; How Much is DOGE Costing?; Gutting NSF; Conflicts of Interest Abound

Stories Mentioned in this Roundup

1. GOP balks at approving even a fraction of Musk’s DOGE cuts

2. Despite faux fanfare and outrage, DOGE hasn’t even scratched the federal budget monster

3. DOGE says it has saved $160 billion. Those cuts have cost taxpayers $135 billion, one analysis says.

4. What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too

5. Partnership for Public Service

6. Interview: Musk says DOGE may be here to stay

7. Looking Back at 101 Days, Elon Musk Sounds Less Confident

8. National Science Foundation eliminates hundreds of grants day after director resigns

9. Hundreds more NSF grants terminated after agency director resigns

10. Amid DOGE-induced turmoil, National Science Foundation in crisis

11. How DOGE got into the National Science Foundation

12. National Science Foundation Cancels Hundreds of Grants to Left-Wing Research Projects

13. Defending the Hidden Figures

14. On DOGE, Directives, and DOJ

15. New lawsuit argues Trump and DOGE's government overhaul is unconstitutional

16. Musk Allies Made FAA Staff Sign NDAs to Keep New Project Secret

17. A DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From the Cuts

18. DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets

19. Two top tech officials are out at Treasury, sources say

20. DOGE is building a master database for immigration enforcement, sources say