"department-of-government-efficiency-doge"

America faces a tough test under Trump: can its safeguards resist a slide into autocratic legalism

In one of his posts, Musk floated a poll asking whether a new political party was needed in the United States. He claimed that 80 per cent of respondents supported the idea

Musk's announcement came just a day after he publicly criticised the cornerstone of Trump's legislative agenda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Elon Musk, discussed the immense potential for collaboration in areas of technology and innovation

"18 million dollars for helping India with its elections. Why the hell? Why don't we just go to old paper ballots, and let them help us with their elections, right? Voter ID. Wouldn't that be nice? We're giving money to India for elections. They don't need money," Trump said

It comes after staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, were at the Pentagon earlier in the week and received lists of such employees

Says they will help his administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, restructure federal agencies