Trump’s DOGE faces early turbulence with leadership exits and lawsuits

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The Department of Government Efficiency, President  Donald Trump’s ambitious initiative to streamline federal bureaucracy and cut $2 trillion from the budget, is facing significant hurdles just a week into its creation.

The high-profile departures of co-head Vivek Ramaswamy and top legal counsel Bill McGinley, coupled with multiple lawsuits alleging transparency violations, have left the commission scrambling to maintain momentum.

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