DOGE Cuts by City, State, and Congressional District

When asked about the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) process for identifying waste in the federal government, Elon Musk recently quipped, “It’s like being in a room and the wall, the roof, and the floor are all targets. So it’s like, you’re going to close your eyes and go shoot in any direction. You see, because you can’t miss, you know?”
While DOGE’s original purported mission to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse was, on its face, commendable, its implementation has led to severe consequences. Instead of targeted improvements, the initiative has resulted in rolling blackouts of essential government services and the elimination of critical investments in research, education, food programs, public health initiatives, rural health care access, mine safety capacity, and even the Social Security system. What began as a well-intended effort has devolved into cruel and indiscriminate cuts that undermine vital public programs.