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The hidden ways Trump and DOGE are shutting down parts of the U.S. government. Trump officials are halting a wide range of operations by declining to approve key funds, by Hannah Natanson Maxine Joselow washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/05…

How DOGE’s grand plan to remake Social Security is backfiring. Many major Musk-driven changes have been reversed after proving ineffective, while others are badly damaging customer service and satisfaction, by Hannah Natanson Lisa Rein Meryl Kornfield washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Small detail in the broader DOGE/SSA disruptions: DOGE restricted spending to the point Social Security offices are running out of office supplies. In one office, workers are pooling their personal money to replace a broken fridge. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Trump’s actions are pushing thousands of experts to flee government. NIH. FAA. Treasury. First round saw 75k leave. Second round could potentially hit hundreds of thousands, reports Hannah Natanson and colleagues. wapo.st/43fc1aw

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Trump’s actions are pushing thousands of experts to flee government, leading to a federal brain drain, by Hannah Natanson Dan Diamond Rachel Leah Siegel (((Jacob Bogage))) Ian Duncan washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

'Across the government, the Trump administration is trying a new tactic for gutting federal rules and policies that the president dislikes: simply stop enforcing them.' By Maxine Joselow Hannah Natanson and Ian Duncan washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/05…

It’s called the Library of Congress. But Trump claims it’s his. The case is the latest example of efforts by Trump and his administration to erase the traditional lines that separate the branches of government, by Meryl Kornfield Hannah Natanson washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

DOGE vowed to make government more ‘efficient’ — but it’s doing the opposite. New procedures and requirements — some implemented in the name of improving operations — are slowing down federal agencies, by Hannah Natanson washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

NEW: DOGE fired too many people, and Trump officials are scrambling to rehire. By Hannah Natanson Adam Taylor Meryl Kornfield Rachel Leah Siegel and Scott Dance washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

Trump’s team is considering cutting funding to California — and eyeing Maine next. With Hannah Natanson Maegan Vazquez & Ian Duncan washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Trump accelerates push to reward loyalty in federal workforce. Many critics say the administration is scrapping a nonpartisan, merit-based civil service in favor of a biased, politicized system, by Meryl Kornfield Hannah Natanson washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

GAO says the Trump administration violated the Impoundment Act again Hannah Natanson washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

New: Social Security has removed real-time customer service metrics, including the current wait time for the 1-800 phone number from its website, in a move advocates say will make it harder to track customer service quality amid staffing cuts washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

SCOOP: Rick Perry's group files w/ NRC to build world’s largest data center campus, including 4 new AP1000 nuclear reactors in TX. With perhaps a dose of flattery. The proposed name in the filing? Donald. J. Trump Advanced Energy and Intelligence Campus. wapo.st/4458IEB

Exclusive: The U.S. DOGE Service has lost the power to control the government’s process for awarding billions of dollars in federal funds, the latest sign of the team’s declining influence following Elon Musk’s exit from Washington. wapo.st/3I4PciJ

Scoop: Nancy Mace privately asked the Trump admin to release funding for a Mercedes-Benz plant to convert to the production of electric vehicles, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

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Statement from Executive Editor Matt Murray: “For three decades, Ellen Nakashima has been one of the most careful, fair-minded, and highly regarded reporters covering national security. Reaching out to potential sources rather than relying solely on official government press

The unfounded attacks by DNI Tulsi Gabbard on The Washington Post reporter Ellen Nakashima demean the office she has been appointed to. We will continue to pursue transparency and report on the IC in service to our readers and the values on which this country was founded. Happy July 4th. 🇺🇸