DOGE efforts should be counted alongside megabill’s cost-cutting, Thune says

Politico.com - For more and to sign up click here Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he plans to use the cuts undertaken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative as he tries to get Republican fiscal hawks on board with a budget blueprint paving the way for a massive party-line tax, border and energy bill. The strategy, confirmed in a brief interview Tuesday, comes as Senate GOP leaders…