Coral Davenport

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Coral Davenport |Christopher Flavelle |Kate Conger

Elon Musk’s blowup with President Donald Trump may have doomed Washington’s most potent partnership, but the billionaire’s signature cost-cutting project has become deeply embedded in Trump’s administration and could be there to stay. At the Department of Energy, for example, a former member of the Department of Government Efficiency is now serving as the chief of staff.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Christopher Flavelle |Coral Davenport |Nicholas Nehamas |Kate Conger |Zach Montague

President Trump and Elon Musk With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team's approach to transforming government is becoming "institutionalized," as one official put it. Elon Musk's mission for the Department of Government Efficiency - deep cuts in spending, personnel and projects - appears to be taking root, with DOGE staff now in key jobs across the federal government. Credit...

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Flavelle |Coral Davenport |Kate Conger |Zach Montague

At the Interior Department, DOGE members have been converted into federal employees and embedded into the agency, said a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation. And at the Environmental Protection Agency, where a spokesperson said that there are two senior officials associated with the DOGE mission, work continues apace on efforts to dismantle an agency that Trump has long targeted.

3 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Coral Davenport |Stacy Cowley

When the Biden administration enacted regulations last year slashing credit card late fees, government analysts calculated that the rule would save millions of customers an average of $220 per year. Overall, they found that the new limit would save American households about $10 billion annually, mostly in avoided bank penalties.

4 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Coral Davenport |Stacy Cowley

When the Biden administration enacted regulations last year slashing credit card late fees, government analysts calculated that the rule would save millions of customers an average of $220 per year. Overall, they found that the new limit would save American households about $10 billion annually, mostly in avoided bank penalties.