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EPISODE · Feb 8, 2025 · 11 MIN

Swamp Notes: How far can Doge go?

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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or Doge, dominated the headlines this week as agency members gained access to sensitive data at the Treasury department. FT Washington reporters Joe Miller and Alex Rogers help us make sense of Doge and why the courts are getting involved.Mentioned in this podcast:Can anyone stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of the US government? Elon Musk barred from accessing US Treasury payments dataSign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter hereSwamp Notes is produced by Marc Filippino, Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson and Katya Kumkova. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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