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Musk could be headed for a Washington exit after turbulent times at Trump’s DOGE​

By CHRIS MEGERIAN
Updated 2:54 PM CDT, April 2, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — DOGE’s days appear to be numbered.

Elon Musk recently suggested that he will be done with his work in the near future. President Donald Trump told reporters this week that “at some point, he’s going to be going back” to running his companies. As far as the Department of Government Efficiency, Trump said “it will end.”

All of that talk was before Musk faced a setback Tuesday in Wisconsin, where voters rejected his choice for a state Supreme Court candidate despite more than $21 million in personal donations and his campaign appearance over the weekend. There are more problems for the billionaire entrepreneur at Tesla, his electric automaker, which saw a 13% drop in sales in the first three months of the year.

The White House has not disclosed any clear timeline for closing down DOGE, and the government cost-cutting organization was never supposed to become a permanent fixture in Washington. But it could be reaching a conclusion faster than anticipated. DOGE was originally intended to operate until July 4, 2026.

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Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

President Donald Trump has announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners — including a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, among others.
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World leaders blast Trump tariffs as markets slump

Foreign stock markets tumbled after opening on Thursday morning following President Donald Trump's announcement of a raft of tariffs on America's trade partners.
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A jittery Wall Street rides the tariff roller coaster and appears headed for big losses on Thursday

U.S. stocks whipped through another dizzying day of trading, but the mood on Wall Street turned sour after President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs against nearly all U.S. trading partners, an action that could drastically remake the global economy.
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High-stakes hearing set for Trump administration to argue that it didn’t violate a judge’s order with deportation flights | CNN Politics

Justice Department attorneys will appear before Judge James Boasberg on Thursday to make its case for why the Trump administration did not violate his orders halting the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans the government has accused of being part of a gang.
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Live updates: Trump's sweeping new tariffs send global stocks plunging as U.S. allies plan reaction

The Trump administration's aggressive global tariff regime against imported goods from some of its closest allies has drawn strong reactions across the board.
www.nbcnews.com

Canada's PM Carney vows to ‘fight’ Trump’s tariffs, other world leaders weigh impact

President Trump's newest tariffs sparked pledges by Canada's prime minster to 'fight' back while some said they were committed to working with partners and others look to take on Washington.
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Measuring the cost of extending Trump's tax cuts becomes a flashpoint in Congress

An obscure bookkeeping matter has become the latest flashpoint in Congress as Democrats accuse Republicans of violating Senate norms.
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Musk not leaving yet, wrapping up work on schedule once 'incredible work at DOGE is complete': White House

Elon Musk will likely wrap up his work on the Department of Government Efficiency at the end of May due to his employment as a "special government employee."
www.foxnews.com

GOP senator defends telling man who said he was fired from HHS he 'probably deserved' it

GOP senator defends telling man who said he was fired from HHS he 'probably deserved' it.
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Bitter House GOP divisions erupt after Johnson shuts down votes over Republican mutiny

House Republicans are still at odds after GOP leaders suffered an embarrassing defeat on the House floor by members of their own party.
www.foxnews.com

Trump approval falls to 43%, lowest since returning to office, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 43%, the lowest since his return to office, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
www.usatoday.com

Trump signs executive orders on sweeping 'reciprocal' tariffs

Trump signs executive orders on sweeping 'reciprocal' tariffs
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Republicans aren't panicking about Trump or Elon Musk after Tuesday’s elections

Republicans are downplaying Tuesday’s election results in Wisconsin and Florida, but change may be coming to the party, with Trump and Musk talking about the Tesla CEO's departure from the White House.
www.nbcnews.com

Trump's DEI undoing undermines hard-won accommodations for disabled people

From halting diversity programs that benefit disabled workers to federal staffing cuts, the Trump administration has taken a slew of actions that harm people with disabilities.
www.cbsnews.com

'Let down by our oldest ally': World leaders react to Trump's sweeping global tariffs

President Donald Trump's self-styled "Liberation Day" riled global trading markets and drew frustrated responses from world leaders.
www.usatoday.com

Everything is blowing up in Elon Musk’s face | CNN Business

All it took was losing $100 billion in three months to make Elon Musk change his tune on government work.
www.cnn.com

Trump considering announcing "External Revenue Service," sources say

President Trump has previously described the "External Revenue Service" as an arm of government "to collect tariffs, duties, and all revenue that come from foreign sources."
www.cbsnews.com

Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health department

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has offered no new details about how his massive restructuring of the nation’s health department will improve Americans’ health, a day after thousands of layoffs ricocheted through its agencies.
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