Lawmakers Differ Over Press Responsibility in ‘Signalgate’

Lawmakers Differ Over Press Responsibility in ‘Signalgate’

Daniel Molina
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April 8, 2025
Every second administration has a controversy that looms over it, and for the Trump Administration, it could be “Signalgate.”
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Mills, Bean, Donalds Introduce Bill Codifying DOGE Into Law

Mills, Bean, Donalds Introduce Bill Codifying DOGE Into Law

Grayson Bakich
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March 20, 2025
Representatives Cory Mills (R-FL), Aaron Bean (R-FL), and Byron Donalds (R-FL) have introduced a bill codifying the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) into law. In addition to codifying the department, the heads of each government agency will be required to work with DOGE to implement initiatives designed to increase government productivity with minimal bureaucracy. "According […]
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Van Duyne Defends Elon Musk's DOGE Initiative, Role in White House

Van Duyne Defends Elon Musk's DOGE Initiative, Role in White House

Jackson Bakich
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February 26, 2025
Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) held a press conference just outside the Capitol on Tuesday and defended President Donald Trump (R) and Elon Musk's aggressive Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. Musk and his DOGE team made headlines this week when they sent an email to government employees demanding they respond with five examples of […]
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Bean Addresses Lawsuits Against DOGE, 'Swamp Will Not Go Quietly into the Night'

Bean Addresses Lawsuits Against DOGE, 'Swamp Will Not Go Quietly into the Night'

Grayson Bakich
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January 23, 2025
Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) discussed working with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus and the lawsuit filed against it in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co., saying it demonstrated that "the Swamp will not go quietly into the night." The lawsuits were filed almost immediately after President Donald Trump was sworn into […]
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Bean Reveals Official DOGE Caucus Platform

Bean Reveals Official DOGE Caucus Platform

Grayson Bakich
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January 15, 2025
Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) has released the official platform of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, a pledge and plan of action to reduce government waste, fraud, and abuse. The platform comprises eight principles the Caucus members agreed upon, beginning with the preamble: "The federal government must be downsized. It is too large, costly, […]
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Bean, Ernst Introduce Bill to 'Drain the Swamp,' Relocate 30% of Washington Bureaucrats

Bean, Ernst Introduce Bill to 'Drain the Swamp,' Relocate 30% of Washington Bureaucrats

Grayson Bakich
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December 21, 2024
Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), founders of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus in the House of Representatives and Senate, respectively, are introducing one last bill for the holiday season as an ambitious start to cutting government waste: relocating a third of the federal bureaucracy out of Washington, D.C. Rep. […]
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Bean Hopeful Shutdown Can be Avoided with Clean CR

Bean Hopeful Shutdown Can be Avoided with Clean CR

Grayson Bakich
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December 19, 2024
The massive 1,500-page continuing resolution (CR) died a quick yet painful death Wednesday after House conservatives rebelled against it. This left two days for a new spending bill to be drafted before a government shutdown. Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) expressed optimism about getting the job done in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with […]
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Bean to Join House Ways and Means Committee

Bean to Join House Ways and Means Committee

Grayson Bakich
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December 16, 2024
Fresh from cofounding the House Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) is now set to join the House Ways and Means Committee in the upcoming Congress, saying, "Let's go get 'em." The House Ways and Means Committee is the oldest and most influential committee in the lower Chamber of Congress. It […]
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Mills Calls for Banning Stock Trading by Congressmen, Moratorium on Going into Lobbying

Mills Calls for Banning Stock Trading by Congressmen, Moratorium on Going into Lobbying

Grayson Bakich
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December 14, 2024
With more members of Congress willing to cooperate with President-elect Donald Trump and the incoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), one area of government spending sure to be prickly is defense spending, which was part of the discussion during Representative Cory Mills' (R-FL) recent appearance on Fox Business's Bottom Line, saying it demonstrated the need for […]
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Bean Declares 'There's No Wrong Answer' on Where DOGE Should Start Reforms

Bean Declares 'There's No Wrong Answer' on Where DOGE Should Start Reforms

Grayson Bakich
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December 6, 2024
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the Congressional DOGE Caucus are more than ready to eliminate government waste, but one question remains: Where does it start? Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) told The Floridian that "there is no wrong answer" as the federal government has operated on continuing resolutions (CRs) for so long that the budget […]
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Dunn Introduces Bill Creating Constitutional Commission to Scale Back Government

Dunn Introduces Bill Creating Constitutional Commission to Scale Back Government

Grayson Bakich
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December 5, 2024
While the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been making headlines, Representative Neal Dunn (R-FL) has gone a step further and introduced a bill granting "formal congressional authorization to President Trump to eliminate unlawful powers exercised by federal agencies." Rep. Dunn named his bill the "10th Amendment Restoration Act," which, should it take effect, would establish […]
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Bean Rips Biden as 'Leaving Us in a Mess' with Border, Says DOGE Will Help

Bean Rips Biden as 'Leaving Us in a Mess' with Border, Says DOGE Will Help

Grayson Bakich
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December 4, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has estimated that illegal aliens cost U.S. taxpayers over $150 billion in 2023 alone while Americans still struggle in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, a contrast that Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) condemned in a recent appearance on Fox News's Ingraham Angle, saying, "everything is out […]
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Moskowitz Embraces DOGE, Says Democrats Should Also Embrace Streamlining Government

Moskowitz Embraces DOGE, Says Democrats Should Also Embrace Streamlining Government

Grayson Bakich
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December 4, 2024
WASHINGTON—Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) became the first Democrat to join the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, which will bolster President-elect Donald Trump's DOGE led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. In comments to The Floridian, Rep. Moskowitz said that while disagreements will exist, such as eliminating whole government agencies, Democrats should nonetheless support the overall […]
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Scott Says DOGE Caucus Could 'Lock the Clock', Ending Time Change

Scott Says DOGE Caucus Could 'Lock the Clock', Ending Time Change

Jackson Bakich
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November 27, 2024
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) – a founding member of the Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus – confirmed the caucus will take a look at "locking the clock," making Daylight Savings Time permanent around the country. In a social media post on X responding to Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Elon Musk, Sen. Scott […]
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Bean Discusses DOGE Caucus, Says It Will Grow as Waste is Uncovered

Bean Discusses DOGE Caucus, Says It Will Grow as Waste is Uncovered

Grayson Bakich
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November 22, 2024
Earlier this week, Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) launched the Congressional Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, which aims to supplement the incoming Trump Administration's eponymous government division. He discussed this in a recent appearance on Fox News, suggesting that "the iron is hot" and that more Congressmen will join the caucus as waste is uncovered. […]
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Salazar Joins Congressional DOGE Caucus

Salazar Joins Congressional DOGE Caucus

Daniel Molina
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November 21, 2024
Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) announced this week that she intends to join the Congressional Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency Caucus, or DOGE Caucus.
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