DOGE Strikes: 500,000 Government Credit Cards Deactivated in Historic Waste Reduction

Noah Stanton – The federal government’s credit card habit has long been Washington’s equivalent of a shopaholic with no spending limit and no one checking the statements. For decades, taxpayers have watched their hard-earned dollars disappear into a bureaucratic abyss while politicians made empty promises about fiscal responsibility and eliminating waste. The familiar pattern: grand declarations followed by business as usual, with government spending ballooning year after year.

When President Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) through executive order in January, many Americans responded with understandable skepticism. After all, government efficiency often ranks alongside “military intelligence” and “civil service” on the list of Washington’s most famous oxymorons. But unlike previous administrations that talked about tackling waste while expanding it, Trump put someone in charge who has a documented track record of ruthlessly cutting inefficiencies—billionaire Elon Musk. Continue reading →