Palmer's own argument was that improper payments happen because agencies fail to verify data. On August 6, the GAO reported that DOGE could not verify 96% of its claimed grant savings — and refused GAO's requests for information.
She wrote an op-ed cheering DOGE, and a bill to hand outside auditors a permanent role in deciding which parts of the government to close. Then the GAO found DOGE couldn't verify its numbers — and wouldn't talk to the auditors.
Judge Sparkle Sooknanan found the government had combined records it knew were unreliable, and eligible voters had already lost their registrations. Hamadeh filed articles of impeachment against her — and made a point of noting her dual citizenship.
A week after the Capitol attack, Florida's newest congressman said Trump bore 'some responsibility' and called for a bipartisan investigation. When the House created exactly that in May 2021, he voted no.
Hilton is running full-page ads asking Californians wary of Trump to look past it. A year earlier he was telling Politico about his 'good personal relationships' with Trump's cabinet and pitching himself as California's channel to the administration.
Left behind in Kevin McCarthy's office, Westerman grabbed a ceremonial sword off the wall and crouched on the toilet. A month earlier he'd signed the Supreme Court brief asking to throw out four states' votes.
A federal judge kept DOGE out of Americans' Treasury records. Crane moved to impeach him and Musk replied 'Good.' Weeks later Musk gave Crane the legal maximum. Crane's defense: 'We didn't do it so Elon Musk would give us a campaign donation.'
In June, Garrity introduced Trump at a Pennsylvania rally and he never said her name — he praised Dan Meuser and name-checked Josh Shapiro instead. On August 4 she stood beside his desk for the endorsement. Trump's approval in Pennsylvania is 39%.
He dropped the R after redistricting made his seat harder, kept caucusing with Republicans, lost his committee seats for a month, and got all three back — plus his subcommittee gavel — from Republican chairs.