The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been dissolved with eight months remaining in its mandate, federal officials confirmed. Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor told Reuters earlier this month that DOGE “doesn’t exist” as a “centralized entity,” indicating that the initiative has effectively ended.
Separately, President Trump is expected to unveil a new health care proposal, with additional details anticipated as soon as Monday. The announcement comes as subsidies under the Affordable Care Act are set to expire, the New York Post reported.
Musk left his DOGE post in May in a controversial move, highly criticizing Trump at the time though the two have since reconciled. Ramaswamy decided to step away from DOGE to campaign for governor of Ohio.
In an X post, Kupor accused Reuters of selectively editing his full remarks to create a more “grabbing” headline, adding that the principles behind DOGE remain very much alive under Trump.
“The truth is: DOGE may not have centralized leadership under @USDS,” he wrote on the platform. “But, the principles of DOGE remain alive and well: de-regulation; eliminating fraud, waste and abuse; re-shaping the federal workforce; making efficiency a first-class citizen; etc. DOGE catalyzed these changes; the agencies along with @USOPM and @WHOMB will institutionalize them!”
White House Assistant Press Secretary Liz Huston informed the National News Desk that Trump remains dedicated to fulfilling his promise to minimize waste and fraud within the government.
“President Trump was given a clear mandate to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse across the federal government, and he continues to actively deliver on that commitment,” she said in a statement, per WGME.
“Their work will conclude no later than July 4, 2026 – A smaller Government, with more efficiency and less bureaucracy, will be the perfect gift to America on the 250th Anniversary of The Declaration of Independence,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I am confident they will succeed!”
Federal prosecutors in October announced new criminal charges against two more suspects in the violent summer attack that left former Department of Government Efficiency worker Edward “Big Balls” Coristine severely injured, in a case that has fueled public anger over violent youth crime in the nation’s capital.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said 19-year-old Lawrence Cotton-Powell and 18-year-old Anthony Taylor were arrested last week and charged with attempted unarmed carjacking, robbery and assault with intent to commit robbery. Both could face decades in prison if convicted. Two 15-year-olds had previously been charged in the same attack but were released by a local judge.
“Today, we are announcing that Lawrence Cotton-Powell, 19, along with Anthony Taylor, 18, are now charged with assault,” Pirro said during a press conference at the time. She said Cotton-Powell already has a lengthy criminal record and had been repeatedly released despite committing multiple violent crimes in the past year.
Pirro accused D.C. judges of creating a “revolving door” justice system that allows violent offenders back onto the streets. “After a felony conviction for attempted robbery, after a probation violation, after another assault, after failing to comply with supervision — he was still released,” she said. “Within ten days, he was back out, brutally assaulting Edward Coristine and another victim.”
The charges stem from two assaults that occurred within minutes of each other early on August 3 in Northwest Washington. Police say Cotton-Powell and Taylor were part of a group that attacked 22-year-old Ethan Levine and his friends outside a Sunoco gas station on U Street, where Levine was stomped on and robbed of his sneakers and watch.
Minutes later, the same group confronted Coristine and a female friend near Swan Street, where Coristine was beaten after he pushed the woman into her car to protect her from the attackers.
