The Economist: Elon Musk is shredding America’s government as he did Twitter
Key topics
- Musk shuts down USAID, locking out 600 staff and deleting its online presence.
- DOGE workers access government offices, running code reviews and data purges.
- Legal challenges arise as Musk's drastic federal downsizing faces resistance
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From The Economist, published under licence. The original article can be found on www.economist.com
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The Economist
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