Prior to the 2024 election, Trump declared his plan to establish DOGE and choose tech mogul Musk, who was by then a major campaign donor, to lead it.
On the first day of his new administration, Trump signed the presidential order creating DOGE. Under a temporary structure “dedicated.
To advancing the President’s 18-month DOGE agenda,” the directive requires DOGE teams of at least four in each agency. Democrats from the House and Senate, including Senate Minority.
Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), have participated in demonstrations against its dealings with other executive-branch agencies, such as the Treasury Department and the Department of Labor.
In the courts, where lawsuits against the commission and its workers are common, DOGE and its supporters have tallied their victories and defeats.
In response to a complaint by many unions, a federal judge in D.C. named John Bates said on February 7 that DOGE could not be denied access to Department of Labor data.
