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Inside DOGE’s Chaotic Takeover of Social Security

Par :Alexandra Berzon · Nicholas Nehamas and Tara Siegel Bernard
The drama offers a case study in how Elon Musk’s team sought to run a critical government agency through misinformation and social media blasts — and how longtime employees responded.

© Illustration by Anthony Gerace; Photographs by Sara Stathas, Adriana Zehbrauskas, and Eric Lee for The New York Times

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Who Will Replace Elon Musk as the Leader of DOGE?

Par :Theodore Schleifer · Kate Conger and Nicholas Nehamas
Joe Gebbia, a close friend of Mr. Musk’s, is expected to be a part of a small council of advisers that will oversee the Department of Government Efficiency.

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Joe Gebbia has been among the more visible members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting initiative.
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After His Trump Blowup, Musk May Be Out. But DOGE Is Just Getting Started.

Par :Christopher Flavelle · Coral Davenport · Nicholas Nehamas · Kate Conger and Zach Montague
With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team’s approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put it.

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Elon Musk’s mission for the Department of Government Efficiency — deep cuts in spending, personnel and projects — appears to be taking root, with DOGE staff now in key jobs across the federal government.
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