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Feb 2025
11m 26s

Swamp Notes: How far can Doge go?

Financial Times
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or Doge, dominated the headlines this week as agency members gained access to sensitive data at the Treasury department. FT Washington reporters Joe Miller and Alex Rogers help us make sense of Doge and why the courts are getting involved.


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Can anyone stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of the US government? 

Elon Musk barred from accessing US Treasury payments data

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Swamp Notes is produced by Marc Filippino, Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson and Katya Kumkova. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. 


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