DOGE days are coming for the US under Trump’s two Musketeers

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) tasked with drastically reducing the size and scope of the federal government by its 250th anniversary. The move has sparked anxiety among federal employees and raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest given Musk and Ramaswamy’s business ties to the government.