DOGE Divides Washington

The Department of Government Efficiency touts its $65 billion savings to taxpayers after only a month into President Donald Trump’s second term. The president and Elon Musk are working to save the American people even more money by cutting the federal workforce further. Democrats are pushing back at DOGE’s access to federal agencies, but Republicans say they are just keeping the president’s campaign promises. Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Whatley joins the Rundown to share what DOGE is doing and what to expect leading up to 2026.

Hackers pulled off the biggest crypto heist in history, stealing $1.5 billion in digital currency from the major cryptocurrency exchange, Bybit. Analysts believe they’ve connected the attack to the North Korean state-sponsored cybercriminal organization, The Lazarus Group. Bybit CEO Ben Zhou confirmed his company has fully restored the stolen cryptocurrency in their reserves through loans from other crypto firms. Former Chairman of the Commodities Future Trading Commission and author of CryptoDad, Chris Giancarlo, joins to explain how the crypto hack occurred.

Plus, commentary from presidential historian and author of The Power and the Money, Tevi Troy.

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