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Musk Loyalists and White House Officials Battle Over DOGE’s Future

White House officials have increased oversight following the reversal of major workforce cuts.

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Steve Davis, Operations Head of the Boring Company, answers questions after the 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition at the SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles on July 21, 2019. - 21 teams from around the world competed in the event which sees their pods race on the 1.25 kilometer Hyperloop test track. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)
Musk had bruising around his eye during his final Oval Office appearance, which he said was a result of "horsing around" with his son.

Overview

  • Courts and Trump administration officials have rolled back or blocked DOGE’s most aggressive workforce reductions, including the VA’s planned 83,000 job cuts.
  • The once-feared efficiency agency is now a shell of its former self following mass departures and judicial roadblocks.
  • Steve Davis, Musk’s former lieutenant, continues to direct DOGE staff through regular private communications despite leaving government service in May.
  • In closed-door meetings, staffers have been tested on their loyalty to Trump or Musk, exposing deep factional rifts.
  • Allies of Musk are advocating a 'DOGE 2.0' model focused on overhauling government IT systems rather than resuming aggressive workforce cuts.