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Access Board, and that's according to two sources not authorized to speak about Doge's operations.
Access Board, and that's according to two sources not authorized to speak about Doge's operations.
Some of them already have because these Doge folks have also tried to reach out to organizations that aren't government agencies at all, like the private nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice, the independent nonprofit Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Government Accountability Office, which is part of the legislative branch.
Some of them already have because these Doge folks have also tried to reach out to organizations that aren't government agencies at all, like the private nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice, the independent nonprofit Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Government Accountability Office, which is part of the legislative branch.
Some of them already have because these Doge folks have also tried to reach out to organizations that aren't government agencies at all, like the private nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice, the independent nonprofit Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Government Accountability Office, which is part of the legislative branch.
And they are also outside of Doge's purview, so they rejected that request from Doge last week. How legal is any of this? Well, there are more than a dozen lawsuits that have been filed related to Doge efforts at these small organizations that say it's not legal.
And they are also outside of Doge's purview, so they rejected that request from Doge last week. How legal is any of this? Well, there are more than a dozen lawsuits that have been filed related to Doge efforts at these small organizations that say it's not legal.
And they are also outside of Doge's purview, so they rejected that request from Doge last week. How legal is any of this? Well, there are more than a dozen lawsuits that have been filed related to Doge efforts at these small organizations that say it's not legal.
By and large, these are places that have been created by Congress, many of them nonprofits, and nearly all of them do have their funding and functions spelled out by law, and some of those cases explicitly limiting the president's power to interact with them. That means President Trump can't always go in and fire people and make changes on his own.
By and large, these are places that have been created by Congress, many of them nonprofits, and nearly all of them do have their funding and functions spelled out by law, and some of those cases explicitly limiting the president's power to interact with them. That means President Trump can't always go in and fire people and make changes on his own.
By and large, these are places that have been created by Congress, many of them nonprofits, and nearly all of them do have their funding and functions spelled out by law, and some of those cases explicitly limiting the president's power to interact with them. That means President Trump can't always go in and fire people and make changes on his own.
In the last week, a judge ordered a halt to Doge-related shutdowns at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the Minority Business Development Agency. And this week, a different federal judge found Doge's takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace was illegal.
In the last week, a judge ordered a halt to Doge-related shutdowns at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the Minority Business Development Agency. And this week, a different federal judge found Doge's takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace was illegal.
In the last week, a judge ordered a halt to Doge-related shutdowns at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the Minority Business Development Agency. And this week, a different federal judge found Doge's takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace was illegal.
Well, President Trump has a very clear mission of what a government remade in his image looks like. It's smaller, there's less bureaucracy, and those people and institutions who are left answer directly to him and his viewpoints.
Well, President Trump has a very clear mission of what a government remade in his image looks like. It's smaller, there's less bureaucracy, and those people and institutions who are left answer directly to him and his viewpoints.
Well, President Trump has a very clear mission of what a government remade in his image looks like. It's smaller, there's less bureaucracy, and those people and institutions who are left answer directly to him and his viewpoints.
But that's not always what the law allows, and the Doge MO of act first, ask questions later has led to plenty of conflicts the last few months and setbacks in achieving that goal. Also, for all of the hype about Elon Musk and his role in stepping back from Doge, The small agency outreach we've seen just illustrates where the real doge work is being carried out and that it's still ongoing.
But that's not always what the law allows, and the Doge MO of act first, ask questions later has led to plenty of conflicts the last few months and setbacks in achieving that goal. Also, for all of the hype about Elon Musk and his role in stepping back from Doge, The small agency outreach we've seen just illustrates where the real doge work is being carried out and that it's still ongoing.
But that's not always what the law allows, and the Doge MO of act first, ask questions later has led to plenty of conflicts the last few months and setbacks in achieving that goal. Also, for all of the hype about Elon Musk and his role in stepping back from Doge, The small agency outreach we've seen just illustrates where the real doge work is being carried out and that it's still ongoing.