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The US federal government's Department for Government Efficiency, Doge, has ended its cost-cutting mission eight months early. Did it achieve what it set out to do?

The US federal government's Department for Government Efficiency, Doge, has ended its cost-cutting mission eight months early. Bisi Adebayo examines whether it achieved what it set out to do.
And as the latest iteration of the Wicked movie franchise hits the big screen, we ask what its success can tell us about the resilience of Hollywood.
Photo by SARAH YENESEL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock. Federal workers picket against Doge cuts by Elon Musk, New York, USA - 25 Mar 2025

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