Musk, Ramaswamy Will Hold DOGE Talks With House Republicans

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Nov. 27 that he would host Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and biotechnology businessman Vivek Ramaswamy at the U.S. Capitol to discuss the activities of their new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), with Republican members of Congress. The DOGE is an advisory body chartered by President-elect Donald Trump to advise his incoming administration on cost-cutting, deregulation, and reducing the size of the U.S. government. Johnson announced that Musk and Ramaswamy would be invited on Dec. 5 to discuss their proposals, which have so far been posted on Musk’s social media platform X, with Republican senators and members of the House of Representatives....