The program uses Customs and Border Protection funding and is managed by FEMA. It does not use money from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund.

Two Democratic state attorneys general spelled out their arguments ahead of a court hearing Friday on whether a temporary ban should continue that would bar Elon Musk’s Department of Government

Elon Musk posted Monday on X that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency he heads had uncovered millions of dollars being spent illegally by FEMA to house migrants in New York City. He said the money was meant for American disaster relief and was wrongly spent for “high end” hotels.

President Trump said he likes the idea of giving $5,000 back to taxpayers as a "DOGE Dividend" from Elon Musk's department.

A federal judge in Manhattan is considering whether to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive payment systems at the Treasury Department. Photo: Yuki Iwamura/As

The New York case that blocked Elon Musk's access to Treasury records is one of three cases Friday against the Department of Government Efficiency.

Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia is joining the Department of Government Efficiency along with Elon Musk, the New York Times said on Thursday, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has fired four employees over payments to house migrants in New York City, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk on Monday sounded the alarm over the $59 million payment made last week by FEMA.

Elon Musk’s associates at the Department of Government Efficiency are looking to sell at least 500 federally owned buildings as part of a broad plan to slash government spending, according to a report in Wired magazine.

Republican House lawmakers from the New York metro area took the unusual step of breaking with their party leader Trump and joining their Democratic colleagues in demanding the cuts be reversed.

RZA, left, and Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan perform during KAABOO 2019 at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds on Sept. 13, 2019, in San Diego. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Wu-Tang Clan is forever,

The Electronic Frontier Foundation and a coalition of privacy defenders filed a lawsuit in New York on February 11 asking a federal court to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the private information of millions of Americans that is stored by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM),