Overview

• Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) announced his decision to join the Congressional DOGE Caucus, a group supporting the Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy under the incoming Trump administration.
• Moskowitz aims to reorganize the Department of Homeland Security, advocating for FEMA and the Secret Service to become independent agencies reporting directly to the White House.
• Other Democrats, including Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna, expressed cautious support for specific DOGE initiatives, particularly around reducing military spending and addressing Pentagon inefficiencies.
• The DOGE Caucus, led by Republican lawmakers, focuses on reducing government waste, fraud, and inefficiencies, with bipartisan engagement emerging as a key strategy.
• Criticism persists from both sides of the aisle, with concerns about potential partisanship and the broader implications of DOGE's proposals for federal programs like Medicare and Social Security.