Overview

• A federal appeals court has stayed a lower court's order requiring DOGE to turn over records, delaying legal discovery into the department's operations.
• Elon Musk and the DOGE team defended their efforts in a televised interview, describing the initiative as a 'revolution' aimed at cutting $1 trillion in federal spending.
• DOGE claims to have saved $130 billion so far, but its transparency and savings calculations have been questioned, with errors found in its public tracker.
• Critics argue that DOGE’s rapid cost-cutting measures, including layoffs and agency closures, risk destabilizing essential services like Social Security and USAID.
• Public and political backlash continues, with protests planned and legal challenges alleging constitutional violations and overreach by DOGE's leadership.