US lawmakers on Thursday approved a White House request to claw back $9.4 billion from funding already allocated by Congress in a victory for Donald Trump.

Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, installed a Starlink Wi-Fi terminal at the White House in March – despite warnings from security officials that doing so could open the administration to potential data leak and espionage risks.

The White House is standing by its work on the Department of Government Efficiency in the aftermath of President Trump’s public feud with Elon Musk. White House spokesman Harrison Fields said Trump’s “success through DOGE is undisputed,

The U.S. DOGE Service and allies in the Trump administration ignored White House experts worried about potential security breaches when they installed Musk’s Starlink internet service in the complex this year,

The White House has sent its long-awaited spending cuts request to Congress as it seeks to formalize a slew of DOGE slashes to federal funding.

The request marked the White House's first attempt to cement the spending cuts pursued by the Department of Government Efficiency.

The so-called rescissions package seeks to claw back $9.4 billion lawmakers had authorized the executive branch to spend, and it would require only GOP votes to pass.

Experts are concerned Musk’s Starlink setup at the White House could be a big security risk. Since it skips the usual safeguards, it’s harder to track data and detect potential breaches.

The request would support an estimated 150 full time employees, 80% of whom would be paid out of agency reimbursements, rather than DOGE-specific funds.

The officials in charge of protecting the White House’s communications were not informed of the installation ahead of time, insiders told the Post. ADVERTISEMENT At the time, DOGE said ...