This article is completely missing the point (as intended). DOGE has nothing to do with money or "efficiency". It's a pure ideological dismantling of the Feder

This article is completely missing the point (as intended). DOGE has nothing to do with money or "efficiency". It's a pure ideological dismantling of the Federal government aimed at eliminating oversight, regulations, assistance and entitlements as envisioned by ultra-conservatives for decades. This isn't speculation, it's specifically laid out in their published plans: By hobbling or outright eliminating federal agencies responsible for executing the laws passed by Congress, the administration can circumvent the democratic process and impose their extreme vision of limited government on the country, regardless of popular support. The U.S. system of government relies on established norms as much as it does law. Conservatives realized that they can ignore precedent with impunity if they had an executive willing to do so. They then spelled out exactly how, and are now enacting that plan. SCOTUS's most recent decision that only Congress can hold the President legally accountable means executive power is essentially unchecked if the legislature is unwilling or unable to Impeach and convict. This decision turbo boosted the conservative agenda, since the president can now also confidently ignore the law and judicial orders as well, knowing there is little to no legal risk. DOGE is just the first of many similar efforts to come to permanently alter how our country works modeled on the right wing worldview. (The fact that all this just so happens to benefit Russia after their decade long campaign to destabilize their opponents in the West is a topic for speculation.)