Musk Left the Building — but his Surveillance Frankenstein Just Got Gov’t Funding 6/4/25

Elon Musk may have checked out of D.C., but DOGE is far from done. The Trump administration wants to increase funding and staffing for the Department of Government Efficiency. Hidden in the appendix of budget documents released last week, new details about increasing DOGE staff from the current 89 to 150 next year. DOGE would also get more money, $45 million next year with another $10 million for software upgrades. Apparently, it’s expensive to save money in America We are lucky enough to get to visit with presidential historian and political analyst John Rothmann.