Stephen Fowler

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Tamara Keith |Susan Davis |Stephen Fowler |Ximena Bustillo

How Trump has influenced immigration and DOGE efforts these first 100 days Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1247139336/1269216098" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> President Donald Trump walks out to greet Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St¯re, upon his arrival at the White House.

1 month ago | npr.org | Stephen Fowler |Jenna McLaughlin

Recent court filings have shed more light on Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency within the Trump administration. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images The DOGE staffer who resigned from his post over old racist tweets — and who broke data-sharing rules, an audit found — has been rehired to work with sensitive data at several federal agencies.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Stephen Fowler |Jenna McLaughlin

2 days agoDOGE’s Marko Elez is back on U.S. payrollThe software engineer fired over racist social media posts is now a Labor Department aide detailed to multiple agencies, according to a new court filing. A member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team — fired from the Treasury Department after the discovery of racist social media posts — has been working for …4 days agoDOGE staffer 'Big Balls' allegedly involved with cybercrime ringElon Musk's DOGE boys are currently rifling through government data.

1 month ago | npr.org | Susan Davis |Stephen Fowler |Domenico Montanaro

Podcast: Bernie and AOC hold rallies : The NPR Politics Podcast The two politicians are pushing a message that is both critical of President Trump & his policies, and of Democrats for not doing enough, in their view, to fight back in response. This episode: political correspondents Susan Davis and Stephen Fowler, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro. The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger and edited by Casey Morell.

2 months ago | npr.org | Stephen Fowler

A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.