Proposals from DOGE, Elon Musk's entity tasked with making the federal government more "efficient," have resulted in lawsuits, pushback from other federal agencies, and a lot of uncertainty for the millions of people who work for the federal government. We look at what's happened & what's to come. This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, and correspondents Shannon Bond & Chris Arnold.The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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This is Steve from Rockwell Center, New York. I'm in my roomette on the Amtrak Silver Meteor, heading from New York to Miami.
Oh, fancy.
This podcast was recorded at... 11.36 a.m.
on Wednesday, February 26th.
Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but I will be cruising the Caribbean on the big nude boat. Enjoy the show.
That's got to be a long train ride. New York to Florida? I do love like an overnight train, though.
It is.
More overnight train journeys. If you can lay down on the train, then it's just like next level. That's almost luxury. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Susan Davis. I cover politics. And today, the latest on the Trump administration's continuing efforts to remake the federal government. Doge, the entity that Elon Musk has been the face of, is just one aspect of these changes.
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