Joseph Solis-Mullen asks whether it's realistic to expect the newly created the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to ever accomplish its ambitious plans to slash graft and waste.

“One month into DOGE’s operations, the agency claimed to have saved $55 billion. However, a deeper examination of its own 'wall of receipts' revealed only $7.2 billion in confirmed, itemized cuts. For what it’s worth, an investigation by the New York Times suggested the real figure may be as low as $2 billion, a number later reiterated by the Wall Street Journal, and just a fraction of the promised savings.”