Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads “DOGE” to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, March 9, 2025.
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Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads “DOGE” to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, March 9, 2025.
Jose Luis Magana, File/AP
The Trump administration team that calls itself the Department of Government Efficiency has gathered a ton of data on people in the U.S. — often without providing answers on exactly how it will be used.
Data experts fear that will many people wary of answering the census and crucial government surveys that produce monthly jobs numbers and other key statistics.
This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, correspondent Hansi Lo Wang, and political reporter Stephen Fowler.
This podcast was produced by Bria Suggs and edited by Lexie Schapitl. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.
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