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It's sort of like Doge before Doge. According to its website, the GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. It typically looks at how federal funds are spent and how executive agencies implement certain policies, and it makes reports to inform lawmakers.

It's sort of like Doge before Doge. According to its website, the GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. It typically looks at how federal funds are spent and how executive agencies implement certain policies, and it makes reports to inform lawmakers.

Recently, Republicans say that the GAO has been infected by politics, and this lack of trust comes as the GAO has probes into dozens of Trump administration spending freezes. Last week, it finished one of them. It said that the Department of Transportation violated the Impoundment Control Act to freeze a Biden-era electric vehicle charging program.

Recently, Republicans say that the GAO has been infected by politics, and this lack of trust comes as the GAO has probes into dozens of Trump administration spending freezes. Last week, it finished one of them. It said that the Department of Transportation violated the Impoundment Control Act to freeze a Biden-era electric vehicle charging program.

That earned a rebuke from Russ Vogt, the director of the Office of Management and Budget. He wrote on X that the GAO is going to call everything an impoundment because they want to grind our work to manage taxpayer dollars effectively to a halt.

That earned a rebuke from Russ Vogt, the director of the Office of Management and Budget. He wrote on X that the GAO is going to call everything an impoundment because they want to grind our work to manage taxpayer dollars effectively to a halt.

Yeah, they were mad last week, too. Congress voted to strip a Clean Air Act waiver from California that would have authorized the state to effectively ban new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. The GAO said that Congress couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to pull the waiver. That set Republicans in the Senate off. Here's Majority Leader John Thune on the floor of the Senate last week.

Yeah, they were mad last week, too. Congress voted to strip a Clean Air Act waiver from California that would have authorized the state to effectively ban new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. The GAO said that Congress couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to pull the waiver. That set Republicans in the Senate off. Here's Majority Leader John Thune on the floor of the Senate last week.

In addition to pressure from Congress, Doge has also approached the GAO. The Doge team wanted to meet with GAO officials about downsizing, but the GAO never gave Doge access because it is a legislative, not an executive agency.

In addition to pressure from Congress, Doge has also approached the GAO. The Doge team wanted to meet with GAO officials about downsizing, but the GAO never gave Doge access because it is a legislative, not an executive agency.

Right. Musk is cutting back the work he's doing for the Trump administration. It's been a rough ride for the world's wealthiest man, from the attacks on his companies to the frustrations of government bureaucracy. This week, Musk seemed somewhat bitter about the political process, especially surrounding the passage of the big, beautiful bill. Here's Musk on CBS Sunday Morning.

Right. Musk is cutting back the work he's doing for the Trump administration. It's been a rough ride for the world's wealthiest man, from the attacks on his companies to the frustrations of government bureaucracy. This week, Musk seemed somewhat bitter about the political process, especially surrounding the passage of the big, beautiful bill. Here's Musk on CBS Sunday Morning.

Musk seems to think that all of his work with Doge was just erased with President Trump's landmark legislation.

Musk seems to think that all of his work with Doge was just erased with President Trump's landmark legislation.

Good to be on.

Good to be on.

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